Overview:
As our Accounting and Finance Associate, you are mainly responsible for supporting the Finance Manager in ensuring the company’s accounting policies and procedures are appropriately supported and complied with.
Job Duties:
- Assist with providing financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data; preparing reports.
- Ensure timely, accurate month-end closing and financial reporting to the management and investors.
- Prepare asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
- Prepare and file GST returns on a quarterly basis.
- Prepare the Singapore Income Tax Return (Form C) and its relevant detailed tax computation.
- Coordinate and liaise with external parties like external auditors, corporate secretarial agents, local tax and government authorities where required.
- Support and ensure compliance with all finance filing requirements, tax filing requirements, audits, procedures and forms both statutory and internal.
- Document financial transactions by entering account information.
- Recommend financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
- Summarize current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other reports.
- Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents.
- Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
- Guide accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions.
- Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
- Secure financial information by completing database backups.
- Maintain financial security by following internal controls.
- Prepare payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements.
- Answer accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations.
- Comply with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.
- Prepare special financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends.
- Maintain the firm’s confidence and protect operations by keeping financial information confidential.
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What skills do I need?
- Diploma in Accountancy/Finance or its equivalent
- Professional accounting qualifications (CPA, ACCA) will be a good addition
- Strong attention to details
- Good working knowledge of the IFRS
- Preferably possessing a minimum 3-4 years of accounting experience
- Meticulous, independent and good interpersonal skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
