Senior Accountant - Financial Controlling

About the role

Aspire builds a financial operating system for global founders, combining banking, software and automation. Its Finance team covers six verticals, including Financial Controlling, and is looking for a Senior Accountant to support the management of all Singapore companies' accounts, ledgers and reporting systems. The role sits in the Financial Controlling vertical.

Key responsibilities

• Support the management of all Singapore companies' accounts, ledgers and reporting systems, ensuring compliance with local standards, IFRS and regulatory requirements.
• Support the month-end close process for all Singapore companies and enable accurate, efficient financial results and reporting within tight deadlines.
• Build and grow cross-functional relationships to resolve month-end issues, build new financial processes for new product launches and improve process efficiency.
• Evaluate and improve accounting procedures, processes and systems to standardise the close process and ensure efficient operations across the group.
• Work with Singapore auditors and prepare audit workpapers and memos on time.
• Build on internal controls, financial systems and processes to ensure accurate reporting, data integrity, governance compliance and asset safeguarding.
• Work with the Tax team to review local tax filings and returns such as withholding tax, VAT and annual tax returns.

Required profile

• Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Formal education in Accounting or Finance and demonstrated technical accounting expertise.
• Experience in a Big 4 firm preferred; experience in Financial Services, Fintech and Credit businesses is a strong plus.
• Strong leadership, team-building and interpersonal skills; self-motivated and able to work independently while managing several projects.

Required skills

• Strong proficiency in corporate accounting and the relevant GAAP rules and regulations.
• Strong grasp of artificial intelligence concepts and the ability to apply AI tools and frameworks to real-world problems at Aspire.