Accountant (Jurong East)

Location: Singapore
Discipline: Financial Services
Job type: Permanent
Salary: S$5000 - S$6000 per month
Contact name: Felant Ho

Contact email: felant.ho@atomicgroup.sg
Job ref: 1107_1733281278
Published: 18 days ago
Startdate: ASAP

Company Overview

We are partnering with a global leader in the Chemical Manufacturing Industry. This is an individual contributor role which directly reports to the Regional Finance Manager for APAC region. This role entails responsibilities such as the full set of accounts (GL/AR/AP), as well as payroll and corporate tax.

Location: Jurong East Area, Singapore.

Work Arrangement: Fully work in office.

Budget: S$5,000 to S$6,000.

Key Responsibilities

General Ledger

  • Responsible for IFRS 16 lease accounting entries.
  • Preparation of inventory aging report and provision for stock obsolescence.
  • Posting of Group treasury interest income and expense.
  • Posting of monthly manual journal entries.
  • Responsible for month-end closing tasks such as FX revaluation, opening/closing of accounting periods.
  • Monthly preparation and submission of financial data to Group in accordance to their closing timeline.
  • Preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations such as bank and petty cash.
  • Preparation of quarterly goods and service tax and withholding tax filing to IRAS.
  • Preparation of VAT for Australia.
  • Responsible for APAC payroll computation and other matters, with external service provider assistance.
  • Involved in annual budget exercise and input numbers into reporting system.
  • Liaison with auditors, customers, suppliers, bankers and tax consultants such as bank account matters.
  • Support Regional Finance Manager in monthly analysis of financial data, commentary and other finance matters.
  • Preparation of external audit schedules.
  • Preparation of tax organizer.
  • Attending to external auditors, tax agent and tax authority queries.

Accounts Receivable (Intercompany and 3rd party)

  • Manage customer master data such as credit limit, payment term, creation of new customer and amendment of existing customer data.
  • Manual release of sales order when credit block.
  • Follow-up with sales, customer on payment matters.
  • Preparation of debit and credit note such as miscellaneous sales for scrap.
  • Posting of customer receipts and bank charges.
  • Forecast of monthly receipts for cash flow management.
  • Preparation or aging report and provision for bad debt.
  • Accrual of customer claim.
  • Posting of other monthly manual journal entries.
  • Computation of agent commission and customer volume rebate.
  • Monthly Interco Confirmation and resolving differences.
  • Preparation of external audit schedules and corporate income tax computation data.

Accounts Payable (Intercompany and 3rd party)

  • Manage vendor master data such as payment term, creation of new vendor and amendment of existing vendor data.
  • Matching of invoices to purchase orders and delivery orders, resolving differences with vendor and procurement department.
  • Scan supplier invoices and supporting VIM, vendor management portal.
  • Posting of supplier invoices, applying the payments, applying the correct account and cost center coding.
  • Close drop shipment purchase orders.
  • Forecast of monthly payments for cash flow management, prepare netting payment to Treasury.
  • Accrual of supplier invoices not received for month-end closing.
  • Monthly Interco Confirmation and resolving differences.
  • Posting of Goods-in-transit journal entry.
  • Posting of other monthly manual journal entries.
  • Checking staff claims and ensuring compliance with Company Policy.
  • Arranging payment for other matters such as Director Fee/Bonus.
  • Follow up on long overdue advance payment made.
  • Clearing of control accounts.
  • Posting and amortizing of prepayment account.
  • Preparation of fixed cost report for Singapore and consolidate for other APAC regions.
  • Checking and processing the payment of APAC region.

Education and Experience

  • Minimum 3 to 5 years of relevant accounting experience.
  • Hands-on experience in payroll for Singapore.
  • Knowledge of payroll for other countries within APAC region would be an added advantage.
  • Corporate tax experience is preferred.
  • SAP experience is good to have.

How to Apply

Please send your most updated CV (in Microsoft Word format) to Felant Ho at felant.ho@atomicgroup.sg for a confidential discussion.

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