ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE

GOLDEN CAFE FOOD PLACE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GOLDEN CAFE FOOD PLACE PTE. LTD. in Singapore seeks a capable accounting professional to manage the full set of accounts and GST filing across multiple outlets.

You will work with an outsourced accounting team on month-end closing, bank reconciliations, and vendor payments, while tightening cash controls and stock procedures. You will also contribute to budgeting and forecasting once books stabilise, and liaise with auditors, banks and landlords.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Accountancy or a recognised professional qualification (e.g. LCCI, ACCA).
• At least 3 years' experience handling full set of accounts.
• Hands-on GST filing experience.
• Proficient in Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP) and accounting systems such as Xero, QuickBooks, SAP Business One or MYOB.
• Careful with detail, organised and able to work with outlet teams not trained in finance.
• Keen to grow into budgeting, forecasting and business analysis.
• Experience setting up or improving finance processes and SOPs.
• Experience working with external accountants, outsourced bookkeepers or auditors.

Responsibilities

• Handle full set of accounts with outsourced accounting team for month-end closing and year-end finalisation.
• Reconcile daily sales across cash, NETS, credit card, e-wallets and POS reports.
• Manage stallholder and tenant billing including rentals, GTO share, utilities, service charges and deposits.
• Process accounts payable for vendors and match invoices to delivery orders.
• Prepare and submit quarterly GST returns and support corporate tax filings.
• Conduct bank, cash, and petty-cash reconciliations for each outlet.
• Liaise with auditors, tax agents, banks and landlords.
• Strengthen controls on cash handling, wastage and stock counts at outlets.
• Propose and implement finance flows and SOPs with clear controls and timelines.
• Serve as main contact for outsourced accounting team; review management accounts and coordinate adjustments.

Skills

GST filing

Excel proficiency

Accounting software

Detail oriented

Organised communication with outlets

Education

Diploma or degree in Accountancy or equivalent (e.g. LCCI, ACCA)

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

SAP Business One

MYOB

Job description

What you will do

Phase 1 - Accounting (first 6 to 12months)

• 1. Handle full set of accounts, working with our outsourced accounting team on month-end closing, year-end finalisation and tax filing.
• 2. Reconcile daily sales across cash, NETS, credit card, e-wallets and food delivery platforms against POS reports.
• 3. Manage stallholder and tenant billing: rental, gross turnover (GTO) share, utilities, service charges and deposits.
• 4. Process accounts payable for food suppliers, cleaning and maintenance vendors; match invoices to delivery orders.
• 5. Prepare and submit quarterly GST returns (GST F5) and support Form C/C-S and corporate tax filing.
• 6. Perform bank, cash float and petty-cash reconciliations for each outlet.
• 7. Liaise with auditors, tax gents, banks and landlords.
• 8. Help tighten controls on cash handling, wastage and stock counts at outlets.
• 9. Propose, implement and execute finance flows and SOPs, such as daily sales submission, the stallholder billing cycle and supplier payment approval, with clear controls and timelines.
• 11. Act as the main contact for our outsourced accounting team: send complete and on-time source documents, answer their queries, review the management accounts they prepare, and follow up on adjustments.

Phase 2 - Budgeting and forecasting(once the books are stable)

• 1. Prepare the annual budget by outlet and by stall, working with operations managers.
• 2. Produce monthly budget-versus-actual reports and explain the variances.
• 3. Build rolling cash-flow forecasts, including rental, payroll and supplier payment cycles.
• 4. Analyse outlet and stall profitability, food cost and margins to support business decisions.
• 5. Model the financial impact of new outlets, stall changes or pricing changes.

What you bring

• - Diploma or degree in Accountancy, or a recognised professional qualification (e.g. LCCI, ACCA)
• - At least 3 years' experience handling full set of accounts
• - Hands-on GST filing experience
• - Proficient in Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP) and an accounting system such as Xero, QuickBooks, SAP Business One or MYOB
• - Careful with detail, organised and comfortable working with outlet teams who are not finance-trained
• - Keen to grow into budgeting, forecasting and business analysis
• - Experience setting up or improving finance processes and SOPs, and getting outlet teams to follow them
• - Experience working with external accountants, outsourced bookkeepers or auditors

Good to have

• - Experience in food court, coffee shop, hawker or multi-outlet F&B accounting
• - Familiarity with tenant/GTO billing and POS systems
• - Some exposure to budgeting, forecasting or management reporting
• - Experience with government grants or schemes (e.g. PWCS, SEC, PSG)