Junior Accountant

**Purpose**

To execute all day-to-day administration and management activities with regards to Waypoint Port Services (WPS) TAH invoicing, accounting and financial matters in a timely and effective manner.

To ensure timely Final Disbursement Accounts (FDA) and invoices are received by suppliers and Sub-agents and FDAs are timely sent to our principals and funds collected.

**Interrelations**

The position reports to Regional Finance Manager.

**Formal authorities**

The Responsible person and the main focal point for all invoicing, accounting, and financial matters for The Americas Hub (TAH ).

**Main responsibilities**

1. Receive the FDA from the sub-agents, and if necessary, adjust and send to principal.

2. Receive invoices from service providers and add to the FDAs to be sent to the principal.

3. Ensure the correctness and completeness of all FDAs.

4. Monitor the communication between sub-agents and owner/principal for financial related matters

5. Accountable for SOAs with sub-agents/service providers and principals

6. Perform all related accounting data entry for our agency activity into the WPS system

7. Controlling the prefunding with the clients and ensuring that there are sufficient funds for payments at any point

8. Reconciliation of the company’s accounts on a quarterly basis to ensure correctness of all entries.

9. Daily monitoring of debtors and regular follow up with clients for payments ensuring that there are no debts older than 30 days.

10. Delivery of correct and accurate financial reports to WPS management.

11. Provide a weekly report to the Agency Manager regarding the weekly activity.

12. Seek continuous improvements in our financial results concerning sub-agency activity.

13. Maintain an excellent relationship with our sub-agents and other service providers.

14. Keeps up to date with changes in the accounting legislation and reviews the operation of the department, proposing and, upon approval, implementing improvements in policies, procedures and guidelines

15. Provides the external auditors with all requested information for a comprehensive and complete audit and cooperates during the audit for any assistance that might be needed. In addition, he/she provides internal auditors with all information requested

16. Assists external accountants with all details required in regards to the income tax declaration and VAT declaration/claim

**Accountabilities**

Ensure that the invoicing, financial and accounting procedures between WPS, our principals and sub-agents/service providers are adhered to, invoicing sent out swiftly and funds received on time.

**Main Qualifications**
- Fluent in English speaking, reading, and writing.
- Degree/Diploma in Accounting or any other relevant field.
- Have a clean police conduct report.
- At ease with the latest IT solutions and able to handle smart phone technology
- With at least 1 year of experience in the shipping industry
- Strong interpersonal skills and customer relationship building skills
- Ease to communicate effectively and clearly
- Ability to multitask and work under pressure
- Strong attention to detail
- Reliable, enthusiastic and professional attitude
- Confident in relating to different organisational levels
- Ensure that all tasks are fulfilled and delivered on a timely manner even if tasks will be completed outside working hours
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Organised, disciplined and strong personality
- Result oriented

**Requirements**:
**Job Information**:
Industry
- Maritime

Work Experience
- 0-1 year

City
- Panama

Province
- Arraijan, Panamá

Country
- Panama

Postal Code
- 507