Accounting/Finance - Associate Overseas Accounting (Regional - OAD)

Singapore Airlines Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 39,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Singapore Airlines Limited in Singapore is seeking a detail-oriented accounting professional to join the Overseas Accounting team within the Finance Division. The role will cover internal control, month-end closing, accounts receivable and general ledger duties to support airline operations.

You will partner with stations and business units on variance analysis, assist in budgeting, and participate in system enhancements and user acceptance testing.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Accountancy or similar.
• Meticulous, self-driven and able to work independently as well as in a team.
• Able to work under pressure and perform under tight deadlines.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office – Excel & Word and IT savy;
• Fresh diploma holders and candidates with work experience are welcome to apply.

Responsibilities

• Review and complete monthly accounts receivable, accounts payable, accruals, cash audit checklist and highlight abnormalities with accountant and stations.
• Monitor and liaise with stations to ensure procedures in the Finance Manual are followed in accounting processes.
• Assist to support queries from stations on arising basis.
• Assist with review of station month-end financial closing activities.
• Monitor and ensure prompt clearance of suspense accounts and assist posting entries for account clearance.
• Follow up with stations on defaulted debts and provide provisions for doubtful debt.
• Partner with station BUs on variance analysis of operating expenses and review quarterly Budgetary Control Statement submissions.

Skills

Excel

Word

Education

Diploma in Accountancy

Job description

Job Description

The successful candidate will join the Overseas Accounting department in SIA Finance Division.

Key Responsibilities

Internal control

• Review and complete monthly accounts receivable, accounts payable, accruals, cash audit checklist, highlight and follow through any abnormalities with accountant and stations.
• Monitor and liaise with stations to ensure they have followed the procedures and policies stipulated in the Finance Manual in their accounting processes.
• Assists to support queries from stations on arising basis.

Month-end closing

• Assist with review of station month-end financial closing activities.

Accounts Receivable

• Monitor and ensure prompt clearance of suspense account. As and when required, to assist station in posting the accounting entries for account clearance.

General Ledger

• Follow up with stations on defaulted debts/aged debts to provide provisions for doubtful debt.

Budget and Forecasting

• Business partner with station Business Units (“BUs”) on variance analysis of station’s operational expense incurred and query station for explanations.
• Review stations’ submissions of their quarterly Budgetary Control Statement (“BCS”) reports.
• Assist in station’s operating budget exercise on an annual basis

Operational Accounting

• Assist station’s request for billing to subsidiaries or third parties upon request.
• Handle station’s request of new SAP access in conjunction with the Segregation of Duty (“SOD”) matrix updated to flag out discrepancies.

Others

• Participate in User Acceptance Testing (“UAT”) for system enhancements.
• Other assignments and projects as assigned from time to time.

Requirements

• Possess a Diploma in Accountancy or similar.
• Meticulous, self-driven and able to work independently as well as in a team.
• Able to work under pressure and perform under tight datelines.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office – Excel & Word and IT savy;
• Both fresh diploma holders and candidates with work experience are welcome to apply.

We thank all candidates for your interest in Singapore Airlines, and regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.