Accountant

Paramount Matter Holdings; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Paramount Matter Holdings, a Singapore-headquartered gold exploration and mining company, is seeking a hands-on Accountant to run day-to-day accounting, keep records accurate and deliver timely management and statutory reporting.

Your first priority will be to bring the accounts up to date: reviewing historical balances, clearing outstanding reconciliation items and implementing reliable month-end processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or professional qualification in accounting or finance.
• 3–5 years of accounting experience, including full set of accounts.
• Working knowledge of Singapore accounting standards (SFRS), statutory reporting and tax requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain full set of accounts (GL, payables, receivables, bank reconciliations).
• Run month-end and year-end closing with journals, accruals, prepayments, schedules.
• Prepare monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow).
• Review balance sheet accounts and reconcile intercompany records.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excel

Communication

Xero

Education

Accounting degree or related

Professional qualification (CA/CPA)

Tools

Xero

Job description

Paramount Matter Holdings is a Singapore-headquartered gold exploration and mining company with operations and entities across several countries. We are a lean team where each person owns their area and sees the impact of their work.

About the role

We are looking for a hands-on Accountant to run our day-to-day accounting, keep our records accurate and deliver timely management and statutory reporting.

Your first priority will be to bring the accounts up to date: reviewing historical balances, clearing outstanding reconciliation items and putting reliable month-end processes in place. You will work closely with the Head of Banking and Finance and our external accountants, auditors and tax advisers.

What you will do

Full-set accounting and reporting

• Maintain the full set of accounts, including general ledger, payables, receivables and bank reconciliations.
• Run month-end and year-end closing, including journals, accruals, prepayments and supporting schedules.
• Prepare monthly management accounts: profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Review balance sheet accounts regularly, investigate unsupported balances and keep intercompany records reconciled.

Historical review and clean-up

• Review past records to identify missing entries, discrepancies and open items.
• Reconcile prior-year closing balances to current-year opening balances.
• Propose correcting entries with supporting schedules for management review.
• Work with external accountants to resolve outstanding matters and bring the books up to date.

Payments and cash management

• Process supplier invoices, employee claims and payment requests, checking supporting documents and approvals before payments go to signatories.
• Keep payment schedules up to date and follow up on overdue receivables and payables.
• Monitor bank balances and prepare cash flow forecasts for funding and payment planning.
• Handle transaction and documentation queries with banks, vendors and internal teams.

Statutory reporting, tax and audit

• Prepare schedules for the annual financial statements and statutory filings.
• Support corporate income tax filings and GST returns, working with external tax advisers.
• Coordinate with auditors, tax advisers and the corporate secretary to meet reporting deadlines.
• Keep financial records organised and maintain a compliance calendar.

Controls and process improvement

• Make sure every transaction is properly documented, approved and recorded.
• Prepare financial information for banking and compliance reviews.
• Spot control gaps and recommend practical improvements to payments, reconciliations and month-end closing.
• Support budgeting, financial analysis and other finance projects as needed.

What you will bring

• A degree in Accounting or Finance, or a recognised professional accounting qualification.
• 3–5 years of accounting experience, including handling a full set of accounts independently.
• Working knowledge of Singapore accounting standards (SFRS), statutory reporting and tax requirements.
• Hands-on experience with month-end closing, balance sheet reconciliations, management reporting and audit schedules.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with accounting software. Xero experience is an advantage.
• A sharp eye for detail and the persistence to trace discrepancies back to their source.
• Good organisation, sound judgement on priorities and high standards of integrity and confidentiality.
• Clear communication with management and external advisers.

It would be a plus if you have

• Cleared an accounting backlog or taken over accounts from an external provider.
• Managed accounts for multiple entities, including intercompany transactions and multi-currency balances.
• Worked in a small finance team with a high degree of ownership.
• Improved accounting processes or financial controls.