Financial Accountant

NICOLL CURTIN TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational corporation in Singapore seeks an experienced Financial Accountant for a contract role. Responsibilities include managing month-end processes and supporting financial reporting systems. Candidates should have a recognized accounting qualification and 8 years of experience, particularly in the APAC region, with strong knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS, and local APAC GAAP. Excellent analytical and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 8 years of working experience preferably with APAC region exposure.
• Excellent team player comfortable with a distributed team.
• Experience in payroll accounting highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage processes related to month-end and quarter-end close.
• Support Finance team in financial reporting systems/tools.
• Initiate and manage process improvement projects.

Skills

US GAAP

IFRS

Local GAAP (APAC)

Financial reporting

Process improvement

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

Education

Recognized accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA)

Tools

ERP systems (Oracle, SAP)

Job description

We're looking for a Financial Accountant with experience in the Corporate Accounting function of a multinational organisation, and is knowledgeable in US GAAP, IFRS, and local GAAP for APAC countries.

Responsibilities:

• Manage processes related to month-end and quarter-end close, including P&L, Balance Sheet and variance analysis
• Manage centralized processes that impact multiple International entities
• Support the Finance team in design, testing and roll-out of financial reporting systems/tools/processes
• Initiate, lead and manage process improvement projects to build for scale
• Review the work of our outsourced partners
• Maintain strong relationships with cross-functional business partners within and outside Finance to execute Corporate Accounting's objectives, providing support to finance management were required including ad hoc financial analysis or special projects

Requirements:

• Recognized accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA)
• 8 years of working experience preferably with APAC region exposure
• Excellent team player who is very comfortable working as part of a larger team located in different locations
• Relevant industry experience with large, fast-growing, multi-national company
• Solid knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS and local GAAP (APAC countries)
• Experience in payroll accounting highly preferred
• Strong computer and analytical skills, including proficiency in Excel
• Excellent planning, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills
• Organized and thorough with desire for continuous improvement
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills Preferred Qualifications
• Big 4 experience highly preferred
• Experience working with an ERP system such as Oracle, SAP
• Related industry experience

This is a contract role based in Singapore.