Accountant

• Oversee an AR staff to creating and issuing invoices and receipts for tuition fees and other fees, sending reminders to parents to follow up for the outstanding fees.
• Weekly monitor AR staff to update outstanding receivables to the Principal
• Prepare monthly school centre accounts and accounting schedules including bank reconciliation by Financial Year (Jan to Dec) with variance analysis
• Prepare monthly YTD financial performance with in-depth variances analysis, forecast and cashflow update by Academic Year (Aug to Jul), receivables aging status and presentation to the Management.
• Prepare annually budget and monthly forecast update by Academic Year.
• Assist to work out the monthly school reports for FPS insurance
• Involve and support in system migration to IFINANCE
• Prepare journal entries for depreciation, prepayments, accruals and deferred income movements
• Ensure procurement are complied with the SOP, and process suppliers invoices and staff claim payment and student fee refund within 7 days rules.
• Guide AR staff payment process and bookkeeping into accounting system
• Updating payment status for commission payable to the referral agents in the spreadsheet.
• Check staff reimbursement / credit card transactions
• Assisting enhancement of the financial and management reporting system, internal control, policies and procedures
• Liaise with external auditors and tax agents where appropriate
• Other ad hoc duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor of Degree in Accounting
• At least 5 years working experiences, handling full set of financial accounting and reporting role
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, accounting principles and practices
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel formulas to sort and analyse data
• Knowledge of ACCPAC SAGE 300 and/or IFINANCE will be advantageous
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interact with stakeholders at all levels
• A proactive, team-oriented approach and the ability to work independently
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills