ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT TRAINEE

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Job Summary: Responsible for accounting support routines, including recording transactions, organizing documents, performing reconciliations, and assisting with closings and tax obligations under supervision. Key Highlights: 1. Essential support in accounting and tax recordkeeping 2. Bank reconciliation and accounting closing activities 3. Use of accounting systems and tax tools such as e-CAC **JOB DESCRIPTION:** Responsible for executing accounting support routines, recording financial transactions, organizing documents, and performing bank reconciliations. Assists in monthly and annual closings, preparation of reports, compliance with ancillary tax obligations, and supports tax and fixed asset control. Works under supervision to ensure accounting and tax information remains updated and compliant. **MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:** **Accounting Entries and Transaction Recordkeeping:** Records the company’s financial transactions (purchases, sales, payments, receipts) in the accounting system. Performs entries for provisions, adjustments, and corrections. Objective: Maintain up-to-date, accurate, and regulation-compliant accounting records. **Document Organization and Archiving:** Organizes and archives accounting and tax documents, such as invoices, receipts, and payment confirmations. Objective: Ensure traceability and easy access to information for verification and audit purposes. **Bank Reconciliation and Balance Verification:** Performs bank statement reconciliation against accounting records, ensuring all movements are correctly recorded. Objective: Ensure alignment between bank statements and the accounting system, avoiding discrepancies. **Assistance in Accounting Closing and Reporting:** Supports monthly and annual closings by reviewing accounts and preparing accounting reports (trial balances, income statements, etc.) under the supervision of an analyst or accountant. Objective: Generate reliable information for decision-making and fulfillment of accounting obligations. **Support in Filing Ancillary Tax Obligations:** Assists in preparing and submitting ancillary tax obligations (e.g., SPEDs and declarations required by tax authorities), verifying data and supporting validation. Objective: Ensure compliance with legal requirements and avoid penalties. **Tax Verification and Tax Consultation:** Verifies taxes generated in the tax module (e.g., IRPJ, CSLL), checks withheld taxes, and flags potential discrepancies. Conducts inquiries via e\-CAC to monitor the company’s tax status. Objective: Support tax control, identify pending items, and contribute to the company’s tax compliance. **Fixed Asset Control and Recording:** Performs accounting entries and updates related to fixed assets per instructions from the accounting team. Objective: Ensure proper control over corporate assets and their appropriate accounting treatment. **REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS** Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting Sciences completed or currently pursuing. **Technical Competencies:** General and Tax Accounting Bank and Accounting Reconciliation Accounting Systems (Domínio, Contmatic, VM) Accounting\-Tax and Payroll Integration Preparation of Financial Statements Validation and Submission of SPED Contábil (ECD/ECF) Use of e\-CAC, verification of DARFs, GPS, and other tax forms **Accounting Entries and Document Organization:** Accurately records financial transactions in the accounting system and maintains organized documentation (invoices, vouchers, tax forms). Essential to ensure a structured and traceable accounting foundation. **Bank Reconciliation and Support for Accounting Closing:** Reconciles bank statements with system records and supports the team during monthly or annual closings, identifying possible discrepancies. Important for maintaining the integrity of accounting balances and meeting deadlines. **Basic Knowledge of Taxes and Use of Accounting Tools:** Assists in verifying taxes (e.g., IRPJ, CSLL, withholdings), conducts inquiries via e\-CAC, and uses systems such as Domínio or Contmatic. Supports tax control and compliance with ancillary obligations.