Accountant

Job description / Role

Ensure timely processing, accounting and payments of supplier invoices, incentive and refunds. Carry out processing and reconciliation of Sales/Revenue Recognition/Interline transactions and non-airline partner billings by providing assurance on completeness and accuracy through internal control and review. Identify discrepancies through audit, raise under collections, investigate movements in balances and ensure accurate reconciliations with minimal exceptions and adjustment needs. Manage a team of SAAs and monitor performance, productivity and effectiveness of the designated section (Non airport including IFS or Airport area) in cash management and other Customer Services. Analyse and report flight revenue yields, ensure all functional units are aligned with the Quality Management System, update system related masters accurately and on timely basis. Compile, monitor and follow up on the accounting and control reports from the outstations and validate contents through appropriate analysis.

Job Outline:

Review processes, analyse high risk areas, handle quality checks, and ensure adequate maintenance of prevention and detection controls to ensure completeness, timelines of processing, accounting, billing and accuracy of computation and settlement.
- Resolve disputes, queries, discrepancies with internal and external stakeholders.
- Identify areas and ensure active involvement in projects, system enhancements testing and process changes and thereby acquire in depth knowledge and enhance business processes.
- Check the integrity of interfaces and completeness of data generated by the system.
- Provide support on key processes and deliverables in the absence of Finance Officer and assist the Finance Officer/Controller in month closing reviews by investigating movements in balances to ensure quality/accuracy of reporting and to ensure that month/year end adjustments are kept to the minimum.
- Provide data analytical support for Management Information Systems (MIS), KPI and Revenue Protection.

Specific to Customer Services
- Manage and perform tasks at counter ensuring collection, reporting and banking as per defined and agreed SLAs while ensuring adequate cash assets management and risk mitigation measures are exercised.
- Verify and process cash disbursements such as petty cash claims, per diem, crew allowances and refunds as per requisite approvals.
- Monitor and maintain adequate physical and virtual stock levels of airline revenue documents ensuring avoidance of stock-out situation; review, monitor and manage discrepancies.
- Manage team of SAAs to achieve optimum utilization of resources strengthening skills, addressing weaknesses towards ensuring agreed level of customer service.
- Maintain logs and documentation for statistical records and reports. Maintain and complete document checks towards ensuring correctness of data for transactions completed/ managed.
- Participate in and contribute to Short Term projects assigned ensuring adherence to timelines.

Please note that this is a shift based role.

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience
Finance & Insurance/Accounts
- 12 Years schooling or equivalent

Additional Finance related qualification preferable
- 4+ years relevant experience *Consideration will be given to 10 years schooling and 6+ years relevant experience

Knowledge/skills:
- Accounting knowledge preferably from an airline background.
- High level of computer literacy and good knowledge of office automation software like Word, Excel, MS Access and Powerpoint
- Good analytical and investigative skills
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with various stakeholders across the business.
- Ability to function independently within an established framework Specific to teams in: MIS & Integrity, Revenue Master Management and EK Revenue Services
- Knowledge of fares, ticketing, proration and interline rules/ agreements (preferable with IATA qualification and/or cargo knowledge).
- Working knowledge of Global Distribution Systems (GDS) would be an added advantage.

About the Company

A fast-growing international airline with one of the youngest fleets in the sky and more than 400 awards for excellence worldwide.