Senior Group Accountant

Position Location: Singapore

This is a Full-time position with a Hybrid working model (As required by local legislation or closest office policy.)

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Role Overview

Reporting to the Head of Group Finance, we are looking for a Senior Group Accountant to join our headquarters in Singapore. The incumbent will have close interaction with various corporate functions at headquarters, the regional finance teams (E.g. U.S, Asia Pacific, EU region) & the group finance team of both shareholders for group report consolidation.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with regional and HQ finance team, support the head of Group Finance to oversee the month-end closing of an operating unit in a global business, including review of work from regional offices and related follow-ups;
• Prepare report to management about financial and operational results, as well as appropriate analysis to assist management in assessing performance;
• Prepare monthly/quarterly/yearly management reporting to both shareholders
• Work with FP&A team on the regular updates of corporate financial model
• Prepare consolidated accounts according to the financial reporting timeline of both shareholders in the required format
• Statutory compliance, including but not limited to financial audits and regulatory reporting, as well as coordination with external consultants in such compliance matters; 
• Ad hoc projects (e.g. operational process review and fine-tuning, systems enhancement, etc.)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy or Finance
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience 
• In-depth understanding of Full sets of Accounting 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English 
• Detailed and process-oriented
• Ability to work independently under pressure and tight deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

• A Professional Accounting Qualification e.g. ACCA or equivalent
• CFA or experience in developing financial modelling is a plus
• Working experience in investment firms are highly preferred
• Hands on experience with group consolidation. Experience in managing different year end reporting under joint venture environment is a strong plus
• Prior experience of working in a multinational environment
• Big 4 experience is preferred