Senior Record-to-Report (R2R) Specialist - Basic Japanese Language

ADECCO PERSONNEL PTE LTD; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 54,000 - 78,000; Full time

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Job summary

ADECCO PERSONNEL PTE LTD is partnering with a leading technology company to support regional finance operations in Singapore. The role involves managing day-to-day R2R/GL activities, ensuring SLA compliance, and coaching team members to achieve timely, accurate financial reporting.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance and at least 3 years of experience in R2R/GL, with SAP experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations for assigned engagements and build strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Ensure workload is effectively managed, with minimal backflow to the client, while meeting SLA requirements.
• Coach and support team members to allocate work and meet deadlines.
• Prepare and maintain operational and financial reports for business and client reporting.
• Perform VAT/GST reconciliations and ensure data accuracy.

Job description

Adecco is partnering with one of the most influential technology leaders in the industry. The organization operates four shared service centers around the world today. As a regional hub, we continually strive to provide high standards of performance and to support the explosive growth in the Asia Pacific region.
Working Location: 2 Fusionopolis Way (5 min walk from one-north mrt)
Working Schedule: Mon to Fri, 8:30am to 5:30pm (2 days WFH)

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations for assigned engagements and build strong, collaborative relationships with clients and key stakeholders.
• Ensure workload is effectively managed, with minimal backflow to the client, while consistently meeting agreed Service Level Agreement (SLA) requirements.
• Coach and support team members to ensure work is appropriately allocated and completed accurately and within agreed timelines.
• Prepare and maintain operational and financial reports to meet business and client reporting requirements.
• Perform reconciliation of VAT tax invoices against SAP records to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Review POS exception reports and investigate incomplete, unusual, or irregular transactions, ensuring timely resolution.
• Prepare and submit ASP labour claims.
• Download and review divisional Control Data and extract General Ledger (GL) detailed listings for analysis.
• Download GST reports and consolidate data by tax code for reporting and reconciliation purposes.
• Download Japan withholding tax payment information and apply the appropriate foreign exchange (FX) rates.
• Collate and update asset disposal information in the Fixed Asset (FA) portal/script.
• Perform revenue reconciliations between Financial Statement balances and GST reporting data to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Consolidate monthly financial and tax data to support annual tax audits and withholding tax (WHT) filing requirements.
• Identify and implement opportunities for process improvements, workflow enhancements, automation, and operational efficiencies.
• Perform other duties and ad hoc tasks related to the role as assigned by the manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in Record-to-Report (R2R), General Ledger (GL), financial reporting, or a similar finance function.
• Experience with SAP is preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Experience in tax reporting, GST/VAT compliance, reconciliations, and audit support.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with both internal teams and clients.
• A proactive mindset with a strong focus on accuracy, service delivery, and continuous improvement.
• Basic proficiency in reading Japanese to understand some Japanese invoice/ documents.

*Please note that this is a 1 year contract role, renewable/ extendable.