Accountant

Workplace Circumstances

• Environment: Office
• Languages: English, Khmer
• Location: Phnom Penh

Position Summary

Reports to: Finance Manager/CEO

Duties & Responsibilities

• Project Costing & Agribusiness Management
• Cost Center Tracking: Allocate and track all operational expenses, labor, and materials across specific project dimensions (by project, province, specific farm, crop type like chili/vegetables, and poultry lots).
• Construction Cost Control: Monitor agricultural construction expenditures against master project budgets, tracking commitments, work-in-progress (WIP), and subcontractor milestones.
• Variance Analysis: Generate monthly project cost variance reports, identifying budget overruns or efficiency gaps to support the Operations Manager’s decisions.
• Inventory & Asset Evaluation: Reconcile biological assets (livestock, crops) and field inventories (fertilizers, feed, construction materials) between field logs and the general ledger.
• Finance Operations
• Provincial Fund Flow: Supervise the cash replenishment pipeline for provincial bank accounts.
• Disbursements & Payables: Manage the full accounts payable workflow, verifying vendor invoices against purchase orders, delivery notes, and contract terms before processing payments.
• Receivables & Revenue: Track commercial buyer commitments, issue invoices for agricultural yields, and monitor collections to maintain healthy operational cash flow.
• Banking Operations: Conduct routine bank reconciliations across all corporate and provincial accounts, managing daily liquidity requirements.
• General Ledger & Month-End Closing
• Data Processing: Execute daily data entry of financial transactions into the company's accounting software with high accuracy.
• Ledger Integrity: Maintain and balance the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and fixed asset registers.
• Financial Closings: Lead the month-end and year-end closing processes, including making necessary accruals, deferrals, and depreciation adjustments.
• Tax Compliance & Payroll Operations
• Cambodian Tax Filing: Prepare and file accurate monthly tax declarations (Tax on Salary, Fringe Benefit Tax, Withholding Tax, and VAT) via the GDT E-Filing system.
• Payroll Execution: Calculate and process monthly corporate and provincial staff payroll, ensuring correct deductions for NSSF, seniority payments, and withholding taxes.
• Audit Support: Prepare detailed accounting schedules and clear voucher trails for internal management audits, external financial audits, and GDT tax assessments.
• Procurement & Payroll Support
• Supplier Invoice Verification: Match supplier invoices against purchase orders, delivery notes, and contract terms before processing payments.
• Payroll Processing: Coordinate with HR/Operations to prepare monthly payroll sheets, including calculation of NSSF contributions, seniorities, and withholding taxes.
• Inventory Accounting: Collaborate with the operations team to reconcile agricultural input inventories, construction material costs, and delivery asset evaluations.

Languages

• Khmer - Fluent
• English - Fluent

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. Progress toward professional tracks (e.g., ACCA, CAT, or CamCham Tax Agent certification) is preferred

General & Technical Skills

• Experience: Minimum 3 to 4 years of solid accounting experience. Prior experience in project costing, construction accounting, manufacturing, or multi-site agribusiness operations is highly required.
• Tax Knowledge: Strong practical execution of the Cambodian tax system, E-Filing procedures, and current GDT frameworks.
• Software Competency: High proficiency in accounting software (QuickBooks, Xero, or modern ERPs) and advanced Microsoft Excel skills (e.g., Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, cost-modeling formulas).
• Analytical Mindset: Exceptional eye for detail with a proven ability to reconcile complex operational field data with formal financial accounts.
• Language & Mobility: Fluent written and spoken Khmer with good working English proficiency. Willingness to travel occasionally to provincial project sites for physical asset or cash counts.

Soft Skills

• Soft Skills: High integrity, strong organization, and the ability to work effectively under tight monthly closing pressure.