Assistant Financial Controller

Amara Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Amara Singapore is seeking a detail-oriented finance professional to manage the accounting function. You will oversee month-end close, GL reconciliations, and the preparation of financial and statistical reports.

Responsibilities include supervising A/P and A/R, reviewing journal entries, bank reconciliations, inventory variances, and supporting audits and tax submissions. The role requires strong controls and teamwork in a hotel setting.

Qualifications

• Requires strong accounting fundamentals and accuracy.
• Experience with month-end processes and GL accounting is preferred.
• Ability to coordinate internal and external audits and statutory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Supervise month-end closing and ensure timely financial/statistical reports.
• Reconcile all GL accounts monthly and investigate variances.
• Oversee A/P and A/R processes; reconcile bank accounts and investigate variances.
• Review all journal entries and supporting vouchers, notes, and checks.
• Ensure payments are supported by invoices and documentation.
• Verify inventory accuracy and resolve variances.
• Support Financial Controller in daily accounting operations and team supervision.
• Assist in training and development of accounting staff.
• Ensure compliance with hotel policies and internal controls; suggest improvements.
• Coordinate data collection for management reports and industry/statistics.
• Attend meetings and cover the Accounts department in absence of FC.
• Assist in internal/external audits and property tax submissions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Month-end closing

GL reconciliations

Audit coordination

Journal entries review

Accounts payable/receivable

Bank reconciliation

Internal controls

Financial reporting

Job description

1. Supervise the month-end closing of the books and ensure the timely completion of all financial and statistical reports according to the predetermined datelines.

2. Ensure all General Ledger accounts are reconciled monthly and material variances investigated.

3. Oversee Income Audit, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable and ensure the timely reconciliation of bank accounts, income audit and any unexplained variances must be promptly investigated and reported.

4. Review all journal entries, vouchers, checks, debit/credit notes, etc.

5. Check payment vouchers and ensure that the payments are supported by invoices and the required supporting.

6. Ensure inventories are properly taken and variances with book values are promptly investigated and resolved.

7. Assist the Financial Controller in managing the day-to-day operations of the Accounts department, ensure a smooth and effective daily work routine of the Accounting employees.

8. Assist the Financial Controller in the supervision, training and development of Accounting employees.

9. Ensure compliance to the hotel's policies and procedures, internal control requirements and recommend changes to enhance the procedures as may require.

10. Co-ordinate the collection and compilation of reports and statistical data required by the management, statistics survey for hotel industry and other statutory board.

11. Attend meetings and take charge of the Accounts department in the absence of the Financial Controller.

12. Assist in internal and external audit and property tax submission.

13. Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.