Senior Accounts Officer, General Ledger/Fixed Assets

SMRT Corporation Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

SMRT Corporation Ltd in Singapore is seeking a capable Finance Accountant to manage day-to-day General Ledger and Fixed Assets activities, ensuring compliance with policies and timely postings. Responsibilities include month-end closing, journal entries, reconciliations, audit support, and process improvements; you'll collaborate with AP, AR, FP&A and other units to maintain accurate financial records.

The role offers stability within a busy transport group with opportunities to contribute

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day General Ledger (GL) and Fixed Assets (FA) activities, ensuring transactions are accurately and timely recorded in accordance with accounting policies and procedures.
• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, prepayments, provisions, reclassifications and other month-end adjustments, with appropriate supporting documentation.
• Perform month-end closing activities and ensure all assigned tasks are completed accurately and within the closing timeline.
• Prepare and perform bank reconciliations, investigate reconciling items and follow up on outstanding differences to ensure timely resolution.
• Prepare and circulate trade receivables ageing reports, to the relevant Business Units and update the status based on their feedback and collection follow-up.
• Prepare and perform balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules, investigate reconciling differences and follow up on outstanding items.
• Maintain the Fixed Asset Register, including processing of asset additions, disposals, transfers, depreciation and capitalisation, and ensure the register is reconciled to the GL.
• Perform account analysis and reconciliation and elevate long-outstanding, unusual or unresolved items to the Accountant/Finance Manager.
• Assist with the accounting treatment and recording of new or complex transactions by providing relevant supporting information for review by the Accountant.
• Support year-end audit, tax and statutory reporting activities, including preparation of audit schedules, supporting documents, routine audit queries and XBRL filing, where required.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, financial policies, accounting procedures and statutory requirements.
• Work closely with AP, AR, FP&A, HR, Group Finance, Business Units and other stakeholders to resolve accounting and reconciliation matters.
• Assist with system changes, testing, implementation of new workflows and process improvements within the GL and FA functions.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and Kaizen initiatives to improve efficiency, accuracy and controls.
• Maintain proper and organised accounting records and supporting documentation for audit and reporting purposes.
• Perform other ad hoc finance duties and projects as assigned.

Job description

• Perform day-to-day General Ledger (GL) and Fixed Assets (FA) activities, ensuring transactions are accurately and timely recorded in accordance with accounting policies and procedures.
• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, prepayments, provisions, reclassifications and other month-end adjustments, with appropriate supporting documentation.
• Perform month-end closing activities and ensure all assigned tasks are completed accurately and within the closing timeline.
• Prepare and perform bank reconciliations, investigate reconciling items and follow up on outstanding differences to ensure timely resolution.
• Prepare and circulate trade receivables ageing reports, to the relevant Business Units and update the status based on their feedback and collection follow-up.
• Prepare and perform balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules, investigate reconciling differences and follow up on outstanding items.
• Maintain the Fixed Asset Register, including processing of asset additions, disposals, transfers, depreciation and capitalisation, and ensure the register is reconciled to the GL.
• Perform account analysis and reconciliation and elevate long-outstanding, unusual or unresolved items to the Accountant/Finance Manager.
• Assist with the accounting treatment and recording of new or complex transactions by providing relevant supporting information for review by the Accountant.
• Support year-end audit, tax and statutory reporting activities, including preparation of audit schedules, supporting documents, routine audit queries and XBRL filing, where required.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, financial policies, accounting procedures and statutory requirements.
• Work closely with AP, AR, FP&A, HR, Group Finance, Business Units and other stakeholders to resolve accounting and reconciliation matters.
• Assist with system changes, testing, implementation of new workflows and process improvements within the GL and FA functions.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and Kaizen initiatives to improve efficiency, accuracy and controls.
• Maintain proper and organised accounting records and supporting documentation for audit and reporting purposes.
• Perform other ad hoc finance duties and projects as assigned.