Accountant

Emerson; Singapore; On-site; SGD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible time off

Parental leave

Employee resource groups

Recognition programs

Job summary

Emerson in Singapore is seeking an Accountant to support key accounting and financial reporting within a manufacturing environment, focusing on factory costing, cost accounting, and manufacturing finance. You will partner with cross-functional teams to drive financial accuracy and provide insights for operational decision-making.

You will contribute to budgeting, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives while preparing monthly closing activities and management reports.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of factory costing, standard costing methodologies, cost roll processes, and manufacturing finance principles.
• Experience performing cost accounting activities, variance analysis, month-end close processes, and financial reporting.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret financial data, identify trends, and provide actionable insights.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Perform key cost accounting activities, including standard cost updates, variance analysis, and month-end closing activities.
• Prepare monthly journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations and schedules.
• Develop and maintain monthly management reports to support business decision-making.
• Participate in quarterly business reviews and annual budgeting activities.
• Lead the annual cost roll process and ensure accurate cost data management.
• Review and analyze excess and obsolete inventory reserves on a quarterly basis.
• Review and analyze warranty expenses and reserve requirements.
• Support cycle counts, annual physical inventory counts, and fixed asset verification activities.
• Assist with Free Trade Agreement (FTA) applications and renewals.
• Support annual US GAAP, SOX, statutory audit, and compliance requirements.
• Serve as a key accounting contact for enterprise IT expenditure reporting activities.
• Support annual business insurance renewal processes.
• Contribute to special projects, process improvements, and other ad hoc assignments as needed.

Skills

Factory costing

Standard costing

Cost roll processes

Manufacturing finance

Cost accounting

Variance analysis

Month-end close

Financial reporting

Advanced Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

ACCA or equivalent

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

If you are an Accountant professional looking for an opportunity to grow your career, Emerson has an exciting opportunity for you. In this role, you will support key accounting and financial reporting activities within a manufacturing environment, with a strong focus on factory costing, cost accounting, and manufacturing finance. You will partner with cross-functional teams to drive financial accuracy, provide meaningful business insights, support operational decision-making, and contribute to budgeting, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Job Summary

If you are an Accountant professional looking for an opportunity to grow your career, Emerson has an exciting opportunity for you. In this role, you will support key accounting and financial reporting activities within a manufacturing environment, with a strong focus on factory costing, cost accounting, and manufacturing finance. You will partner with cross-functional teams to drive financial accuracy, provide meaningful business insights, support operational decision-making, and contribute to budgeting, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.

JOB DESCRIPTION

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Perform key cost accounting activities, including standard cost updates, variance analysis, and month-end closing activities.
• Prepare monthly journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations and schedules.
• Develop and maintain monthly management reports to support business decision-making.
• Participate in quarterly business reviews and annual budgeting activities.
• Lead the annual cost roll process and ensure accurate cost data management.
• Review and analyze excess and obsolete inventory reserves on a quarterly basis.
• Review and analyze warranty expenses and reserve requirements.
• Support cycle counts, annual physical inventory counts, and fixed asset verification activities.
• Assist with Free Trade Agreement (FTA) applications and renewals.
• Support annual US GAAP, SOX, statutory audit, and compliance requirements.
• Serve as a key accounting contact for enterprise IT expenditure reporting activities.
• Support annual business insurance renewal processes.
• Contribute to special projects, process improvements, and other ad hoc assignments as needed.

Who You Are:

You stay aligned with your goals and stay productive. You maintain a positive attitude and forward-thinking approach despite troubling circumstances or setbacks. You build constructive relationships with people both similar and different to yourself. You deal constructively with problems that do not have clear solutions or outcomes. You seek ways to improve processes, from small tweaks to complete reengineering.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Knowledge of factory costing, standard costing methodologies, cost roll processes, and manufacturing finance principles.
• Experience performing cost accounting activities, variance analysis, month-end close processes, and financial reporting.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data, evaluate trends, and provide meaningful business insights.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial data analysis.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain accuracy, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions and levels of the organization.

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, ACCA, or an equivalent professional qualification, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Experience working in a multinational organization.
• Proficiency with Oracle ERP.

Our Culture & Commitment To You

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing competitive benefits plans, a variety of medical insurance plans, Employee Assistance Program, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration. We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor. At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.

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About Emerson

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let’s go!

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