Accountant / Senior Accountant

2 days ago

Singapore Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Full time

Accountant / Senior accountant

FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER SINGAPORE PTE. LIMITED

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT / ACCOUNTANT

The Accountant will be based in Singapore and is responsible for daily accounting functions of the Singapore office. This role will work closely with the Office Manager in Singapore, and reports to the Finance Manager - Singapore and Financial Controller - Asia stationed in Hong Kong.

The main responsibilities include:
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Financial and Management accounting - Responsible for daily accounting functions, month end closing, audit, annual return and other reporting
- Tax compliance - Preparation of corporation tax filing, employer tax filing and GST filing with assistance from Asia Tax Manager and external tax advisors (as required). May also involve in staff mobility tax management.
- Ensuring statutory compliance e.g. Corporation law
- Client money accounting and management in accordance with the Solicitors’ Accounts Rules
- Staying abreast of Singaporean tax and statutory reporting / corporate compliance changes
- Bank reconciliation and cashflow forecast
- Payroll management
- Assisting in budget preparation and cost analysis
- Implementing internal policies
- Liaising with external auditors, tax advisor, company secretary and other service providers
- Liaising with internal stakeholders including partners, and other business services functions. Responding to internal enquiries and requests on financial matters
- Preparation of regular and ad-hoc analysis and reports
- Ad-hoc tasks/projects

**REQUIREMENTS**:

- Tertiary education
- Qualified Accountant or semi-finalist in professional accounting qualification
- More than 5 years related experience in accounting
- Excellent verbal and written English communication and interpersonal skills to interact with lawyers and members of the Finance Support and other Business Support functions effectively
- Independent, highly analytical and numerically strong, positive working attitude and strong sense of responsibility and work ethic
- Strong attention to detail, organisation and time management
- Flexible and ability to handle multiple priorities, duties and internal and external clients
- Proficient in Excel (intermediate to advanced level) and MS Word.
- Prior experience in law firms and knowledge of tax and compliance in Singapore are highly preferred

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