Accountant

Publicis; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global advertising company in Singapore seeks a finance professional to oversee job management processes and maintain compliance with financial controls. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in the advertising industry and possess a related degree or certification. This role involves managing workflows, training non-Finance teams, and ensuring timely job closures and audits. Competitive compensation is offered.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in the Advertising Industry.
• Must possess problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.
• Can communicate effectively with non-Finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage the job management workflow from job opening to billing.
• Ensure compliance with Groupe FMC control and audit requirements.
• Conduct training for non-Finance teams on the workflow.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Ability to multi-task

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Degree in Business/Accounting or 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.