Assistant Accounting Manager

Metro (Pte) Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Singapore is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to oversee the preparation of management reports and manage the Accounts Receivable and Payable functions. This role involves supervising a team, ensuring compliance with accounting policies, and providing business partnering across departments. The ideal candidate has a degree in Accounting and several years of relevant experience in managing various accounting functions while ensuring timely submissions of reports and GST returns.

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing monthly management reports and GST returns.
• Ability to manage and supervise a team in accounting functions.
• Knowledge of local statutory accounting policies and tax regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable processes.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting for month-end closing.
• Supervise general ledger close activities and prepare accrual journals.

Skills

Accounts Receivable Management

Accounts Payable Management

General Ledger Management

Team Leadership

Tax Compliance

Education

Degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Agresso

Profit V7

Job description

GENERAL SUMMARY :

Responsible for preparation of monthly management reports for Metro Pte Ltd, TMC and Idea Shoppe.

Lead & responsible for Accounts Receivable.

Manage and supervising a team of Accounting (?), footets Supervisor/Assistant.

Provide business partnering with all departments to ensure that information provided is timely and accurate to support the month end closing.

Prepare and submit of quarterly GST report for Metro Pte Ltd.

Liaise with internal/external audit and tax agents.

Respond and follow up on internal and external parties’ issues and queries.

• Other ad hoc projects as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Manage and supervise the team in the following functions:
   • Accounts Payable (Trade & Non-Trade)
     • Timely processing of invoices for (non-trade) - HQ
     • Perform SOA reconciliation (Trade & Non-Trade) and resolve discrepancies with vendors
     • Record of customer’s payments
     • Approval of new creation vendors’ maintenance database (Agresso & Profit V7).
   • Accounts Receivable
     • Creation and updating customers’ maintenance database.
     • Ensure timely and accurate billing of invoices and collections.
     • Prepare AR aging analysis report and sales report.
   • Assets
     • Ensure proper capitalisation of cost and recording of depreciation/disposal in compliance with local statutory and Metro’s accounting policies.
     • Ensure timeliness, accuracy and completeness recording of fixed assets transactions in accordance Metro’s accounting policies.
   • General Ledger
     • Responsible for monthly general ledger close activities.
     • Prepare monthly accrual journals entries for 3 entities.
     • Maintain Balance Sheet Schedules
     • Covering of Gift voucher distribution.
2. Prepare monthly commissions computations, landlord report for submission, monthly P&L and Operating Statement/ Notes.
3. Prepare monthly Foreign Currency Rates and submit to Assistant Accountant for approval (load to POS system)
4. Prepare monthly reports (A&P report, Credit Card Sales Commissions, GV, SC Rewards Redemptions Report, Movement of vouchers Report, Corporate Sales & Trade Debtors Analysis Report)
5. Assist in preparation GST returns, ensuring compliance with local tax regulations and timely submission.
6. Co-lead with Accounting Manager end-to-end accounting/ERP system implementation, including requirements gathering, UAT, data migration, and go-live support.
7. Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time in order to maintain staffing flexibility and efficiency.