associate accountant

Surbana Jurong North Asia; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 402,000 - 670,000; Full time

Job summary

The Associate Accountant - RTR role at Surbana Jurong North Asia supports the finance team with data entry and day-to-day accounting across the Surbana Jurong group. The role involves recording financial transactions in ERP, performing basic reconciliations, and assisting in audits and monthly close to ensure timely, accurate reporting.

Candidate should have a bachelor degree in business or accounting and 1–3 years of relevant experience, with good MS Office skills and familiarity with ERP or

Qualifications

• Must possess a bachelor degree in business or accounting.
• 1 to 3 years of relevant work experience in accounting or finance.
• Basic knowledge of MS Office and accounting fundamentals.
• Experience with ERP or financial reporting software is an advantage.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage multiple deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills in a multicultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Enter financial transactions in ERP with high accuracy.
• Investigate and resolve simple transactional issues with supervision.
• Prepare basic accounting entries and identify input errors.
• Escalate issues to supervisor for timely resolution.
• Prepare monthly bank, balance sheet, and reconciliations with proper approvals.
• Assist in monthly close and ensure deadlines are met.
• Liaise with internal teams to ensure accurate postings.
• Prepare and update recurring reports.
• Ensure supporting documents are complete and audit-ready.
• Assist in audit requirements and contribute to process improvements.

Skills

Prioritization

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Collaboration

Professionalism

Education

Bachelor's/College Degree in Business, Accounting or related field

Tools

MS Office

ERP

Financial reporting software

Job description

Job Description:

Primary Purpose of Position

The Associate Accountant - RTR (Record to Report is expected to perform simple and complex dataentry functions in various ERP system and provide day to day finance and administrative support toSurbana Jurong Group of companies and its subsidiaries in accurate and timely manner of all general accounting and reporting, fixed assets, statutory accounting, banking, audit and tax relatedtransactions. The job also entails validation of supporting documents received, preparation of basicreconciliation that may require communication with stakeholders.

The Associate Accountant may also be assigned other duties and responsibilities as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Enter various financial transactions in ERP system with high level of accuracy.

• In coordination with supervisors, investigate and resolve simple transactional issues asnecessary.

• Able to prepare basic accounting entries and identify incorrect inputs received.

• Escalate issue to supervisor or manager for timely resolution.

• Prepare basic monthly bank, balance sheet and other reconciliations and ensure proper approvalsare secured.

• Assist in monthly close process in order to ensure deadlines are met.

• Liaise with team members, local finance associates, corporate, helpdesk and other stakeholdersto ensure complete and precise entries are posted.

• Prepare and update recurring reports.

• Ensure supporting documents received are complete, approved and organized. Able to file thesame for audit purpose.

• Assist in the preparation and submission of audit requirements.

• Contribute to process improvement and assist in the implementation of office wide initiatives.

Key Performance Indicators

• Accurate, complete and timely recording of financial transactions and preparation of basicreconciliations.

• Ensure deadlines are met.

• Continuous communication with supervisors and colleagues on status of assigned tasks.

• Establish collaborative relationships with internal clients to understand the business andcontinuously identify ways to be of service.

• Ensure high-level of confidentiality is maintained at all times.

• High level of participation and engagement in company activities would be encouraged.

• Assist other team members during peak times.

• Successful, on-time resolution of transactional issues and proper escalation is observed.

Key Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Must possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree in Business, Accounting or related field.

• With 1 to 3 years of relevant work experience in Project Accounting, General Accounting, CostAccounting, Payroll Accounting, Auditing, Accounts Payable or equivalent.

• Ability to prioritise tasks to manage competing deadlines.

• Basic knowledge of MS Office applications and a basic understanding of accountingfundamentals.

• Experience in a BPO or Shared Service setting is an advantage.

• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or any financial reporting software is anadvantage.

• Basic communication skills. Able to relay basic oral and written information.

• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills within a multi-cultural businessenvironment.

• Able to collaborate with team members, internal clients and management.

• Ability to cope with ambiguity and change and maintain high level of professionalism when workingunder pressure

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