ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT

Description

Job Summary: An operational professional responsible for classifications, accounting entries, tax bookkeeping, supporting reconciliations and trial balance closings, and providing support during tax inspections and audits. Key Highlights: 1. Support reconciliation of asset and bank accounts 2. Assist in closing trial balances and fulfilling tax obligations 3. Provide support during tax inspections, audits, and tax-related matters **Description and Responsibilities:** **Working Hours:** 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM with a 1-hour lunch break **Level:** Operational **Employment Type:** Permanent – CLT 1\. Perform classifications, accounting entries, and tax bookkeeping, executing tasks according to documents issued and submitted by affiliated entities, under guidance from analysts and/or area coordinators. 2\. Support reconciliation of asset accounts. Participate in the analysis of specific trial balances and composition of asset account balances (assets and liabilities), under supervision. 3\. Support reconciliation of cooperative bank statements. Compare statement balances against accounting records to execute necessary entries. 4\. Organize documents relevant to the department. Classify and archive (physical and electronic) them in designated locations according to internal norms and procedures. 5\. Assist in closing trial balances within the deadlines established by the department’s schedule. Record all required accounting entries and (support) perform account reconciliations so that tasks are completed per functional segregation, verification, and finalization. 6\. Generate specific closing reports from the System as needed and demanded. Through extraction and analysis of system reports. 7\. Participate in expense and revenue allocation and accounting. Using specific documentation provided by affiliated entities. 8\. Respond to requests from entities/institutions sent via communication channels. Provide guidance on task execution and manage mailbag flow, organizing and distributing received and dispatched documents (from entities). 9\. Support tax inspections and audits. Gather and prepare accounting, asset, and tax-related data and information for responses, and provide support upon request. 10\. Assist in fulfilling daily obligations, aiming for monthly, semiannual, and annual closings (as applicable), within deadlines set for accounting closure—both for centralized Sicoob entities and affiliated Sicoob entities. 11\. Support cooperative staff regarding asset, tax/fiscal matters, and invoice adjustments in the system (tax payments), ensuring timely fulfillment of tax obligations in compliance with legislation and providing support for invoice entry into the integrated system. 12\. Ensure all taxes are paid and declarations submitted punctually. Generate payment guides for all centralized taxes to maintain compliance with tax authorities. 13\. Perform classifications and entries using the accounting system, under supervision, to ensure recording of all taxable events related to cooperatives. 14\. Fulfill ancillary obligations. Prepare declarations for tax authorities and other competent requesting parties to meet legal requirements. 15\. Monitor and inform entities of deadlines for recording payable accounts, via the Enterprise Management Platform \- SISBR and e\-mail, as instructed. **Requirements:*** Completed or ongoing Bachelor’s degree in Accounting * Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; * Strong mathematical calculation skills; * Knowledge of accounting techniques and procedures. **Benefits:** Medical assistance, Dental assistance, Childcare allowance, Life insurance, Meal voucher, Food allowance, Transportation allowance