Senior Finance Specialist
Location:
Singapore, SG, 596228
Date:
May 1, 2025
Job Area:
Controlling & Finance
Job Level:
Experienced
Role Summary
The Senior Accountant is responsible for managing core accounting functions, including financial reporting, tax compliance, treasury operations, and budgeting support. The role ensures timely month-end closing, accurate statutory filings, and strong internal controls, while also providing financial insights and mentoring junior staff.
Main Tasks
Financial Reporting
- Oversee daily accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, and review employees’ expense claims reimbursement
- Review month-end activities such as bank reconciliation, inter-company reconciliation and general ledger posting to ensure accurate and timely month-end close.
- Prepare financial statements, reports, and analysis for internal stakeholders.
- Maintain and improve internal accounting procedures and controls.
- Coordinate with external accountants, auditors, and tax consultants.
- Identify opportunities for automation or process improvements.
- Responsible for preparing statutory financial statements
- Responsible tax reporting such as GST, Corporate Tax filing, and compliance
- Mentor and coach junior staff
Main Tasks
Treasury
- Handle treasury operations such as review payments via in-house treasury, interbank fund transfer and maintain the administrative changes for all SG entities in all banking platforms
- Prepare and review all the monthly reporting relating to net liquidity and cash flows projections
- Review and monitor cash flow.
Financial planning and analysis
- Prepare and monitor of budgets, forecasts, and financial plans.
- Analyze financial results and provide insights to support business partners in decision-making.
- Support cost control initiatives and variance analysis across departments.
- Monitor cash flow, working capital, and financial KPIs.
Others
- Prepare monthly MRM reports and the related analysis and commentaries.
- Handle ad-hoc assignments and projects as and when required
Key Performance Indicators or Key Result Areas
- Adherence to all internal deadlines for monthly, quarterly, and annual management reports.
- On-time submission of all statutory filings, including tax returns, financial statements, and other regulatory reports.
- Full compliance with internal accounting policies and external regulatory guidelines (e.g., tax laws, financial reporting standards).
- Timeliness and accuracy in processing supplier and employee payments.
Your Profile
Education/Major:Degree or above in Finance, Accountancy.
Experiences:
- Minimum 5 years relevant experience in statutory and accounting reporting
- Very good working knowledge of SAP ERP system
Knowledge & Skills:
- Good communication / coordination skill
- Patient, meticulous & resourceful with a positive attitude towards customers
- Work under minimum supervision