Title:  Assistant Manager, Finance Client Support

Job Summary

Manage general accounting activities, including general ledger recording and accounting for inventory, accounts receivable, accounts payable, tax, corporate finance, treasury, etc. Prepare financial reports for internal/external statutory reporting

General Responsibilities

• Manage departmental operating budgets and costs according to annual allocation to ensure efficient usage of resources (where applicable)
• Implement accounting processes and strong internal controls to ensure governance over accounting and reporting activities
• Manage the timely and accurate recording of general journal/ledger entries, including month-end and year-end closing activities in accordance to local/international accounting standards
• Prepare inventory reports, provisions and inventory write-offs. Prepare the monthly accounts receivable and accounts payable status reports, debtors' aging, collections status, etc. for decision-making purposes
• Manage tax accounting, computations and tax filing according to local tax requirements. Handle all matters related to corporate finance, treasury, working capital management, foreign exchange, etc.
• Prepare financial budgets, accounts analyses, reconciliations and analyze budget-to-actual variances. Prepare financial reports for internal/external statutory reporting
• Manage continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the timeliness, accuracy and quality of accounting and financial reporting
• Partner with the relevant internal stakeholders on their financial information needs and analyses for decision-making/internal audit purposes
• Manage key external stakeholders in driving timely and quality external audit process and reporting

Functional Skills and Knowledge

• Demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of the business and industry
• Demonstrate sound knowledge and application of local/international accounting standards, principles and practices
• Proven hands-on experience in SAP accounting applications is an advantage
• Demonstrate advanced research and analytical skills
• Demonstrate proficiencies in office productivity tools (e.g. Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
• Demonstrate fluency in English (both written and spoken)

Education

Degree or professional qualification in Accounting/Finance or a related discipline