Chief Accountant

About the role

The posting lists Tashkent. Oversee daily financial transactions booking with cost-center allocation and Chart of Accounts alignment. Own end-to-end Accounts Payable vendor payment cycle verifying invoices against POs and progress sign-offs. Manage early-stage Accounts Receivable and cash matching including shareholder drawdowns and site-rental fees. Perform and review daily bank reconciliations across corporate operational and escrow accounts.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Oversee daily financial transactions booking with cost-center allocation and Chart of Accounts alignment.
• Own end-to-end Accounts Payable vendor payment cycle verifying invoices against POs and progress sign-offs.
• Manage early-stage Accounts Receivable and cash matching including shareholder drawdowns and site-rental fees.
• Perform and review daily bank reconciliations across corporate operational and escrow accounts.
• Maintain general ledger and sub-ledgers accuracy with no backlog of unposted items.
• Prepare monthly quarterly and annual statutory and IFRS financial statements.
• Serve as primary point of contact for external auditors on accounting practices disclosures and audit trails.
• Establish Fixed Asset Register for accounting and tax purposes with CIP borrowing costs and land development capitalization.
• Work with project cost controller to audit verify and account for EPC contractor invoices variation orders and retention payments.
• Prepare and submit VAT CIT withholding taxes and other tax returns in compliance with local legislation.
• You will Ensure customs compliance for heavily imported equipment and materials.
• Act as primary point of contact for tax authorities during tax audits and inspections.
• Develop accounting policies financial procedures and chart of accounts compliant with IFRS and Uzbekistan national accounting standards.
• Design and implement internal control framework including month-end closing checklists bank reconciliations and invoice verification workflows.
• You will Support preparation of functional requirements for ERP/finance system.
• Participate in evaluation of ERP system proposals for airport accounting needs including multi-currency and automated depreciation.
• Lead design of accounting data structure oversee UAT for finance modules and manage migration of historical pre-operating financial data.
• Support preparation and delivery of annual budget and financial forecasts together with Finance Director.
• Deliver vendor invoices matched to POs within 3 business days (5 business days for EPC invoices) and vendor payments per contractual terms.
• Issue client invoices within 24 hours of triggering event and reconcile A/R and A/P balances periodically with counterparties.
• Reconcile major operational and escrow bank accounts daily (minor weekly) and keep journal corrections below 2% monthly.
• Provide monthly/quarterly IFRS financial statements (P&L Balance Sheet Cash Flow) by the 10th day of following month.
• Prepare audited annual financial statements under IFRS and Uzbekistan standards achieving unqualified audit opinions.
• Maintain fixed asset registers CAPEX WIP reconciliations and timely EPC cost accounting.
• Ensure full compliance with statutory tax deadlines with no major penalties.
• Prepare chart of accounts key accounting policies and financial procedures within 3 months of appointment.
• Prepare financial workflows checklists and reconciliation templates within 3 months of appointment.
• You will Deploy ERP/Finance system within 6-12 months from commencement.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years relevant work experience in Finance or Accounting.
• You need Minimum 3 years supervisory or managerial experience.
• You need Experience in large-scale infrastructure construction or capital projects environments.
• Experience with IFRS reporting ERP/finance systems and fixed asset/capital project accounting.
• You need Degree in Finance Accountancy or Business.
• Professional accounting qualification highly preferred (ACA ACCA CPA CIMA DipIFR).
• You need Fluent English Russian and Uzbek.
• You need Functional: Capital Projects Asset Management.
• Leadership: Analytical thinking strategic thinking change management coaching and mentoring interpersonal skills planning and organising communication and presentation decision making and problem solving customer service orientation.
• You need Detail-oriented approach to financial reporting controls and compliance.
• You need Strong leadership skills with team building and development experience.
• You need Credible partner for Finance Director auditors regulators and shareholders.