Cost Accountant (Budgeting / Finance / Accounts / Contract)

Manpower Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Singapore is seeking a Cost Accountant for a 12-month contract. The role involves ensuring the accuracy of transactions, enforcing internal controls, and supporting budgeting processes. Candidates should possess a degree in Accountancy along with 5-8 years of relevant experience in manufacturing or public accounting. Proficiency in SAP and financial analysis is required. This position offers up to $6,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of relevant experience in manufacturing or public accounting.
• Knowledge of FRS and IFRS.
• Proficiency in financial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accuracy of operational transactions.
• Assist in month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Implement financial tools for performance review.

Skills

Product costing

Production analysis

Financial accounting

Variance analysis

Use of Microsoft Office applications

SAP proficiency

Education

Degree in Accountancy

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Cost Accountant (Budgeting/ Finance/ Accounts/ Contract)

12 Months Contract

Location: Tuas

Up to $6,000 depending on experience

Industry: Pharmaceutical

Our client aims at creating a new manufacturing concept consisting of a new generation of evolutive multi-product facilities, modular, adaptable, and agile, leveraging new disruptive technologies, to better address vaccine business challenges.

JOB PURPOSE

• Ensuring the accuracy and completeness of operational transactions;
• Enforcing internal controls and other finance controlling procedures;
• Fulfilment of all reporting deadlines; and being the finance partner to other departments

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Assist in month-end and year-end closing by preparing the necessary MJE for A2R to post in blackline. To run month-end Opex WBS settlement and perform the necessary reconciliation.
• Responsible for setting up project master data in SAP.
• Coordinate with global Finance counterpart and global internal Control team, support SGP process owners to conduct yearly self-assessment (CSA) / internal control testing (ICT), follow up action plans and ensure on-time action closure.
• Responsible for supporting rigorous site budget build-up process as below:
• Set up spending template and work closely with stakeholders to gather and validate the budget input.
• Compare actual spend against budgets and forecasts, and perform variance analysis to explain the differences in performance and make improvements going forward.
• To support budget upload data into TM1 platform.
• Implement dashboard such as Power Bi or other Financial tools to support stakeholder for monthly performance review.
• Support quarterly and yearly stock take with Supply Chain and spare parts inventory count with Engineering.
• Perform any other duties as assigned and directed.

REQUIREMENTS

• Possess a Degree in Accountancy;
• Possess 5-8 years of relevant working experience in similar manufacturing companies, with the first few years in a public accounting firm;
• Possess working knowledge of product costing and production analysis;
• Be proficient in financial accounting and analysis;
• Have working knowledge of FRS and IFRS;
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications and SAP;

CONTACT

Lim Pey Chyi - [e-mail]
Recruitment Consultant (R2090579)
Manpower Staffing Services (S) Pte Ltd
EA Licence: 02C3423

PERSONAL DETAILS

Apple, Pey Chyi Lim EA License No.: 02C3423 Personnel Registration No.: R2090579

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