The posting
Position Summary:
The Senior Accountant is responsible for the end-to-end management and hands-on execution of accounting, financial reporting, tax compliance, statutory reporting, and financial control activities across a portfolio of legal entities, including manufacturing operations and investment holding entities. Acting as a key finance partner, this role ensures the integrity of financial records,compliance with regulatory requirements, timely month-end and year-end close processes, and effective internal controls, while working closely with business stakeholders, auditors, tax advisors, and shared service teams to support operational and strategic business objectives.
Primary Responsibilities:
1. Financial Accounting & Reporting
· Performhands-on monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities for assignedlegal entities.
· Prepareand post journal entries, accruals, provisions, and other accountingadjustments.
· Preparebalance sheet reconciliations and ensure timely resolution of reconcilingitems.
· Maintainthe integrity of the general ledger and chart of accounts.
· Preparefinancial statements, management reports, and supporting schedules inaccordance with applicable accounting standards and corporate policies.
· Analyzefinancial results and investigate significant variances.
· Ensurecompliance with internal reporting deadlines and group reporting requirements.
2. TaxCompliance & Management
· Supportdirect and indirect tax compliance activities across assigned entities.
· Supportand coordinate with internal tax department and/or tax advisors on below topics:
· Corporate income tax returns
· GST/VAT returns
· Withholding tax filings
· Transfer pricing documentation
· Tax provisions and deferred taxschedules
· Liaisewith external tax advisors and tax authorities on compliance and tax-relatedmatters.
· Supportchanges in tax regulations and implementation of required actions.
· Maintaintax schedules and supporting documentation for audits and statutory filings.
3.Manufacturing Finance Oversight
- Support the manufacturing entity on accounting and financial control matters.
- Perform inventory accounting and inventory reconciliations.
- Review inventory movements and support physical stock counts.
- Ensure proper accounting for:
- Raw materials
- Work-in-progress
- Finished goods
- Manufacturing overheads
- Assist in monitoring product costing and manufacturing variances.
- Partner with Operations and Supply Chain teams to improve inventory accuracy and cost control.
- Support AP and AR activities and resolve accounting issues relating to procurement, logistics, and sales transactions.
4.Statutory Compliance & Audit
- Prepare statutory reporting schedules and supporting documentation for assigned entities.
- Coordinate with external auditors during interim and year-end audits.
- Ensure compliance with local statutory, regulatory, and corporate requirements.
- Prepare audit schedules, financial disclosures, and responses to auditor inquiries.
- Support statutory filings and regulatory submissions.
5.Internal Controls & Risk Management
- Maintain effective financial controls and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Perform review and monitoring of key control activities.
- Support internal and external audit reviews and remediation of audit findings.
- Identify control gaps, accounting issues, and process inefficiencies, and recommend corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with delegation of authority and financial governance requirements.
6.Stakeholder Management
- Work closely with business stakeholders, shared service teams, and regional finance teams to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Liaise with external auditors, tax advisors, banks, and regulatory bodies on finance-related matters.
- Provide accounting guidance and support to operational teams where required.
7. ProcessImprovement & Projects
- Support finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Participate in ERP implementation, system enhancements, and automation projects.
- Improve reporting quality, operational efficiency, and control effectiveness.
- Support finance-related projects, business restructuring exercises, and integration activities as required.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- CPA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
Experience
- Minimum 5-8 years of relevant accounting and finance experience.
- Strong hands-on experience in full-set accounting, month-end close, financial reporting, and statutory compliance.
- Experience managing accounting activities across multiple legal entities is preferred.
- Manufacturing industry experience is strongly preferred.
- Experience working in multinational corporations and shared-service environments.
- Good understanding of IFRS/SFRS and local statutory reporting requirements.
- Proficient in SAP or equivalent ERP system, Microsoft Excel, and other finance systems.
- Experience in audit coordination, tax compliance, and process improvement initiatives.
Key Competencies
- Strong technical accounting knowledge.
- Hands-on and detail-oriented with the ability to work independently.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
- Effective stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on accuracy, controls, and operational efficiency.



