Accountant

Motive Offshore Group Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

21 Holiday days a year plus Singapore公

Long Service Awards

Employee Referral Scheme

Regular Team Building Events

Job summary

Motive Offshore Group Ltd seeks an APAC Accountant to manage day-to-day finance operations in the APAC region, supporting invoicing, accounts receivable, and credit control. You will assist in monthly/year-end accounts, work with auditors, and maintain VAT compliance.

You will also handle cashflow, bank reconciliations, payroll journals, supplier statements, and monthly management accounts with variance analysis, collaborating with the wider Motive team globally.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a similar position.
• Strong communication skills—verbal and written.
• The successful candidate must be a resident of Singapore.
• Ability to work with staff at all levels in both Finance and non-Finance roles.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Self-starter with the ability to manage their own workload.
• Sage 200 experience is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day APAC finance operations, including supporting sales invoicing, accounts receivable, and credit control.
• Oversee processing of VAT returns and year-end accounts, liaising with auditors.
• Handle cashflow, bank reconciliations, payroll journals, and supplier statement reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly management accounts with variance analysis and commentary.
• Accounts payable processing and supplier statement reconciliations.
• Communicate with creditors and key stakeholders as needed.

Skills

Accounting experience

Strong communication

Singapore resident

Stakeholder collaboration

Deadline-driven

Self-starter

Sage 200 experience

Tools

Sage 200

Job description

Our Core Values are at the heart of who we are, and everything we do….

People.

Planet.

Product.

Motive Offshore Group specialises in the design, manufacture, rental, and inspection of marine and lifting equipment and are committed to delivering sustainable, innovative and multisector solutions and we require highly skilled individuals, like you, to come and be part of our journey.

We have many exciting opportunities globally as we rapidly expand our reach and capabilities, in particular with the low carbon and energy transition areas. We aim to assist our clients and suppliers to join us as we move into the more sustainable world.

Most importantly, our People are our most valuable asset here at the Motive Offshore Group. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative, and collaborative workplace where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to achieve their full potential. We celebrate diversity in all its forms—across race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, and background—and we are dedicated to creating a culture of equity and belonging. Our hiring practices are rooted in fairness and integrity, focusing solely on an individual’s abilities, contributions, and potential. We strive to ensure that every employee and candidate feels seen, heard, and valued as they grow with us. If you want to learn about how you can #FindYourMotive with us, head to our join us page, here.

About the role:

Hours: Full-time

Reporting to the MENA/APAC Region Accountant, the APAC Accountant will be responsible for managing the day-to-day finance operations within the APAC region. This includes supporting the sales invoicing process, managing accounts receivable, overseeing credit control, and ensuring accurate processing of financial transactions.

The APAC Accountant will assist in the preparation of monthly and year-end accounts, work closely with auditors, and maintain the local tax reconciliation and VAT returns. Additionally, you will handle various administrative and organizational tasks, including managing cashflow, bank reconciliations, payroll journals, and supplier statement reconciliations

About the team:

You will be joining a dedicated and collaborative team, with key operations based in the APAC region. As out Motive team continues to expand, our finance team in the APAC region plays an integral role in supporting the business's financial health and smooth operations.

You will also be working alongside a committed and proud Motive team globally that want to play their part in the growth of the business and support each other daily to create a positive, values driven and hard-working professional environment.

Responsibilities:

People

• Adopting the Motive Offshore Group People Values and ensuring their use is embedded throughout day-to-day tasks and decision making.
• Support Sales Invoicing and process accounts receivable, client statements and credit control
• Responsible for communicating with creditors
• Credit control, follow up with customers to clear overdue debtors balance
• Preparation of inputs for year-end accounts and liaise with Auditors
• Develop strong working relations with key stake-holders – clients, colleagues etc

Planet

• HSEQ – compliance with health, safety and environmental regulations, and the company’s management system.
• Adhere to and participate in company-wide sustainability policies, procedures and initiatives as they are developed to support our Net Zero objectives.

Product

• Working to specific deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Processing payments for approval on online banking system
• Assist local tax advisers with bi-monthly VAT Return preparation and reconciliation
• Complete month end tasks as per timetable
• Responsible for AsiaPacific email address, raising issues as received.
• Continual monitoring and updating of weekly cashflow
• Responsibility of daily bank reconciliation
• Prepare and process monthly payroll journal
• Preparation of projects file, calculation of COS accruals and WIP
• Assist with preparation of monthly management accounts with supporting variance analysis and commentary
• Accounts Payable processing, supplier statement reconciliations and expenses processing

Required skills / knowledge:

• Significant experience in a similar position.
• Strong communication skills – verbal and written.
• The successful candidate must be a resident of Singapore
• Ability to work with staff at all levels in both Finance and non-Finance roles.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Self-starter with the ability to manage their own workload.
• Finance system knowledge, Sage 200 experience is an advantage.

What we can offer you:

Alongside the benefits below, working with Motive can take you places that you might not have thought possible. Every region we operate in, bring their own wonderful cultures & ways of working. And as a global business, you will become colleagues with people not only in the UK, but also in Singapore, the UAE, Norway, Brazil and in the US. You can look forward to becoming part of our people-centred approach that sees us work closely together, supporting clients and projects in multiple countries across the world.

People are at the heart of everything we do and we’re incredibly proud of the development opportunities that many of our staff have benefitted from. Since we started in 2010, we’ve seen school leavers work their way to senior positions, people relocate to other parts of the world and countless colleagues develop skills, receive training and advance their technical knowledge to enhance their own career, which in turn helps us continuously improve as a business, an employer and carry out the services we have become renowned for. At Motive, we believe in growing together. We are One Team, One Motive, and your journey is part of our shared success.

Alongside this, you’ll get:

• Health Insurance
• 21 Holiday days a year plus Singapore public holidays
• Long Service Awards
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Regular Team Building Events

How to Apply & what happens next:

We want to find great people and learn more about you as a person, ensuring we all have a positive recruitment journey. So please, tell us more about you, however you’d want.

Once we’ve reviewed your application, we’ll be back in touch as soon as possible to update you on the next stages of the process. If you have any questions about the role or want to chat about what life is like at Motive Offshore Group, email us at [e-mail].