Responsible for leading and managing the Finance and Accounting function, ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective internal controls, statutory and tax compliance, cash-flow management, and timely completion of all financial and accounting activities. The Finance Manager provides leadership to the accounting team and supports local and regional management through financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting and sound financial decision-making.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the daily operations of the Finance/Accounting Department, including AR, AP, general ledger, banking, reconciliations, cash management and month/year-end closing.
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of monthly financial statements, management reports, schedules and supporting analyses.
• Maintain strong financial controls and ensure compliance with company policies, accounting standards and Suriname statutory and tax requirements.
• Prepare and monitor annual budgets, forecasts, cash flow and financial performance; investigate and report significant variances.
• Complete and review balance-sheet reconciliations, journal entries, receivables, payables and other key accounts for accuracy and completeness.
• Manage banking activities, liquidity requirements, foreign currency transactions and related financial controls.
• Ensure tax compliance and accuracy of statutory deductions and other payroll-related financial entries.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and ensure timely resolution of audit findings.
• Monitor receivables, collections and credit exposure and support effective working-capital management.
• Provide financial analysis, reports and recommendations to the General Manager and Regional/Corporate Finance.
• Supervise, develop and evaluate accounting staff, ensuring proper segregation of duties, accountability and adherence to deadlines.
• Identify and implement opportunities to strengthen financial systems, procedures, controls and overall efficiency.
• Perform other finance and accounting responsibilities as required.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification such as ACCA an asset.
• 5 –7 years’ progressive accounting/finance experience, including at least 3 years in a supervisory or management capacity.
• Strong experience in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, taxation, audit and internal controls.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and applicable Suriname financial, tax and statutory requirements.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and accounting/ERP systems.
• Experience in logistics, shipping, freight forwarding or a multinational environment would be an asset.
• Bi-lingual Dutch/English required

Key Competencies

Strong financial and analytical skills; leadership and team management; attention to detail; sound judgment; integrity and confidentiality; ability to meet strict deadlines; strong communication and problem-solving skills; and the ability to work effectively with local, regional and corporate management.

Excellent benefits offered.

Send resumes to hrsr@laparkan.com