Job Summary
Responsible to lead a team of accounting professionals to provide a full suite of accounting services to clients in different industries.
Duties & Responsibilities
Technical Enquiries
- Proficient understanding of Singapore Financial reporting Standards (SFRS), Singapore payroll compliance and Singapore Goods and Services Tax (GST) regulations
- Manage a portfolio of clients including clients expectations, deliverables and deadlines
- Plan, monitor staff-planners and budget corresponding fees-allocation
- Ensure completeness, quality of subordinates deliverables, and clients deadlines when performing review of the following services as stated in the respective Letter of Engagement with clients:
Setup of computerized accounting system and Chart of Accounts (COA)
Preparation of monthly/quarterly/half-yearly/yearly management statements
Liaison with auditors for the finalization of year end audited accounts,
Filing of GST Application
Preparation & Filing of quarterly GST returns
Preparation of Unaudited financial statements
Preparation of financial statements in XBRL format
Provision of accounting administrative services
Preparation of payroll services
- Ensure quality control and compliance with SFRS standards, GST regulations and prevailing payroll statutory governance (CPF, MOM & IRAS)
- Identify changes in statutory regulations, research/recommend changes and implement efficient SOPs
- Highlight and discuss issues resulting from detailed review on day-to-day jobs and provide recommended solutions
- Attend and conduct meetings with new and existing clients
- Understand client's request/queries, endeavour to communicate the solution which the client is able to comprehend
Supervisory Skills
- Supervise associates/seniors/supervisors by providing guidance and technical assistance
- Coach, motivate and develop team members to attain experience that cultivate technical competencies
- Facilitate and/conduct in-house discussions/forums
- Conduct in-house training
Customer Services
- Cross sell services of the BSL Group to new/ existing clients
- Respond to client's feedback
- Build client services relationship
Others
- Assist in research and shortlisting potential technical software vendors
- Assist in testing, implementation, preparation of training material of selected technical software
- Assist in resolving, upgrading and maintaining Company implemented technical software issues and/or training material
- Manage billings and collections
- Organize and facilitate technical exhibitions as and when held
- Fulfil any other duties as and when assigned by the management
Requirements:
- Possess a Degree in Accountancy or qualifications in professional accounting
- Has at least 3-5 years of relevant experience in an accounting firm, preferably in an outsourcing services environment
- Possess good business sense and ability to relate well with clients
- Able to multi-task and work under pressure to meet specific timelines
- Possess good communication and excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to motivate and energize the team
- Possess proven management/ leadership with technical/problem solving skills
- Must be proactive, analytical, committed and take ownership
- Possess the interest to learn/upgrade to new skills/technologies
Accounts Manager position will be offered to candidates
on a case by case basis.
