Accountant (East)

Our client is an established MNC specialised in providing logistics solutions to pharma/healthcare clients. They are looking for a dynamic Accountant to join their team. Office is based in east Singapore with company transport provided islandwide.

Your main responsibility is to manage Financial and GL Accounting processes ensuring tax and audit compliance. Significant duties also include managing principal billings, trade expenditure allocation and sundry payables allocation. Your role also involves supervising 3 to 5 team members.

**Job description**
- Financial and GL Accounting
- Set-up and maintenance of General Ledgers and sub-ledgers
- Set-up and maintenance of supplier accounts and codes
- Set-up of Principal accounts and codes in the customer master
- Ensure the timely & accurate posting of provisions and accruals as required
- Manage and drive both internal and external audits including preparation of financial statutory accounts
- Review the P&L and balance sheet schedules for integrity and accuracy
- Prepare/review monthly accruals entries and FRS adjustments (FRS 115, 109 and 116)

**Taxation**
- Review monthly GST filings
- Drive GST audits
- Prepare schedules for corporate taxation and liase with tax agents
- Answer IRAS queries for corporate income tax

**Cash Management**
- Prepare monthly cashflow forecasts
- Ensure liquidity and sufficiency of different currencies bank accounts for payments
- Prepare and liaise with banks for bank guarantees and letter of credits

**Supervisory role**
- To oversee the functions performed by the team to ensure integrity and accuracy of the bookkeeping of the financial data
- Review billings, journals and coding of invoices (GL# and cost center#) prepared by the team
- Review month end journals for accruals and FRS 115
- Guide, mentor and/or coach the team for development
- Provide support to the accounts assistants in their job function

**Monthly closing**
- Timely completion of month end activities
- Balance sheet schedules monthly updates
- Journal entries preparation and posting

**Margins and Rebates**
- Check, compute and accrue for margins and rebates for monthly & year end closing
- Compare actual margin adjustments and rebate computations for payout

**Management Reporting**
- GP reasonableness and ensure billings are done for month end
- To contribute or partake in the implementation of Finance related initiatives and/or continuous improvement projects
- Accounting Standards, Controls and ISO compliant
- To carry out any other duties assigned by the supervisor

**Required education**
- Full time Bachelor of Accountancy from a reputable local university.
- Obtained or working towards CA/CPA

**Required work experience**
- Minimum 2 to 3 years audit work experience in Big 4 Accountancy firm
- Audit experience in Logistics, Distribution and FMCG industries are added advantages.
- Proficient in MS Office, in particular MS Excel

**Required knowledge and skills**
- Excellent communications and interpersonal skills. Ability to build key relationships across all levels with internal and external stakeholders and partners
- Self-starter who is hands-on, motivated, flexible, meticulous, proactive and action driven
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong Team player yet ability to work independently
- Ability to manage a team of 3 to 5 personnel
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment, handle voluminous transactions and meet tight deadlines
- Possess strong and sound technical and professional accounting knowledge

Susan Yang Lijie| KSC Consultants Pte Ltd

R1107152 | 11C2878