Accountant
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Accounting, Business Administration, Economics
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Duties & Responsibilities:
- As one of the most crucial roles not just of any finance team, but any company, the Accountant job description is a dynamic role with a multitude of responsibilities, including:
- Ensure timely, accurate month-end closing and financial reporting to Management
- Responsible for preparation and closing of monthly and annual financial statements
- Responsible for accounting processes and tasks (i.e.: AP & AR process, GL, account reconciliation, etc.)
- Coordinate and liaise with internal parties to support intercompany activities
- Support forecasting and budgeting exercise as per corporate guidelines
- Coordinate and liaise with external parties like external auditors, tax agents, corporate secretarial agents, local tax and government authorities where required
- Support and ensure compliance with all finance filing requirements, tax filing requirement, audits, procedures and forms both statutory and internal
- Assist in new processes and system implementation when required
- A qualification in the following is particularly favoured:
- Accounting/Business/Economics degree
- CPA / ACCA or its equivalents
- An Accountant job description can also include the following soft and technical skills to have
- Other soft and technical skills:
- Good working knowledge of IFRS
- Well-versed in MS Office, especially MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Familiar with Accounting software such as Xero, Quickbooks, MS Dynamics is a plus
- A self-starter who is able to plan, organise and take initiative to meet job objectives and deadlines independently
- Can-do attitude, driven and passionate about work
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
