Key Responsibilities:
1. Accounting close and control
- Perform accounting close and control, ensure closing adjusting are taken up before the closure of accounting period.
- Liaise with Porto and India support team for accounting close and control.
- Liaise with the respective stakeholders on any breaks identified from accounting control to ensure that appropriate remediation action is taken before the closure of accounting period.
2. Tax reporting
- Prepare/review tax computation and liaise with tax agent for the filing of tax computation.
- Liaise with APAC Head of Tax or Head office for any tax matters of the Branch.
3. Financial reporting
- Produce HO/ Management reporting package and other HO/ Management reporting requirement.
- Provide prompt support to various stakeholders such as business lines, operation departments, Head Office, or other branches on their operational accounting matters & queries.
- Perform analytical review.
- Prepare/review presentation material for monthly management meeting.
- Support regulatory reporting
4. Statutory reporting
- Coordinate or manage external audit.
- Finalise statutory reporting.
5. Others
- Contribute to projects and NPNA.
- Identify, streamline, and automate BAU processes to improve efficiency.
- Troubleshoot as and when required.
Qualifications:
- Hold an accounting degree or professional qualification.
- Minimum of 5 - 8 years relevant experience in a similar function in the finance department of a bank, Big 4 audit experience will be an advantage.
- Strong knowledge in accounting standards, accounting controls and processes, banking products etc.
- Strong analytical and financial reporting skills.
- Attention to details and able to drive change, where necessary.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and a team player.
- Proficient in MS Office in particular advance Excel skills.
- Knowledge of PowerBI and Alteryx will be an advantage.
- Strong knowledge in accounting system and data.
- Experience in Finance Transformation, such as automation, streamline processes, project management will be a plus.