Client Accounting, Executive

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

Job summary

Trident Trust is seeking a client accounting professional to maintain timely financial records for offshore and Singapore client entities. You will perform full set bookkeeping, monthly reconciliations, and prepare financial statements and schedules in line with applicable standards.

Responsibilities include liaising with administrators, auditors and tax agents, meeting statutory deadlines, and ensuring accurate posting of transactions in Viewpoint with strong Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in full set bookkeeping and preparation of Financial statements.
• Familiar with Investment holding companies and Family offices; knowledge of FRS 109/FRS 107 is advantageous.
• Experience with Form C-S preparation is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Timely maintenance of financial records for client entities, in consultation with the responsible administrator.
• Preparation of financial statements and working papers.
• Liaison with administrators, auditors and tax agents to meet statutory deadlines.
• Offshore: full set bookkeeping and revaluations; Singapore: F/S in accordance with SFRS and XBRL.

Skills

Full set bookkeeping

Financial statements

Viewpoint

Excel

Singapore FRS

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Professional qualification or progress towards an approved qualification

Tools

Viewpoint

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Trident Trust is a leading independent provider of corporate, trust and fund services to the financial services sector worldwide, employing over 1,100 staff across a global footprint that spans Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East. Client focused and service oriented, we only employ individuals who are professionally minded, committed and able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills.

The Role

To provide assistance to the client accounting team and to ensure the timely and accuracy in the financial records of the corporate or trust client entities of Trident, including other TCSPs managed by Trident in Singapore.

Reporting Line

• Client Accounting, Manager

Duties

Timely maintenance of financial records for client entities, in close consultation with the responsible administrator, including:

• Ensuring accounting records are accurately updated on a timely basis to meet deadlines
• Preparation of Financial statements and working papers (further details below)
• Liaison with administrators, auditors, and tax agents to obtain / provide information to enable company to meet statutory filing deadlines
• Other ad-hoc duties assigned

Specifically, regarding Offshore companies:

• Full set bookkeeping (Monthly reconciliation of bank balances and securities quantity balances, recording payment of invoices etc.)
• Revaluation of year end balances (i.e. foreign currency revaluation, calculate and post Fair value adjustments for investments)
• Preparation of Financial statements and working papers (i.e. Reconciliation workings between Viewpoint and bank statements)
• Monitoring and following up with administrators for client entity transactions such as supporting documents for accounting entries (e.g. NAV statements of privately held investments, Cash surrender value of insurance policies etc.)

Specifically, regarding Singapore companies:

• Full set bookkeeping (Monthly reconciliation of bank balances and securities quantity balances) and maintain supporting documents referenced in sequence by journal numbers
• Preparation of Financial statements in accordance with SFRS, supporting schedules and year end confirmation balances
• Preparation of Financial statements in XBRL format
• Preparation of Form C-S & Tax computation for Companies

Skills and Knowledge

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in full set bookkeeping and preparation of Financial statements
• Familiar with Investment holding companies (i.e. holding of listed securities and private investments), Family offices, FRS 109 and FRS 107 – Financial instruments and Disclosures for Financial instruments will be highly advantageous
• Experience with preparation of Form C-S will be highly advantageous
• Relevant professional qualification or ability and commitment to work towards an approved relevant professional qualification; alternatively, an employee may be qualified by experience
• Good knowledge of Singapore FRS
• Expertise in using Viewpoint, Microsoft Excel
• Excellence in bookkeeping and reconciliation abilities
• Excellent numeracy skills and accuracy
• Meticulous with eye for detail
• Efficient and good time management skills to ensure statutory deadlines are met (i.e. ECI, AGM, Form C-S, AEOI)

Remuneration

An attractive compensation package will be based upon the successful candidate’s relevant experience and overall suitability of the position.