Jessica Borg

• Supervising a team of 3 accountants (junior, semi-senior, senior accountant), overseeing daily accounting operations, reviewing VAT returns, payroll and management accounts
• Leading and supporting annual statutory audits, ensuring timely completion
• Handling applications to obtain tax credits
• Mentoring accounting team and conducting performance evaluations within the team
• Managing month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring accurate and timely reporting
• Support senior management with ad hoc financial reports and analysis to aid decision-making

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• Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.
• Preparation and submissions of VAT returns, VAT Recap Statements, OSS Returns
• Handling VAT registrations
• Preparation of monthly payroll runs including monthly/annual FSS statutory declarations for companies with more than 35 employees
• Preparation of tax computations followed by submission of Income Tax Returns (TA 24, Corporate & Individual ITRs)
• Preparation of Intrastat Declerations along with other statutory documentation required by the Statistics Office
• Preparation of management accounts in line with applicable reporting framework (IFRS/GAPSME)
• Processed billing runs and preparation of invoices

• Maintained accounting records and preparing accurate management accounts on a periodic basis
• Prepared reconciliations for all accounts in the trial balance
• Prepared financial statements in accordance with applicable financial reporting (GAPSME/IFRS)
• Prepared tax computations, completing and submitting Income Tax Returns
• Completed statutory assurance engagements
• Analysed financial statements to ensure they reflect a true and fair view
• Compiled reports of audit results to senior management
• Prepared and submitted Micro Invest applications
• Prepared statutory documentation to register share transfers and company incorporation
• Prepared VAT returns

• Supported senior auditors in developing detailed audit plans, ensuring all necessary steps were taken to achieve desired results.
• Assisted in office administration and client communication to help manage auditors' workload.
• Proof reading of financial statements
• Attended to annual stock takes