Financial Accountant - 12-Month Contract | Python / Automation

Oliver James; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Oliver James is seeking a hands-on Financial Accountant for a 12-month contract in Singapore. The role supports the finance team with day-to-day accounting, month-end close, and tax matters, while exploring automation using Python.

The ideal candidate has a degree in Accounting/Finance, strong GL/AP/AR experience, and advanced Excel skills. It is a multinational, fast-paced environment offering hybrid work with office/home balance.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• Good understanding of general ledger accounting, reconciliations and month-end closing.
• Experience across AP, AR, journal entries and financial reporting.
• Exposure to Singapore GST and Corporate Tax and/or Withholding Tax.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational ability.
• Able to communicate clearly and work independently.
• Multinational, fast-paced environment experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day accounting transactions across sales, purchases, cash flow, AP and AR.
• Maintain and reconcile customer and supplier accounts.
• Perform bank reconciliations and investigate outstanding items.
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Prepare and post journal entries and account schedules.
• Support payment processing and other finance disbursements.
• Prepare documentation for internal and external audits.
• Support Singapore tax matters including GST and Withholding Tax.
• Use Python to automate finance and accounting processes.
• Manipulate and analyse financial datasets.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting workflows and reduce manual processes.
• Support broader finance process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Financial accounting

GL accounting

AP/AR

Month-end close

Excel

Attention to detail

Independent worker

Multinational experience

Python automation

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

Tools

Python

Job description

Financial Accountant | 12-Month Contract | Singapore

We are partnering with a leading global energy organisation to hire a hands-on Financial Accountant to support its Singapore finance team.

This role is ideal for an Accountant who combines strong technical accounting fundamentals with an interest in finance automation and process improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day accounting transactions across sales, purchases, cash flow, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
• Maintain and reconcile customer and supplier accounts
• Perform bank reconciliations and investigate outstanding items
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities
• Prepare and post journal entries and account schedules
• Support payment processing and other finance disbursements
• Prepare documentation for internal and external audits
• Support Singapore statutory tax matters including GST, Withholding Tax and Corporate Tax
• Use Python to automate finance and accounting processes
• Manipulate and analyse financial datasets
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting workflows and reduce manual processes
• Support broader finance process improvement initiatives

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline
• Strong hands-on financial accounting experience
• Good understanding of general ledger accounting, reconciliations and month-end closing
• Experience across AP, AR, journal entries and financial reporting
• Exposure to Singapore GST, Corporate Tax and/or Withholding Tax
• Practical Python experience, ideally within accounting, finance, data processing or automation
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Strong attention to detail and organisational ability
• Able to communicate clearly and work independently
• Comfortable working within a multinational and fast-paced environment

Highly Relevant Experience

Candidates with experience using Python to automate tasks such as reconciliations, data manipulation, reporting, journal preparation or finance workflow improvement would be particularly relevant.

Experience within energy, utilities, trading, insurance, financial services or another complex multinational environment would be advantageous.

Contract Details

• 12-month initial contract
• Potential for yearly renewal
• Singapore based
• Hybrid working arrangement
• Approximately 60% office based and 40% home based
• Full-time, 5 days per week
• Target start within approximately 4 to 6 weeks

Interested?

If you are a Financial Accountant who enjoys combining hands-on accounting with technology and process improvement, we would be keen to hear from you.

Desired Skills and Experience

We are looking for a hands-on Financial Accountant with strong experience across full-set accounting, general ledger, AP/AR, bank reconciliations, journal entries and month-end/year-end closing.

Candidates should have experience supporting audit and Singapore tax matters including GST, Withholding Tax and Corporate Tax.

A key requirement is practical Python experience, ideally using Python to automate finance processes, manipulate financial data, streamline reconciliations or improve accounting workflows.

Strong Microsoft Excel skills, attention to detail and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced finance environment are essential.

Experience within energy, utilities, trading or another complex multinational environment would be advantageous but is not essential.