Finance Controller

SJE MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Singapore is seeking an experienced accountant to ensure accurate books and records. The role requires collaboration with internal and external parties and demands proficiency in accounting systems and MS Office. Key responsibilities include preparing financial statements, managing statutory reporting, and conducting bank reconciliations. An ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and experience in a Big 4 accounting firm or similar environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working in Big 4 accounting firms or fund service providers.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting is required.
• Strong communication skills for liaising with different parties.
• Proficiency in MS Office and accounting systems is a must.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate books and records for business decisions and reporting.
• Review payment lists and expense records in Excel.
• Upload records to the accounting system.
• Perform bank reconciliation against reports.
• Generate various financial reports including budgets and cashflows.

Skills

Experience from Big 4 accounting firms

Fund service provider experience

In-house finance department experience

Good communication

Interpersonal skills

Proficient in MS Office

Knowledge of accounting systems

Education

Bachelor in Accounting

Job description

Job Summary

Ensures accurate books and records to support business decisions, and for statutory reporting, and managing operations and accounting as information repository for Family Office.

Work Activities

Review of operation + Report generation

• Review payment lists and expense records (in excel templates)
• Upload records to accounting system
• Bank reconciliation for expense and cash balances against reports in accounting system
• Maintain records in accounting system
• Generating various expense report, Expense budget variance reports, Cashflow reports, weekly cash reports

Accounting for financial, tax and statutory reporting

• Preparing financial statements for entities and for consolidated Family Office
• Preparing GST assessments for payments to/refunds from IRAS
• Preparing tax information and reports for tax reporting
• Preparing financials for statutory reports
• Ensure that all statutory and internal deadlines are met for reporting purposes.
• Assisting with yearly budget forecast and periodic budget updates.

Collaboration with other parties

• Meeting info requests
• Managing and reviewing operations processes as part of internal controls
• Liaise with tax agents and external service providers

Qualifications and skills

• Experience from Big 4 accounting firms, fund service provider, or in-house finance department
• Bachelor in Accounting
• Good communication and interpersonal skills to liaise with different parties
• Well versed using MS Office and accounting systems