For our customer, an international actor i shipping, are we looking for an Commercial Accountant located in Bergen. 

This is a great possibility to get experience from an international company.
You will get to know the operational business as well as use your accountant skills.
Our customer is a solid company with long traditions from shipping and international trade.  

The assignments for this position are: 

• Ensure pool companies comply with the relevant accounting and tax legislation in their respective jurisdictions 
• Monitor working capital and ensure efficient liquidity
• Assist Group accountant Manager with financial statements, audited accounts, tax assessments and any other reporting required for designated entities
• Follow up on changes in accounting and tax rules and law
• All commercial and operational financial result in close cooperation with operations and thirdparty service providers 
• Responsible for voyage/pool accounting and reporting, including pool/TC reports on a vesselby-vessel basis
• Freight collection and responsible for all commercial accounts receivable
• Follow up on supplier related issues as posting, chasing and reminders
• Manage daily liquidity and bank reconciliations for the vessel operating pools
• General journal entries as requested and documentation of business transactions
• General reconciliations of all general ledger accounts, Xledger and VMS system (Dataloy)
• Interact with auditors in completing audits, tax returns and preparation of financial notes disclosure under simplified IFRS
• Suggest improvements in existing procedures to ensure good financial control
• Assure proper audit trail and appropriate documentation of all transactions and reporting
• Ad-hoc tasks requested by management, in consultation with Group Accounting Manager

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or above within economics/accounting
• Good system knowledge, preferable Xledger and Vessel Management Systems
• Accounting experience
• Analytical minded, accurate and good attention to details
• Structured and organized, able to meet deadlines  
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English and Norwegian
• Self-motivated and self-starter
• A positive attitude and willingness to learn and work as part of a team

Duration: 6 - 9 months.
Possibly longer. 

Start: As soon as possible, no later than 1st of June

Applications deadline: As soon as possible. 

If you are curious or want to know more about this position, don't hesitate to make contact!