Roles and Responsibilities:
1. Financial Records and Bookkeeping:
- Timely and accurate maintenance of financial records and bookkeeping.
- Ensure the accuracy and completeness of daily data entries for the company and its subsidiary companies.
2. Coordination and Communication:
- Coordinate with customers, suppliers, banks, and other stakeholders.
- Regularly report sales, collections, stock data, and other relevant information to respective departments and regional offices.
3. Accounts Management:
- Handle accounts receivable, payable, and reconciliation.
- Supervise accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliation, and general ledger functions.
4. Compliance and Reporting:
- Ensure maximum compliance with tax laws, especially with withholding taxes.
- Take appropriate measures to comply with withholding requirements, submission of VAT returns, and relevant compliances as required in income tax, TDS, VAT, the Customs Act, and other applicable legislation.
- Prepare standalone/consolidated financial statements in conformity with Nepal Financial Reporting Standards, adhering to specified deadlines.
5. Financial Planning and Analysis:
- Develop and oversee the company's financial plans and budgets in cooperation with respective departments.
- Conduct in-depth financial data analysis to provide critical insights for strategic decision-making.
- Monitor outstanding dues and receivables, focusing on their prompt settlement.
6. Cash Flow Management:
- Effectively manage cash flow through forecasting, continuous monitoring, and optimizing working capital.
- Deploy sound cash management strategies to maintain the company's liquidity.
7. Financial Operations:
- Assure the accuracy and timeliness of financial transactions and record-keeping.
- Oversee daily data entries for the company and its subsidiary companies within the accounting software.
- Manage financial systems and processes, including accounting software.
- Daily monitoring of the company's bank balances and regional office transactions.
- Develop and execute strategies to maximize the utilization of available funds.
- Continuously monitor stock movements and holdings.
8. Team Management:
- Lead and mentor a team of accounting professionals.
- Set performance goals, expectations, and provide training to staff members.
- Coordinate and facilitate both internal and external audits, working closely with auditors.
- Collaborate with senior management, departments, and regional offices.
9. Risk Management:
- Identify financial risks and implement effective risk mitigation strategies.
- Ensure the company maintains adequate insurance coverage to safeguard its assets.
10. Additional Responsibilities:
- Regularly oversee and ensure daily data entries for the company and its subsidiaries are completed in a timely manner.
- Fulfill any additional duties as assigned by the relevant authority.
- Foster a favorable working environment for the entire staff community.
- Uphold and refine the company's Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) at all levels.
- Be responsive to other responsibilities as directed by your supervisor.
11. Budget Planning and Control:
- Preparation of the budget at different cost centers of the organization and tracking the same.
- Handle monthly, quarterly, and annual closings.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the concerned authority.
12. Internal Control and Audit:
- Prepare the internal control matrix of the organization.
- Coordinate and conduct the internal audit of the organization with external auditors.
- Coordinate and assist the supervisor and management for effective implementation of internal control.
13. Financial Projections:
- Prepare financial projections for various projects/plans in coordination with the technical team as assigned by the supervisor.
14. Project/Plan Viability Analysis:
- Analyze the financial aspects of projects/plans to assess their viability.
- Provide proper justification for the feasibility and potential profitability of the projects/plans.