The posting
Senior Accountant
Salary: $4,500 – $6,000 per month Employment Type: Permanent Location: Bishan
Job Description
We are seeking a technically strong and hands-on Senior Accountant to manage accounting and financial operations for one or more legal entities.
This is an individual contributor role with ownership of financial closing, reporting, compliance and day-to-day accounting activities. The successful candidate will also work closely with business teams and external professional service providers to support financial analysis, statutory requirements and continuous process improvements.
Roles & Responsibilities
Financial Accounting & Closing
- Independently manage and execute month-end and year-end closing for assigned entities, ensuring accuracy and timely completion.
- Handle accounting activities across Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR) and General Ledger (GL).
- Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, deferrals and balance sheet schedules.
- Maintain and review the General Ledger and ensure transactions are accurately recorded.
- Prepare and review monthly management accounts and financial reports.
- Prepare and review management and statutory financial statements.
- Analyse revenue and expense accounts and provide explanations for significant variances and trends.
- Ensure accounting records comply with applicable accounting standards, internal policies and statutory requirements.
Tax, Compliance & Audit
- Handle and support corporate income tax, GST and other applicable statutory filings.
- Prepare relevant tax schedules, supporting documentation and information required for tax reporting.
- Coordinate with external tax advisors and service providers where required.
- Handle annual statutory audit requirements and prepare audit schedules and supporting documentation.
- Liaise directly with external auditors and respond to audit queries to facilitate timely completion of annual audits.
- Maintain proper documentation and internal controls in accordance with applicable accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
Business Partnering & Financial Analysis
- Work closely with business and operational teams to understand key financial performance drivers.
- Perform variance and trend analysis and provide relevant financial insights.
- Support budgeting, forecasting and performance tracking activities.
- Partner with cross-functional teams including Operations, Marketing, HR and Strategy on business and finance-related initiatives.
- Provide accounting and financial input to support business decision-making where required.
Process & Systems Improvement
- Identify opportunities to improve financial closing, accounting and reporting processes.
- Support finance system implementation, enhancement and automation initiatives.
- Participate in process improvements using ERP systems, Microsoft Excel and other technology or automation tools.
- Support finance-related projects and entity structuring initiatives where required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related discipline.
- Professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CPA, CA or equivalent will be advantageous.
- Minimum 3 years of relevant accounting experience, including hands-on experience with entity-level accounting or financial closing.
- Strong hands-on accounting experience across AP, AR and GL.
- Strong experience in month-end closing and financial reporting.
- Practical experience handling or supporting corporate tax and GST matters.
- Practical experience handling statutory audits, including preparation of audit schedules and coordination with external auditors.
- Good knowledge of applicable accounting standards and statutory requirements.
- Prior audit or public accounting experience will be advantageous.
- Experience with NetSuite or other ERP systems will be advantageous.
- Exposure to multi-entity or international operations will be advantageous.
- Experience in technology or other fast-paced business environments will be advantageous.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
- Strong analytical, organisational and stakeholder management skills.
- Able to work independently and manage multiple priorities and reporting deadlines.
- Proactive, detail-oriented and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Interested candidates please call/ WhatsApp me at 87152978 or send your resume to [email protected] Victor Gan (R1550441) Swift Search Global Pte Ltd (EA 18C9495)



