Accountant

Job description / Role

- Preparing different accounting entries under the financial system submitting for approval
- Verify daily collections against system report, cashier report and bank deposit slips
- Prepare and issue Credit/Debit notes as required, ensuring all relevant supporting documents are obtained and record reasons and approvals for issuance of Credit/Debit Notes.
- Ensure credit facility terms and conditions are strictly adhered through monitoring debtor ageing on a regular basis and follow-up with clients for payments and report abnormal ageing to the reporting manager
- Coordinate directly with the clients as well as Sales Team for the documents required for processing the credit facility
- Conduct analysis of customer creditworthiness against set criteria and submit reports to reporting manager
- Prepare contracts (credit facility agreement), approval letters, etc. as per standard operating procedure and submit to reporting manager for review and approval as reporting manager
- Generate WAR (Weekly Agency Remittance) and forward to Head Office on weekly basis
- Preparing monthly Commission/Revenue Reports for demurrage, cross trade etc.
- Maintain agent accounts accurately and ensure proper and timely accounting of commissions and settling of disputes
- Carry out daily upload of receivable data from operating system to financial system.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s Degree in accounting/finance or Commerce with accounting focus
- 3 years of accounts receivable and general accounting experience

Job Specific Skills:
- Knowledge of applicable accounting systems and procedures
- Data analysis and good numerical skill
- Multi-tasking capability
- Well organized and systematic
- Attention to detail
- Good Computer skills (Excel and Word and exposure to accounting software packages)
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing

About the Company

United Arab Shipping Company was established in July 1976; jointly by the six shareholding states from the Arabian Gulf (Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and U.A.E). The head office is located in the State of Kuwait.

As the National line of the Arabian Gulf states, UASC\\'s primary mission is to serve the shipping needs of the Arabian Gulf region

UASC also aims to expand into global trades, where commercially feasible, to strengthen our operations and provide a wider service network to our customers.

UASC is one of the largest ocean carrier of dry cargo to the Middle East. UASC has assumed this position on merit as a carrier providing first class service to its customers, which has been maintained, despite ups and downs, in the market.