Accountant cum Finance

Job Description

Accountant (Halcyon Inc. Back Office Services - Kivu Business Services, Mumbai Office)Halcyon is a trader of non-conflict cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), tantalite (tantalum ore), amblygonite (lithium ore), columbite (niobium ore) from validated industrial and semi-mechanized mines primarily in the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa (DRC, Rwanda, Burundi) to large global blue-chip consumers. Given the niche nature of wolframite and tantalite markets (its two primary metal ores), Halcyon has been able to forge its name as a major supplier of both of these minerals in a relatively short space of time, whilst positioning itself in the market to capitalize on volatile markets to generate organic annual growth this is thanks to the family background and extensive set up in the DRC for over 60 years, as well as the background and industry contact base of the owners father, who set up a mineral procurement operation in the DRC in 1984. The staff are reporting into the Company owner, who comes from a third-generation family business based in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) which employs approx. 50 expatriate staff and 200 permanent local staff, where they have been based since 1962, operating primarily as traders and wholesalers of soft commodities, as well as of minerals (with the DRC entity a key supplier of Halcyons).Role Requirements Acting as an accountant within the Mumbai office, reporting directly to the Management/Family on a full time basis, including outside of working hours.The candidate must excel at the following skills:
• A very high level of spoken and written English and mental arithmetic, with an eye for detail on figure work.
• Strong ability for inbox management - to prioritize and sort email correspondence in line with the Companys communication protocols.
• Approachable, polite, and friendly even under pressure and heavy workloads particularly as the existing staff have been with the Company for many years.
• Integral, a team-player to juniors and being able to operate without having the Owner present.
• Full-time telephone and WhatsApp correspondence with counterparties related to the business (service providers, suppliers, buyers, other parties) on invoicing, payments, etc.
• Real-time internal communication and coordination of tasks within different areas in the Group (across different time zones - primarily, Middle/East and Africa).
• A knowledge of metal trading is welcomed but not essential, though onemust have a strong drive to learn and grow.
• Willingness to understand the business in its entirety rather than just one aspect finance, logistics, operations, sales, relationship management to name a few.
• Key qualities for the role accuracy, ability to operate under pressure in a fast-paced work environment with a high level of integrity, and ability to assume ownership and responsibility over the role.
Daily work would include the below:
• Verifying supplier invoices for accuracy based on conditions of calculation, using the companys ERP software (invoices involve a relatively high level of complexity) and are often large, so complete accuracy is a necessity.
• Preparation of buyer invoices based on contractual and other values that may include penalties and other deductions as stipulated.
• Real-time pricing of metals between international brokers and clients, including communication and booking on both ends.
• Daily bank reconciliations.
• Bookkeeping entries on ERP software (Oracle) on a daily basis.
• Ensuring ad-hoc journal and bank ledger entries that are not automatically booked via the companys ERP system are done so correctly.
• Paying other invoices, andexpenses and ensuring monthly statements sent by creditors are verified, booked, and paid on a timely basis.
Required Education, Skills and Qualifications- A minimum of a first class Bachelors degree from a first-class university preferably in accounting, management, business, mathematics or science-related degrees.- Knowledge of minerals, metals, andmining would be welcomed, but not essential.- Previous job experience to have involved a high level of accounting/invoicing/arithmetic skills.- Well-versed in general IT, MS Office, andTally - no other technical knowledge requiredERP training is given on thejob.- Fast typing skills and highly efficient multi-tasking abilities.- Good verbal and written English skills mandatory.- Ability to adapt to different culturesRemuneration, Working Hours and Holidays- Gross salary of INR 60,000 to 110,000 per month.- Working hours Monday to Friday from 11:30 am to 9:30 pm IST, Saturday from1:30 pm to 7:30 pm at a minimum (to be aligned with East African and UK working hours), with agreement to any reasonable request to work outside normal hours and/or extra time as required from outside of the workplace to complete pending work.- 21 calendar days paid holidays per annum.

Keyskills :
account managementfinancial reporting