POSITION INFORMATION

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform full sets of accounts – AR, AP, Fixed Assets, GL and Trial Balance.
• Support multiple countries including Singapore, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam. Integration of more countries in the pipeline.
• Support timely delivery of financial accounting and tax reporting activities, including but not limited to: month-end and year-end closing activities, Balance Sheet reconciliation, Financial Statements review, IFRS reporting, Cash Flow reporting, consolidation reporting, GST/VAT and Corporate Tax returns.
• Coordinate with finance counterparts in respective countries- Headquarter Finance, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Shared Service Centre lead in China and Vietnam.
• Review of AR and AP postings; investigate processing errors; and provide advice to Shared Service Centre Finance team when necessary.
• Report Financial and Operational Issues-processes and systems related. Review of existing policies and procedures, internal controls, compliance to group policy. Process improvement recommendations and driving issue resolutions.
• Facilitate completion of annual group audit and annual statutory audit. Execute tasks in the PBC list providing supporting documents to auditors, variance analysis, and other internal and external audit tasks. Also directly communicating with statutory auditors, external and internal stakeholders - directors and company secretary.
• Financial analysis and strategic planning for annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting.
• Provide financial advice to sales, marketing and other departments within the region.
• Support finance related and system enhancement projects (process improvements, automation, etc) and perform SAP QAS testing and report results to HQ IT.
• Support other ad-hoc accounting activities, reporting duties and projects

REQUIREMENTS

• Education: Degree or professional qualification in Accountancy, CA is preferable
• Language: Fluent English; written and verbal communication
• Experience: At least 5 years of full sets of accounts experience and regional exposure.

OTHER INFORMATION and SPECIFIC SKILLS

• Big 4 Audit and tax experience preferred.
• Hands on experience in SAP FICO, Hyperion (HFM)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, Power Point & Word
• Excellent written and oral communication skills to communicate to internal and external stakeholders.
• Possess strong analytical skills and attentive to details.
• Goal-oriented, Ability to work independently with limited supervision, can think out of the box.
• Positive Attitude, teachable, have a sense of ownership and responsibility.
• Proactive team player, working collaboratively with colleagues across the region.
• Self-motivated with the ability to drive own initiatives.
• Flexible, able to work under pressure, manage stress and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to work under ambiguity.

COMPANY BACKGROUND