Senior Accountant

Sleek; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company based in Singapore is looking for a finance professional to manage cash flow, tax filings, and ensure compliance with regulations. The role involves preparing financial reports and overseeing payroll management while contributing to a culture of humility and kindness within a flexible work environment. The candidate should have a CPA or equivalent qualification and strong experience in diverse finance roles. Benefits include competitive salaries and opportunities for personal growth, working in a diverse, B Corp certified environment.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Employee share ownership plan

Generous paid time off

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience in a finance-related role.
• At least three years of experience in an in-house finance role.
• Experience managing an audit and accounting across multiple jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly cash position reports across entity bank accounts.
• Execute and review all bank reconciliations promptly.
• Ensure compliance with tax filings and report submissions.
• Oversee payroll processes ensuring accurate payments and contributions.
• Develop and maintain timelines with audit firms.

Skills

Cash management

Tax compliance

Payroll management

Audit management

Fluent English

Education

CPA or CFA or equivalent qualification

Job description

Through proprietary software and AI, along with a focus on customer delight, Sleek makes the back‑office easy for micro SMEs.

We give entrepreneurs time back to focus on what they love doing – growing their business and being with customers. With a surging number of entrepreneurs globally, we are innovating in a highly lucrative space.

We operate three business segments:

1. Corporate Secretary: Automating the company incorporation, secretarial, filing, nominee director, mailroom and immigration processes via custom online robots and SleekSign. We are the market leaders in Singapore with ~5% market share of all new business incorporations.
2. Accounting & Bookkeeping: Redefining what it means to do accounting, bookkeeping, tax and payroll thanks to our proprietary SleekBooks ledger, AI tools and exceptional customer service.
3. FinTech payments: Overcoming a key challenge for entrepreneurs by offering digital banking services to new businesses.

Sleek launched in 2017 and now has around 15,000 customers across our offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK. We have around 500 staff with an intact startup mindset.

We have recently raised Series B financing off the back of >70% compound annual growth in revenue over the last five years. Sleek has been recognised by The Financial Times, The Straits Times, Forbes and LinkedIn as one of the fastest growing companies in Asia.

Backed by world‑class investors, we are on track to be one of the few cash‑flow positive, tech‑enabled unicorns based out of Singapore.

Mission

To drive daily financial operations and ensure the company’s regional cash flow and tax filings are managed flawlessly and on time.

Outcomes

1. Treasury / Cash Management

• Prepare a consolidated monthly cash position report across all four entity bank accounts (SG, HK, AU, UK) and ensure the maintenance of minimum required operating balances.
• Execute and review 100% of all bank reconciliations for all operating and savings accounts, ensuring all reconciling items are cleared within 3 business days.
• Strictly enforce cash disbursement controls (e.g., bank signatory matrix, payment limits) and process all approved payments accurately.
• Track and monitor foreign currency cash balances and execute FX spot trades for intercompany funding or vendor payments as directed by the Financial Controller/CFO.

2. Regulatory & Tax Compliance

• Prepare, review, and coordinate the submission of all corporate tax returns.
• Oversee the timely and accurate preparation and filing of monthly/quarterly indirect tax returns (GST in SG/AU, VAT in UK), ensuring accurate calculation of input/output tax.
• Manage tax provisioning in the general ledger (current and deferred tax) and act as the primary liaison for all tax authority inquiries (IRAS, HKIRD, ATO, HMRC).
• Ensure local financial statements for each entity comply with their respective local accounting standards (e.g., SFRS(I)s in SG, IFRS in HK/AU/UK), including proper documentation for any local adjustments.

3. Payroll Management & Compliance

• Oversee the end‑to‑end monthly payroll process (in‑house or outsourced), ensuring accurate calculation of gross‑to‑net pay, including base salary, bonuses, commissions, and allowable deductions.
• Ensure timely and accurate remittance of all required employee and employer contributions to local authorities (e.g., CPF in SG, Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) in HK, Superannuation in AU, National Insurance (NI) in UK).
• Coordinate and ensure timely submission of all required employee tax documentation and annual returns to the respective tax bodies (e.g., IRAS in SG, HKIRD in HK, ATO in AU, HMRC in UK).

