Accountant

PUBLICIS GROUPE SINGAPORE; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An international advertising agency in Singapore is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee job management and financial processes. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in the advertising industry, strong problem-solving abilities, and excellent communication skills to liaise with non-Finance teams. This role includes onboarding new staff, ensuring compliance, and managing job reconciliations. Competitive compensation and a dynamic work environment are offered.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience working in the Advertising Industry.
• Ability to work under strict timelines.
• Ability to present to non-Finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Implement and execute job management processes.
• Onboard new joiners and conduct training on workflows.
• Manage job reconciliation and financial health compliance.
• Conduct monthly job reviews and revenue analysis.
• Support a team of 2 Senior Finance Executives.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Multi-tasking

Fast-paced adaptability

Education

Degree in Business / Accounting / CPA / ACCA / CA

Tools

SAP system

Altair

Job description

Responsibilities

• Co-work with Financial Controller to implement and execute end-to-end process of a job management workflow and design job structure involving IT tech support team, non-Finance team.
• Onboard new joiners to the new process and workflow. This includes maintaining ppt and conducting training of non-Finance team on use of Altair, integrating job workflow following client requirements.
• Manage this end-to-end process from job management to GL flow and advise work arounds to job closures from Finance standpoint
• Continuous upkeep of job structure, E-T-E process as and when there are new changes or updates
• Participate in UAT as and when is needed
• Conduct monthly job review full job reconciliation with non-Finance audience. This includes review of aged jobs and aged POs in compliance to. Ensure job closures in a timely manner
• Ensure “financial health” of jobs are in compliant to Groupe FMC control and audit requirements
• Attend weekly Revenue meeting sessions with stakeholders;
• Follow up on documentation for revenue take-up
• Address issues to meet revenue landing at month-end
• Perform Revenue Analysis and Closing via SAP system at ME-1 to meet monthly revenue landing at month-end
• Oversee / Provide support to a team of 2 Senior Finance Executives
• Ensure the Team follow through full compliance to job management including job billing, job reconciliation, job closure and revenue take-up per Groupe and Audit policies and key controls
• Ensure timeliness to job billing and job closures by constant review with the team
• Plays a critical role to approving job opening in Altair. This forms the basic to setting up the correct job structure and revenue take-up in the system.
• Plays an active role to any questions pertaining job opening, to ensure that the correct job is setup in the system in line to client contract / how the job is going to be executed.
• Approving supplier purchase orders in the systems, ensure correct job no. / workcode / costs etc are taken into consideration in overall job recon. No costs overruns.
• Plays an active role to any questions pertaining to supplier or inter-company Pos.
• Other adhoc month end schedule and audit documentation compilation where necessary

Requirements

• Ability to work under strict timeline
• Ability to problem solve independently, think systematically
• Ability to multi-task
• Organised and systematic
• Posses a can-do spirit, work in a fast paced environment
• Ability to communicate and do presentations to non-Finance stakeholders
• At least 5 years of experience working in Advertising Industry
• Posses a Degree in Business / Accounting / a CPA or ACCA or CA