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Accounting Manager
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Experience Required:
Posted:
16 October 2026 (6 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
13 January 2027
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
This role oversees Group accounting operations financial closing consolidation reporting audit tax compliance and budgeting across multiple entities. It also involves managing outsourced accounting providers strengthening financial controls improving accounting processes and supporting accounting system administration and integration.
Job Responsibilities:
1) Accounting Operations and Financial Closing
Lead and review the preparation of full sets of accounts for assigned Group companies.
Ensure timely and accurate closing.
Review balance sheets profit and loss accounts general ledgers journal entries reconciliations and supporting schedules prepared by Accounts Executives.
Review accruals prepayments depreciation foreign exchange adjustments intercompany transactions and other closing entries prepared by Account Executives.
Investigate significant variances unusual balances long-outstanding items and accounting discrepancies and ensure their timely resolution.
Ensure that transactions are properly classified supported and recorded in accordance with applicable
accounting standards and Group accounting policies.
2) Outsourced Accounting Oversight
Coordinate with external accounting firms responsible for the accounting and financial reporting of assigned Group companies.
Establish and monitor reporting timelines for periodic and year-end closing.
Review financial statements management accounts reconciliations schedules and other deliverables prepared by external accounting firms.
Ensure that outsourced accounting records are complete accurate and consistent with the Groups accounting policies and reporting requirements.
Follow up on outstanding information adjustments and accounting issues to ensure timely completion of accounts.
3) Group Consolidation and Financial Reporting
Lead the preparation and review of monthly quarterly and annual Group
consolidation.
Review reporting packages submitted by Group companies and external accounting service providers.
Review intercompany reconciliations eliminations consolidation adjustments and foreign currency translation entries.
Ensure that intercompany differences are investigated and resolved on a timely basis.
Review the financial results of Group companies and provide explanations for significant movements and variances.
Ensure that consolidated financial information is accurate complete and submitted within the Groups reporting timetable.
Prepare and review financial reports and analysis required by senior management.
4) Consolidated Audited Financial Statements and Audit
Draft financial statements and related disclosures.
Support annual statutory audit ensuring audited financial statements are completed and submitted within statutory deadlines.
Prepare audit schedules supporting documents and responses to audit queries.
Review proposed audit adjustments and escalate any significant matters.
Identify recurring audit findings and implement appropriate corrective actions.
5) Tax and Statutory Compliance
Prepare or review estimated chargeable income final tax computations tax returns and supporting schedules.
Ensure that tax computations are reconciled to the accounting records and properly supported.
Manage tax filing timelines and ensure timely and accurate submission of tax returns.
Coordinate tax submissions through external tax agents or directly with the relevant tax authorities as applicable.
Liaise with tax agents and respond to tax-related queries.
Monitor tax filing payment and other statutory compliance deadlines for Group companies.
Review current and deferred tax accounting entries where applicable.
Identify and escalate significant tax exposures uncertain tax positions and compliance matters to senior management.
6) Budgeting and Performance Reporting
Support the annual Group budgeting process.
Coordinate prepare review and consolidate of budgets submitted by divisions.
Review and report actual financial performance against budget forecast and prior periods.
7) Financial Control and Governance
Implement internal controls with oversight from Senior Accounting and Finance
Manager.
Apply Groups chart of accounts and ensure that changes are properly reviewed approved and implemented.
Identify financial and accounting risks control weaknesses recurring errors and process gaps.
Ensure that accounting audit tax and statutory records are properly maintained and retained.
8) Accounting Systems Administration
Act as one of the administrators for the Groups accounting systems managing day-to-day administration maintenance system interfaces between BASSnet and Dynamic 365.
Maintain and control user access roles approval workflows account codes and system configurations and ensure audit trails are maintained.
Coordinate with Information Systems Division and internal users to resolve system issues.
Support system upgrades testing implementation integration of financial information across systems and user training.
9) Process and Systems Improvement
Act as the primary escalation point for accounting and system-related matters.
Support process improvement initiatives across the accounting and financial reporting functions.
Review existing reporting templates workflows and controls; and identify opportunities to improve the efficiency accuracy control and scalability of accounting operations.
10)Team Leadership and Development
Lead guide and support Accounts Executives.
Ensure appropriate work allocation.
Job Requirements
Degree in Accountancy
Minimum 5 8 years of relevant experience with prior audit background preferably with either Big 4 or mid-tier accounting firms
Strong financial statement preparation experience
Solid knowledge of SFRS / IFRS
Experience in multi-entity and regional reporting
ACCA / CA Singapore (qualified preferred)
Working experience with Dynamic 365 is preferred.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage stakeholders across divisions and external service providers.
Attention to detail meticulous and a good team player who can adapt to dynamic work environment and collaborate effectively across departments and offices
Working hours:
Mon to Fri 8.30am - 5.30pm
Required Skills:
Accounting Manager
Required Education:
degree / diploma
