Accountant

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, the Accountant will be assisting in a wide range of operational and accounting responsibilities in a fast-paced, high-growth fintech organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Accounts Receivables

• Working together with customers (especially banks) on the on-boarding process in their procurement systems as well as resolving any invoice reconciliation queries.
• Setting up new customers in the accounting system for invoicing.
• Creating and sending out invoices from the accounting system to clients.
• To work with sales operations customer ageing profile and following up on overdue receivables.
• Assist with the month-end reconciliation and maintain AR ageing listing.

Accounts Payables

• Assist to compile monthly payment reconciliations for posting into the accounting system.
• Assist to compile invoices for approval and processing for payment.
• Setting up new vendors in the accounting system for payment purposes.

Closing, budgeting and forecast

• Assist the Senior Finance Manager with the preparation of the Company’s annual budget.
• Work closely with key stakeholders to update the monthly forecasts accurately and timely.
• Assist the Senior Finance Manager with month-end closing tasks, which includes maintaining the AR/AP aging, and other Balance Sheet and Profit or Loss schedules as required.
• Hold responsibility for the month-end close timetable and reporting process across the group.
• Assist with preparing the monthly/quarterly financial reports, variance analysis and other reports with timely financial information.
• Assist in the design and implementation of internal control policies and company internal accounting policies.

Audit, GST and Tax filings

• Liaising with the Company’s external auditors for annual statutory audits.
• Assist the Senior Finance Manager with the quarterly filing of GST.
• Assist the Senior Finance Manager with ECI and statutory tax filings.

Job requirements

Key Requirements

• Minimum a Diploma/Degree/ACCA in Finance/Accounting or related discipline.
  
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in handling full set of accounts.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

Functional competencies

• Extensive experience across GL, AP and AR.
• Experience in performing group consolidation and intercompany reconciliation.
• Experience in GST filing.
• Knowledge of Oracle Netsuite are a big plus.

Professional Competencies

• Meticulous and organized with a positive working attitude.
• Confident in handling a wide range of responsibilities.
• Ability to multi-task and work as a team to meet deadlines.
• Proven ability to work independently.
• Strong communications and interpersonal skills.
• Prior experience in a Big 4 audit firm is a plus.
• Experience working for a Fintech/SaaS is a plus.
• Experience working in a start-up environment is a plus.