· Maintaining up-to-date accounts and other financial records for the vessel within his/her fleet. · Ensuring that accounting reports for clients are prepared for review by the Accounts Manager within the reporting deadlines. · Reviewing all prime data and ensuring that is properly authorized and coded by the relevant departments in a timely manner. · Liaising with other departments in the explanation of running cost variances. · Assisting other departments in the preparation of the budget and forecasts in accordance with the clients’ timetable and requirements. · Preparing funding request to be sent to clients for review by the Accounts Manager. · Monitoring the vessel cash flow and general financial position, keeping the Accounts manager and the General Manager informed of any funding delays. · Designing and implementing internal controls and checks to ensure that effective control is exercised over vessel finances, liaising with the other departments where required. · Payment of purchase invoices and other creditors in accordance with the Navilands’ payment prioritization policy subject to the availability of funds. · Ensuring that the funds received from clients are allocated in accordance with payment prioritization policy. · Preparing schedules of amounts payable for authorization by the Accounts Manager where there are insufficient funds to pay all liabilities that are due for payment. · Liaising with the fleet cell to ensure that vessel budgets and forecasts are prepared in accordance with the clients’ requirements and timetable. · Assisting the Accounts Manager with any other duties that are required to be carried out. · Liaison with the clients’ auditors where applicable. · Liaising with key suppliers regarding payment schedules / delays.