Accountant

Purpose of the Job:
Responsible for overall management of the crew account's function-Oceonix vessel/MUR vessels-Southfields/Jebsen Agency
Accountabilities:
- Handling the crew wages and payroll along with their reimbursement claims.
- Managing the operations and accounting related to Cash to Masters (CTM) on board.
- Handle other accounting activities like allotments, provision, budgeting etc. specific for manning department.
Responsibilities:
- Crew payroll checking once received from Crewing Agency against the approved wage scale.
- Coordinating with Southfields/Jebsen Agency to complete and resolve queries before the payroll is processed/captured in NS5.
- Receiving payroll registers, MDA statement, allotment request file, cash confirmation letter, FAW and crew list.
- Check and supporting vouchers and ensure that there is no duplication and the data is error free.
- Coordinate any crews special allotment requests/shipboard pay/advance, in turn seeking necessary approvals,
- Closing of payroll vouchers once all the checking is done by uploading into NS, taking necessary approvals and maintain the data.
- Coordinate for the prefunding remittance and allotments of funds to Southfields/Jebsen Agency Accounts
Cash to Masters (CTM)
- Coordinating with the Masters once the request is received and check if all the details have been fulfilled.
- Getting quotations from the local vendors (considering vessel's location) to arrange the cash on an urgent basis.
- Completing the systems processes (like creating vendor), book the invoices received and coordinate for remittance.
- Ensure all the data is maintained in the requisite form.
Crew Accounting
- Check all the account statements sent by masters and record their carry forward balance.
- Maintaining provision entries where applicable statement summary of all the vessels.
- Prepare vessel budgets and schrutinize opex budget to find out high expenses and variance explanations.