Accountant – Full Set Accounts

About the role

A hands-on Accountant is sought to join the Finance team, reporting directly to the Financial Controller. The role covers the full set of accounts for one entity and supports reporting for another, with exposure to audit, tax and corporate secretarial work.

Key responsibilities

• Handle the full set of accounts for one group entity, including journal entries, monthly closing, fixed asset register, schedules (related company, prepayments, deposits, accruals) and payments.
• Prepare and submit quarterly GST returns.
• Prepare monthly management accounts for a second entity, including general and inventory journal entries and stock-take reporting.
• Review royalty calculations and handle the related withholding tax (WHT) filing with IRAS.
• Perform first-level checks on payments for accuracy and supporting documents before approval.
• Complete monthly bank reconciliations across multiple banks.
• Prepare audit schedules and work with external auditors through the annual audit.
• Handle annual corporate tax filing and assist with company secretarial documents such as resolutions.
• Support the group's Variable Capital Company (VCC) fund on ad-hoc finance matters and the annual audit, and support the annual budgeting process and other ad-hoc finance and administrative matters.

Required profile

• Degree in Accountancy or Finance.
• At least 3 to 5 years of full-set accounting experience.
• Meticulous and accurate, with strong ownership of deadlines.
• Able to work independently and manage the full accounting cycle with minimal supervision.
• Proactive in improving processes and controls.
• Clear written and spoken English; able to communicate confidently with auditors, banks and vendors.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of SFRS, GST and Singapore corporate tax.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Nice to have: professional qualification such as ACCA, CA Singapore or CPA, and experience with NetSuite.