Assistant Accountant (General Ledger)

PERSOL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Singapore is seeking a Finance Officer for a 6-month contract. The role involves ensuring the timeliness and accuracy of financial closings, preparing management reports, and identifying potential risks within designated business divisions. Candidates should have strong analytical skills and the ability to maintain compliance with accounting policies. The position is essential for providing support to internal departments and liaising with auditors.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of month-end close processes.
• Prepare/review and analyze monthly management and financial reports.
• Prepare/review internal and external schedules/reports as required.
• Prepare account reconciliation and sub-ledgers to ensure accuracy.
• Identify and suggest solutions to potential risks.
• Ensure documentation meets quality assurance tests.
• Provide timely support and respond to queries.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies and internal control procedures.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors.
• Work closely with relevant departments on accounting changes.
• Stay updated with accounting and reporting changes.
• Participate in assigned ad hoc projects.

Job description

Job Details

• Working hours: Mon – Fri (9am – 5.45pm)
• Working location: Chai Chee
• Contract Duration: 6 months

Job Descriptions

• Ensure timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of month-end close, hard-close, fast close and year-end close processes of designated business divisions.
• Prepare/review and analyze monthly management and financial reports
• Prepare/review internal and external schedules/reports as required.
• Prepare account reconciliation and sub-ledgers to general ledger and other balance sheet reconciliations such as banks, etc. for completeness and accuracy and follow up on action items.
• Identify areas with exposure to risk/potential risk in the designated business divisions. Suggest solutions to mitigate the risks.
• Ensure that working papers, schedules, correspondences, and other documentation meet quality assurance tests and are in line with DFS best practices.
• Provide support and respond to queries from divisions on a timely basis. Where necessary, co‑ordinate and work with other departments/functions to accomplish objectives.
• Ensure accounting treatment of standard or special processes comply with DFS accounting policies and internal control procedures.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors as well as other outside parties as required.
• Work closing with Consolidation and Group Reporting, Corporate and Divisions FP&A for changes to management reports arising from accounting changes, new businesses, etc.
• Keep abreast of on‑going accounting and reporting changes in IFRS and local reporting standards.
• Participate in ad hoc projects as assigned.

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