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Job Description
- Review and oversee day-to-day Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) activities performed by non-executive staff, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timely processing.
- Review AP invoices, payment processing, supplier reconciliations and ageing, including intercompany payments and receipts.
- Review AR billings, receipts, ageing, customer reconciliations and collection status, and follow upon outstanding and disputed balances with relevant stakeholders.
- Monitor and manage cashflow, including daily cash position, payment requirements, expected receipts and cash flow forecasts, to ensure sufficient liquidity for operational needs.
- Prepare and maintain cashflow forecasts and highlight potential funding requirements or cash flow issues to management.
- Review and ensure timely submission of GST returns and other relevant finance and tax-related requirements.
- Review month-end AP and AR closing activities, including accruals, reconciliations, ageing and outstanding items.
- Handle complex or unusualAP and AR transactions and provide appropriate accounting guidance to non-executive staff.
- Coordinate and respond to internal and external audit queries, including preparation and review of supporting schedules and documentation.
- Ensure compliance with accounting policies, internal controls, statutory requirements and financial policy manual.
- Liaise with internal stakeholders, suppliers, customers, banks and other external parties on AP, AR, cash flow and banking matters.
- Participate in UAT, system enhancements and finance process improvements, including preparing, testing and reviewing system requirements.
- Support and handle adhoc banking matters and finance-related projects as required.
- Identify and implement Kaizen and process improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of AP, AR and Finance Operations.
- Provide guidance and coaching to non-executive staff and support the Finance team in ensuring smoothand timely financial operations.
- Perform other ad hoc duties and assignments as required.
Qualification Requirements
- Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy, Finance, or a related discipline.
- Relevant professional qualification such as ACCA, CA, or CPA would be an advantage.
- Relevant experience in Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, including payment processing, billing, collections, reconciliations and month-end closing.
- Experiencein GST preparation and filing is required.
- Experience in cash flow management and forecasting, including monitoring cashpositions, payments and receipts.
- Good knowledge of SFRS and accounting principles.
- Experience with SAP and Microsoft Excel is preferred.
- Experience in intercompany transactions, external/internal audit matters would bean advantage.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills, with good attention to detail.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to review, guide and support junior/non-executive staff.



