Chief Accountant

Job description / Role

- Supervises the Accounting Section in its day-to-day activities.
- Assists the Commercial Manager and the Finance Manager in establishing and implementing finance and accounting best practices that are in line with Archirodon Accounting Standards (AAS).
- Enforces strict compliance to accounting standards and procedures set out in AAS.
- Ensures that existing accounting practices provide: (a) correct, useful and timely info; and, (2) a strong control in guarding assets and recording transactions so that fraud and abuse are eliminated.
- Collaborates with senior accountants and consults with Tech Office, Administration, Costing, and other sections in doing and reviewing tender budget or financial forecasts (yearly budgets & quarterly estimates).
- Prepares monthly statement for projected receivables collections and cash requirements (a.k.a. cash needs).
- Plans/monitors regularly the cash inflow/outflow in coordination with Management (a.k.a. cash planning).
- Plans/coordinates regularly with Management on matters concerning tax (a.k.a. tax planning), if applicable.
- Coordinates with Stores Section for the timely closing of inventory and other Stores-related transactions.
- Coordinates with Workshop Section for the timely submission of various reports such as equipment movement and status report, equipment utilization, fuel and lube consumption, workshop services, etc.

Requirements

- Bachelor's of Accounting, further continuing education studies is a plus
- Language school graduate is a MUST.

Skills:
- 10 years’ total experience, 3 - 5 years as Chief Accountant in construction projects.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to relate with various nationalities.
- Leadership skills, problem solving and strong presentation skills.
- Advanced excel knowledge and excellent Computer skills.
- Fluency in both written and oral English.

About the Company

One of the leading international construction groups, with worldwide diversified activities, offers a full range of services in engineering and construction project. The firm\'s evolution for over a 50 year span is reflected in its continuing record of achievements performing major civil, industrial and electro mechanical projects worldwide.

Archirodon, a large diversified international contracting organization, was established in 1959 in the form of a J.V. of the Greek firms Archimidis, Greece’s foremost marine contractor at the time and Odon & Odostromaton, a road construction specialist group.

Archirodon is certified by TÜV Nord from 2002 under ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 quality, health, safety and environmental international standards and from 2015 under the Technical Specification ISO/TS 29001 quality management systems for the Petroleum, Petrochemical and Natural Gas Industries. The company's staff of over 16,000 at present, includes specialized engineers, operators and skilled technicians. Archirodon also owns an impressive array of plant and equipment articles, part of which consists of 228 marine equipment units, including floating cranes, floating platforms, dredgers, barges, etc. as well as a large number of land-based construction machinery.