Team Leader - Vessel Accounting

Key Responsibilities and Task:

• Ensure an up-to-date general ledger for the set of Vessels (approx. 50-75 Vessels) being managed by the team
• Direct supervision of his/ her team on day-to-day responsibilities, motivate team to achieve highest level of quality, efficiency and meet or exceed all goals. Build a culture of continuous improvement.
• Provide leadership to his/ her team to ensure Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are met
• Review/Perform Journal Ledger and General Ledger
• Reviewing the month end reporting of Operating cost and Balance Sheet 
• Investigate and resolve audit findings, account discrepancies and issues related to non-compliance
•  Build strong relationships and trust with VFCs and Vessel owners. Coordinate with Vessel owners in absence of VFC (wherever authorized).
•  Facilitate timely issue resolution, including escalation in accordance with governance structure.  
•  Work with other team leaders to ensure standard process and practices are followed for a specified owner/Management office
• Assist/Identify control risk and propose solutions for process improvements 
• Provide internal and external audit support, as required
• Foster communication and teamwork within and across organizational boundaries
• Develop skill sets of team members to be ready for future opportunities 
• Coordinate with respective departments (technical / crewing) to resolve any long pending query.
• Responsibility to ensure group and management instructions followed by all in the team and discipline is maintained. 
• Coordinate with suppliers (Group & others) to resolve the disputes and manage cash flow for optimum payments. 
• Prepare the consolidate Fleet Liability report, analyses and submit to group with comments.
• Check and verify / authorize the payments (as agreed with respective MO’s).
• Assist group / MO for additional / new task, like, Budget update, Mapping, creation of Chart of Accounts, creation of new reports format, clients requirements etc.
• Assist group / MO on regular task like, Funding analysis, Fleet liability, exchange revaluation
• Check communication between fleet accountants, senior fleet accountant, VFC, Head Operations and take actions as required
• Any Other responsibility as instructed by MD/Head Operations or Group Finance