Finance and Accounting Manager
3 weeks ago
Key Responsibilities1. Financial Reporting and Month-End ClosingManage the full set of accounts for assigned legal entities, including accounts receiv.....
Key Responsibilities
1. Financial Reporting and Month-End Closing
- Manage the full set of accounts for assigned legal entities, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger, bank transactions and month-end closing.
- Prepare monthly financial statements, account schedules and management reports accurately and within the required timelines.
- Perform monthly bank reconciliations and balance sheet account reconciliations, and ensure outstanding items are investigated and cleared promptly.
- Prepare and review month-end accruals, provisions and prepaid expense amortisation.
- Review manual journals and invoices to ensure they are valid, properly supported and appropriately authorised before posting.
- Support financial reporting, business performance analysis and management of financial results.
2. Revenue, Cost and Project Financial Management
- Prepare weekly reports comparing billed revenue against monthly forecasts, analyse variances and follow up with relevant stakeholders.
- Monitor project costs, financial progress, budgets and forecasts.
- Maintain a thorough understanding of the financial status of ongoing projects, service contracts and customer orders.
- Provide financial input and participate in weekly project review meetings.
- Create sales orders and issue accounts receivable invoices accurately and promptly.
3. Accounts Payable and Payments
- Process accounts payable invoices and ensure that all supporting documents and approvals are complete.
- Prepare monthly payment listings and coordinate with shared-service teams to process payments according to the payment schedule.
- Process employee expense claims and arrange payments on a weekly basis.
- Reconcile supplier statements against accounts payable records and follow up with suppliers on discrepancies.
- Process urgent or manual bank payments when required.
- Monitor bank balances across different currencies and arrange fund transfers where necessary.
4. Tax, Audit and Compliance
- Prepare quarterly GST submissions, including the relevant supporting schedules and documentation.
- Maintain complete and properly organised GST records and supporting documents.
- Liaise with tax advisers and auditors and provide support during GST and other tax audits.
- Calculate quarterly corporate income tax provisions and record the relevant accruals.
- Act as the primary finance contact for external auditors and coordinate the preparation of audit schedules and supporting documents.
- Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, tax requirements and internal financial policies.
5. Other Responsibilities
- Support finance-related initiatives and projects led by the headquarters.
- Assist in improving accounting processes, internal controls and reporting efficiency.
- Perform other finance and accounting duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
- At least 7 years of relevant accounting and finance experience, including hands-on experience managing a full set of accounts.
- Professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CA Singapore or an equivalent qualification is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, taxation, audit and internal controls.
- Experience with Oracle or other major ERP systems is preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight reporting deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Proficiency in written and spoken English and Chinese, as the role may involve communication with Chinese-speaking stakeholders.
- Experience working in a technology, artificial intelligence or fast-growing multinational company is preferred.
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