4. Audit Management

• Develop and maintain a consolidated, multi‑jurisdictional audit timeline with the Big Four firm, clearly outlining fieldwork dates, key milestones, and review meetings for each entity.
• Ensure 100% of all requested audit schedules and supporting documentation (Prepared‑by‑Client or PBC lists) are provided to the auditor by the agreed‑upon deadlines.
• Act as the central point of contact for all audit queries, ensuring that 80% of all financial and accounting queries are addressed and resolved internally within 48 hours of receipt.
• Review and reconcile the draft audited financial statements for all entities against the internal general ledger to prevent any unexpected adjustments.
• Oversee the finalisation and approval of the audited financial statements and management letters for all entities.

Required Skills & Experience

1. CPA or CFA or equivalent qualification.
2. At least five years of experience in a finance‑related role.
3. At least three years of experience in an in‑house finance role.
4. Experience managing an audit (does not need to be an ex‑auditor).
5. Experience managing accounting for entities across multiple jurisdictions (including inter‑company agreements).
6. Excellent spoken and written English.

Behavioural Fit

Ownership: This shows reliability and helps build trust within the team. We move fast and need to know that everyone will see things through to completion and proactively help to get things back on track when challenges arise. Accountability is really important to us.

Humility: There is so much we don’t know. Humility allows for open‑mindedness to feedback and a willingness to learn from others. It paves the way for collaboration and creates a positive work environment.

Can have tough conversations in a positive way: It’s not a matter of if, but when difficult interpersonal situations arise. Disagreement, conflict and disappointment are a given in a fast moving business where people care about their work. People that proactively have tough conversations with kindness build empathy, trust and great working relationships.

Some other great things about working at Sleek

Humility and kindness: Humility is a core attribute we hire for, which means we have a culture of not taking ourselves too seriously and being able to laugh. Kindness is also incredibly important. We are committed to creating and nurturing a diverse and inclusive environment.

Flexibility: You’ll be able to work from home. If you need to start early or start late to cater to your family or other needs, we don’t mind, so long as you get your work done and proactively communicate. You can also work fully remote from anywhere in the world for one month each year.

Financial benefits: We pay competitive market salaries and provide staff with generous paid time off and holiday schedules. Certain staff at Sleek are also eligible for our employee share ownership plan and can share in the upside of our stellar growth trajectory as we work toward listing on a prominent stock exchange in the Asia Pacific region.

Personal growth: You’ll get a lot of responsibility and autonomy at Sleek – we move at a fast pace so you’ll be making decisions, making mistakes and learning. There’s also a range of internal and external facing training programmes we run. We’re also at the forefront of utilising AI in our space and are developing a regional centre of AI excellence. It is our intention that if you leave Sleek, you leave as a more well‑rounded person and professional.

Sleek is also a proudly certified B Corp. Since we started our journey in 2017, we’ve been committed to building Sleek as a force for good. In just over five years, we’ve joined a community of industry leaders like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry’s, and P&G who are building an inclusive, equitable, and a regenerative economy. We have planted over 29,271 trees to reforest our ecosystem and saved 7 tons of paper from landfills by processing over 1.4M pages through SleekSign. We aim to be Carbon Neutral by 2030.

About the Interview Process

The successful candidate will participate in the below interview stages.

It might seem like a lot – but fear not – we come prepared! We anticipate the process to last no more than three weeks from start to finish depending on your availability.

Whether the interviews are held over video call or in person will depend on your location and the role.

Interview Stages

• HR Screening – A ~30 minute call with our Talent Acquisition Lead.
• Case study / Technical Round – A ~90 minute live Case Study Presentation with Chief of Staff / Incumbent CFO.
• Behavioural fit interview – A final interview with our CFO.
• References checks & Offer

Requirement for background screening

• Your education.
• Any criminal history.
• Any political exposure.
• Any bankruptcy or adverse credit history.

Please be aware that Sleek is a regulated entity and as such is required to perform different levels of background checks on staff depending on their role. This may include using external vendors to verify the items listed above. We will ask for your consent before conducting these checks. Depending on your role at Sleek, an adverse result on one of these checks may prohibit you from passing probation.

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