Financial Accountant

About the role

Lockton, the world's largest privately owned insurance broker, is growing and transforming across Asia. Its Singapore finance team needs a Financial Accountant who supports regulatory, tax, financial and management reporting, treasury and the month-end close, working closely with business leaders and Regional and Group Finance. The role covers MAS and IRAS reporting, management reporting and performance monitoring, and will increasingly move toward business partnering as the finance function modernises.

Key responsibilities

• Regulatory and tax reporting: prepare and submit regulatory returns to MAS and IRAS, the monthly GST return and the annual corporate tax computation and filing, and respond to regulator and advisor queries
• Financial reporting: assist the monthly, quarterly and year-end close, the annual external audit and the financial statements, maintain accurate ledgers through balance sheet reconciliations, and prepare monthly journals
• Management reporting and business partnering: prepare management information reports, explain accounting treatments and results, and support ad hoc analysis requests from senior management and Regional Finance
• Treasury: assist in managing the company's cash balances
• Projects and transformation: contribute to the general ledger migration, redesign of finance processes and system integrations, and help set up new entities
• Mentor and coach team members, including reviewing the work of juniors

Required profile

• Degree educated or equivalent professional experience, with at least 3 years of relevant finance experience
• Qualified accountant (CA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Experience supporting external audits and statutory reporting preferred; insurance or financial services exposure and mentoring experience are an advantage

Required skills

• Good knowledge of IFRS/SFRS and financial reporting, with general ledger, month-end close, reconciliations and financial controls
• Working knowledge of Singapore tax and regulatory requirements (IRAS and MAS)
• Strong Excel and analytical skills, with experience of financial systems and large datasets
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment