Accountant Contractor for 6 mths - 1 year
Accountant Contractor for 6 mths - 1 year
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Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Accountant (Contractor) to join our finance team in Singapore. In this role you will provide finance support to Korea and Hong Kong entities including regional businesses and be accountable for all aspects related to finance and accounting. Reporting directly to the Finance Manager Asia this position will complete all financial and management reporting ensuring accuracy and timeliness in the various systems. This role will also be responsible for managing local statutory accounts local/income tax and VAT filing other reporting requirements and cash management including dividend and intra group loan. This role will also support regional Treasury operation.
Accounting & Financial Operations
- Ensure consistent use and appropriate application of the global chart of accounts and accounting principles and policies.
- Timely & accurate month interim and year end close activities
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations
- Monitor business control effectiveness and develop/execute improvement plans to assure accurate financial reporting.
- Support the Regional Account Payables and Receivables performance metric.
- Support treasury matters such as loan financing bank guarantee applications etc.
- Responsible for cash forecast defining funding and hedging requirements and ensuring Divisional Treasury policies are adhered to
- Arrange intra group loan and dividend working with divisional tax team.
- Support all internal and external audits
- Support improvement and internal control initiatives
Budgetary
- Work with Budget Owners to get an understanding of performance.
- Work with regional FP&A team for budget variance commentary and reporting.
- Target areas of expense overruns/inconsistencies and implement corrective measures.
Tax & Compliance
- Provide statutory account tax filing and other reporting to local authority in a timely manner.
- Run and report monthly minimum control to ensure accuracy of financial reporting.
- Monitor and assess business control environment and take action to improve it if weakness is found.
Qualifications :
- Bachelors degree in Accountancy (or equivalent) from a recognized institute or equivalent professional qualifications such as ACCA
- Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in accounting or finance with a proven track record in an accounting role
- Experience in Manufacturing industry/Trading industry
- Experience of working in wellestablished global multinationals with matrix reporting structures.
- Experience in data management including use of business intelligence reporting and finance systems. Knowledge of SAP is a must.
- Good communication in English and Chinese
- Outstanding organizational skill and good interpersonal skill
- Detailsoriented and proactive
- Ability to work under pressure and selfmanage
- Ability to work in a team
Additional Information :
Join us and well help build your career with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business both locally and globally. Youll experience an inclusive environment with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. Youll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing financial and lifestyle perspective.
Join us and work for a worldleader with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.
We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race colour religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin economic status disability age or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics where we celebrate support and embrace diversity.
At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation including but not limited to interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our careers website (Careers Smiths Group plc)
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Contract
Employment Type
Contract
