Senior Accountant

Accounting Studio Pte. Ltd.; Kuala Lumpur; Remote; MYR 191,000 - 383,000; Full time

Job summary

Accounting Studio Pte. Ltd. in Singapore is hiring an accountant who will own client accounts and turn what they learn into working automations. You will close the books yourself, see where time goes, and design, build, and roll out fixes for clients and the firm.

This role blends traditional accounting with AI tools, data workflows and SOPs, contributing to faster, more reliable reporting across a diverse client portfolio.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Accountancy, or ACCA/CA Singapore/CPA.
• At least 4 years of accounting experience, including 2 years in an accounting firm handling a portfolio of Singapore companies.
• Strong fundamentals, with good working knowledge of SFRS, Singapore GST and corporate tax.
• Proficiency in Claude, Claude Code, Claude in Chrome, ChatGPT, Gemini, Xero and Excel (lookups, pivot tables) and other AI tools.
• Exposure to data visualisation or dashboards creation using Claude Code or Codex.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools in day-to-day work with demonstrable examples.

Responsibilities

• Handle full sets of accounts, monthly or quarterly closing, and GST F5 filing for a portfolio of clients.
• Handle payroll and CPF submissions.
• Prepare unaudited financial statements under SFRS / SFRS for Small Entities, and XBRL filing.
• Prepare corporate tax computations and support Form C-S / C filings.
• Liaise with clients, external auditors and tax advisors for audit work.
• Design and implement automation opportunities and write SOPs for deployed automations.

Skills

Accounting fundamentals

Automation / AI tooling

English communication

Problem solving

Education

Diploma or Degree in Accountancy, or ACCA/CA Singapore/CPA

Tools

Xero

Excel

ChatGPT

Claude

Claude Code

Claude in Chrome

Gemini

Dext

TofuAI

Power Automate

Zapier

Make

Python

VBA

APIs

Codex

Job description

Keep the books for your clients, then automate the repetitive parts.

Accounting Studio is a Singapore accounting and corporate services firm. We look after bookkeeping, GST, payroll, corporate secretarial, unaudited financial statements and tax for a portfolio of Singapore companies. We are adding AI and automation to how we deliver that work, and we are hiring an accountant who will own client accounts and also turn what they learn on each account into working automations for that client and for the firm.

This is not a pure IT role or a pure bookkeeping role. You will close the books yourself, see where the time goes, and then design, build and roll out the fix.

The Mission

Deliver accurate, on-time accounting and compliance work for a portfolio of Singapore clients, and use AI and automation to cut manual processing time on those accounts. We want each client to receive faster and more reliable reporting at the end of your first year than they did at the start.

What Success Looks Like

First 10 days

• Learn our workflow, templates and Xero set-up, and take over an initial portfolio of client accounts.
• Complete your first monthly or quarterly close and GST submission to our review standard.

First 30 days

• Handle your full portfolio on your own, with deadlines met and review points reducing month on month.
• For each client, map where manual effort is spent, e.g. bank reconciliation, receipt capture, sales and platform reconciliation, payroll inputs, or reporting packs.
• Propose at least three automation ideas, ranked by hours saved against build effort, and deliver the first one live.

First 2 to 6 months

• Put automations into production across several client accounts, each with a written SOP, controls and a handover note so other team members can run it.
• Show a measurable reduction in processing time (target 50–75% on automated workflows) with no drop in accuracy.
• Be the active player within the team on AI tools. Run short internal demos and share reusable prompts and templates.
• Bring automation ideas to client conversations so that clients see the improvement as added value.

Key Responsibilities

A. Client accounting and compliance (core, about 60%)

• Handle full sets of accounts, monthly or quarterly closing, and GST F5 filing for a portfolio of clients.
• Handle payroll and CPF submissions.
• Handle administrative tasks for client when required
• Prepare unaudited financial statements under SFRS / SFRS for Small Entities, and XBRL filing.
• Prepare corporate tax computations and support Form C-S / C filings.
• Handle audit work, and liaise with clients, external auditors and tax advisors.

B. AI and automation, from idea to execution (about 40%)

• Spot automation opportunities while working on each client account. Document the current process, its pain points and the volume involved.
• Design and build solutions using AI assistants (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot), Xero features and add-ons (bank rules, Dext/Hubdoc, integrations), Excel Power Query / macros, and workflow tools (e.g. Power Automate, Zapier, Make). Python or scripting is a plus.
• Test automations against actual results by reconciling outputs to source documents before go-live, and build review checkpoints into every workflow.
• Write SOPs, train colleagues, and maintain a library of the firm's automations and prompts.
• Apply responsible-AI practices: protect client confidentiality (PDPA), use only approved tools for client data, and keep a human review on all filings and client deliverables.
• Track and report results, e.g. hours saved, error rates, and turnaround times.

C. Others

• Any other ad hoc assignments.

What You Bring

Must-have

• Diploma or Degree in Accountancy, or a relevant professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA, CA Singapore, CPA).
• At least 4 years of accounting experience, including at least 2 years in an accounting firm handling a portfolio of Singapore companies.
• Strong accounting fundamentals, with good working knowledge of SFRS, Singapore GST and corporate tax.
• Proficiency in Claude, Claude Code, Claude in Chrome, ChatGPT, Gemini, Xero and Excel (lookups, pivot tables, etc) and other AI tools.
• Exposure to data visualisation or dashboards creation using Cluade Code or Codex
• Hands‑on experience using AI tools in your own day‑to‑day work, with examples you can show us, e.g. prompts, workflows you automated, or time you saved.
• Experience delivering at least one automation or process improvement from start to finish: you spotted the problem, built the fix, and got people to use it.
• Good spoken and written English. Able to explain technical ideas to clients in plain language.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with F&B or retail clients (outlet and delivery‑platform sales with bank reconciliation).
• Experience with Appsheets, APIs, Python, or VBA.
• Experience with Dext, TofuAI, or other receipt and document‑capture tools.

How you work

• You keep improving how the work is done. You notice repetitive tasks and fix them without being asked.
• You take ownership. You see an idea through from concept to live use and follow up afterwards.
• You are accurate and careful. You know that an automation is only useful if the numbers reconcile.
• You stay organised under tight deadlines and can manage several priorities and clients at once.
• You work well in a team and are willing to teach others.

Why Join Us

• You will be part of making AI and automation work in a real accounting practice, not just talking about it.
• Your ideas get built. There is a short path from suggestion to implementation, with direct access to the Director.
• You will work across a varied client portfolio covering accounting, tax, payroll and corporate secretarial work.
• Working‑from‑anywhere arrangement can be discussed.