Senior Accountant

COUNT ON ME PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional services firm is seeking an experienced accounting manager to lead financial activities for a portfolio of clients. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of accounting experience, strong Excel skills, and familiarity with ERP systems, particularly XERO. Responsibilities include preparing full accounts, processing payroll, and handling GST returns. This role requires a self-driven individual who is detail-oriented and can work under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 or 4 years of experience in Accounting.
• Must demonstrate a high level of attention to detail.
• Self-driven and able to work within tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain the full set of accounts for assigned clients.
• Prepare GST/Withholding Tax returns and statutory yearly reporting.
• Perform full monthly payroll processing including maintaining HR master data.

Skills

IT savvy and comfortable with ERP systems

Proficient in MS Excel

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree in Accountancy or Finance

CA / CPA certification

Tools

XERO

Job description

About the Company

Count On Me is a professional services firm that focuses on providing high quality services to its clients in an outsourced CFO style.

With our rapid expansion we strive to build a dynamic team that provides value added services to SMEs leveraging the latest cloud accounting technologies.

About the role

We are inviting a self-driven individual to lead and manage a full fledge of accounting and finance activities for a client's portfolio. You will have the opportunity to be exposed to a variety of tasks and problems to support international businesses, as well as being involved to other internal commercial matters and corporate secretary type of tasks.

Responsibilities :

Reporting directly to the Team Lead or Directors, understanding the business models of each assigned clients to act as an advisor, the duties and responsibilities are :

• Prepare and maintain the full set of accounts (AR / AP and GL) of the assigned clients' portfolio along with supporting schedules and any other necessary reconciliation, as well as reporting and support cashflow forecasts and variance analysis.
• Prepare GST / Withholding Tax returns as well as statutory yearly reporting (i.e. XBRL files, Financial statements under IFRS and SFRS, etc.).
• Perform full monthly payroll processing including : maintain HR master data, process pay-runs, upkeep social security administration, statutory filing and annual income tax return submissions.
• Prepare the annual tax returns for the assigned clients.
• Assist the other Senior Accountants or Directors with company secretary activities for the assigned clients portfolio.
• Work on any other ad-hoc requests from clients as included in the agreed scope.

Requirements :

• Degree in Accountancy / Finance or CA / CPA
• Minimum 3 or 4 years of experience in Accounting
• Must be IT savvy and comfortable with ERP systems. Experience with app searching and testing for XERO (ideal)
• Proficient in MS Excel is a must
• Well-organized, demonstrate a high level of attention to detail
• Independent, meticulous
• Self-driven and able to work within tight deadlines
• Strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills
• Commercially minded