Ap Lead

**Accounts Payables Lead Responsibilities: -**
- Responsible for all key aspects of AP function including T&E payments
- Ensure all payment transactions processed accurately and efficiently
- Coordinate and liaise with vendors and suppliers on their queries and payment for invoices.
- Provide support to team members to resolve payment issues
- Manage month-end and year-end AP closing procedures and accruals
- Assure all expenses (invoices and T&E) are accurately recorded by team.
- Main custodian of HQ petty cash float. Ensure proper maintenance and upkeep of petty cash floats in various SG offices.
- Handle vendor set up process and review master database in compliance.
- Review and coordinate with the AP transactions outsourcing team for reconciliations, reports, schedules, and SOA

There are no transactions processing required for accounts payables matters. The transactional support has been outsourced.

**Accounting Responsibilities: -**
- Handle small business line book closing including accruals.
- Review and analyze company costs expenditure.
- Handle GST reporting and review withholding tax receipts are recorded timely.
- Update month end exchange rate and update of statistic surveys.
- Handle leases update and monthly reconciliation.
- Review and audit monthly accrued income are duly complied.
- Review processes periodically to ensure effectiveness and efficiency
- Liaise with internal and external auditors and government bodies where required.
- Update of tax templates to ensure cost compliance within regulations and guidelines.
- Participate in ad-hoc projects as assigned.

The general ledger transactions posting has been outsourced.

**Essential Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:

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- Possess good knowledge and strong accounting skills.
- High integrity, teamwork spirit, stable and be able to work under pressure
- Self-motivated, discipline, has ability to settle the problem independently
- Ability to work in a fast paced and limited resource environment
- Ability to prioritize tasks and meet job objectives and deadlines timely.
- Well-versed in MS Office, especially MS Excel and Peoplesoft knowledge (an added advantage).
- Good written and oral communication skills.

**Educational Qualification and Work Experience: -**
- Minimum Diploma of accountancy with more than 5 years of experience in accounting processes in handling accruals and reconciliations.
- Experience in vendor communications and able to handle internal and external stockholders.
- Experience of working in a Business Process Outsourcing context would be a plus.

AP Lead / Accountant