Vessel Accounts Officer Full Time

Seaspan employees are goal-driven and thrive in a high-performance culture. Our integrated business model, with over 25 years of fleet life-cycle management expertise, provides the world’s major shipping companies with long-term leases on large, modern and technologically advanced vessels, combined with industry-leading ship management services. As owner and operator of the vessels, we provide skilled officers and crews dedicated to the safe, reliable, and economical operation of our fleet. Seaspan’s fleet has evolved over time to meet the varying needs of our customer base. We own vessels in a wide range of sizes, from 2,500 TEU to 24,000 TEU. Our main operating offices are located in Singapore, Vancouver, Hong Kong, and Mumbai.

Position Description:

The Vessel Accounts Officer is responsible for carrying out the daily and month end activities related to the accounting of the costs associated with operating of the vessel. This includes, but is not limited to, crew wages and expenses, logistics, and spares/repairs.

Job Responsibilities:

• Processes payroll of the ships on a daily basis and verifies the final settlement account of the crew sign- off
• Verifies manning agent expense statements
• Review and process the wage payment (allotment) on a monthly basis
• Generate weekly or monthly payment register from NetSuite for the vendors and advise AP for wire
• Processes the cash to the Master and coordinates with the global agents for the supply of cash to the ship
• Verifies the Seafarers Employment Agreement (SEA) before issuing to crew
• Processes transactions into the Company’s vessel management system (NS5), the Company’s crew payroll system (Compas) and the Company’s accounting system (NetSuite) in accordance with accounting policies and procedures
• Prepares, processes and cross-reviews adjusting journal entries
• Works with vendors, Operations, Crewing and Financial Services to resolve vendor and payroll queries
• Prepares monthly accounts and Vendor reconciliation and working papers
• Month end accounts review and make accrual or prepaid in accordance with accounting policies and procedures
• Consults with the Accounting Supervisor, responds to and addresses payroll queries from the vessels
• Performs other duties as assigned from time to time

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business/commerce
• Minimum four years of accounting experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
• Data processing and data analysis skills

Additional Desired Qualifications:

• Ability to work in a team environment, both financial and operational
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, and good writing style
• Attention to detail

Job Demands and/or Physical Requirements:

• Flexibility to meet deadlines or accommodate time zone differences

Seaspan Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status. We thank all applicants in advance. If your application is shortlisted to be included in the interview process, one of our team will be in contact with you.