Accountant, APAC

Job Description

Duties

Duties Include But Are Not Limited To

• Financial Accounting
• Support the accounting and reporting requirements of assigned APAC entities and progressively assume responsibility for designated legal entities.
• Prepare and review month-end journals, accruals, prepayments and supporting schedules.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations, investigate reconciling items and ensure timely resolution.
• Support intercompany accounting, reconciliations and settlement activities across regional entities.
• Prepare management reporting schedules and support Group reporting requirements.
• Maintain fixed asset registers and depreciation schedules.
• Participate in month-end, quarter-end and year-end close activities in line with Group reporting timetables.
• Audit, Statutory Reporting & Compliance
• Assist in the preparation of statutory financial statements and supporting schedules.
• Prepare audit-ready reconciliations and supporting documentation for local and Group audits.
• Coordinate responses to auditor requests and follow up on outstanding information requirements.
• Support local compliance reporting and finance governance requirements across APAC.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure accounting records remain accurate, complete and audit-ready.
• Tax Accounting Support
• Collaborate with the Group Tax team to support tax reporting requirements across APAC entities.
• Support VAT and local tax data checks in collaboration with Group Tax, helping ensure accounting entries are correctly recorded
• Regional Provider & Stakeholder Management
• Coordinate with external accounting firms, auditors, tax advisers and company secretarial providers across APAC.
• Review accounting information and reporting schedules received from local service providers.
• Monitor deliverables and reporting deadlines to support timely month-end close, audit and compliance activities.
• Support HQ close requirements, Group audit deliverables and regional finance projects.
• Partner with commercial and operational stakeholders on finance-related matters, including vendor onboarding, purchase order processes and payment-related enquiries.
• Operational Finance
• Support supplier accounting processes, ensuring transactions are accurately recorded and appropriately authorised.
• Assist with payment proposals, banking administration and cash management activities.
• Review aged balances and follow up on outstanding matters with internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain appropriate supporting documentation and financial controls.
• Continuous Improvement & Finance Transformation
• Contribute to the standardisation of accounting processes across APAC entities, including maintaining SOPs, close checklists and supporting documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve, standardise or automate accounting processes and reporting activities within the department.
• Support the implementation of process improvements, controls and best practices to enhance the quality and efficiency of finance operations.
• Participate in finance transformation initiatives and continuous improvement projects as the department continues to expand.
• Take on ad hoc projects and continuous improvement initiatives as the scope expands into new entities.
  
  

Person Specification


PERPERSOFICATIONSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications / Education

• Diploma or Degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline.
• ACCA, CPA or equivalent professional qualification, or currently pursuing.
  
  

Experience

• 2–3 years of accounting and audit experience.
• Experience supporting month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations and financial reporting activities.
• Experience within a multinational or regional finance environment.
• Exposure to APAC entities and multi-currency accounting.
• Experience supporting statutory audits and financial reporting processes.
  
  

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines across different entities and stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across countries and time zones.
• Proficient in both English and Mandarin, with the ability to communicate effectively in a regional APAC environment.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle or similar.
  
  

Attitude / Other Requirements

• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Keen to develop broad accounting expertise across multiple jurisdictions and finance disciplines.
• Interest in regional finance operations and continuous improvement initiatives.
  
  

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

About Us

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