About Hawksford:
With nearly 500 professionals across 15 locations, our clients are at the centre of everything we do. We are committed to making every interaction meaningful and productive, and this is the case for all our institutional, entrepreneurial, and high-net-worth clients across the globe. We have helped families to take care of their wealth, entrepreneurs to succeed, multinational companies to operate and transact, and funds to maximise their returns.
Introduction:
As an Accountant, your responsibilities will involve collaborating closely with clients on various accounting and payroll assignments. It will be essential for you to meet the clients deliverables within the specified deadlines. You will also be leading a team and ensure the team delivers the deliverable to client in a professional manner.
Job descriptions:
- Lead a team of accounting executives and ensure on-time and error-free delivery of accounting, tax, payroll and related services for an international client base
- Liaise with and advise clients on accounting, compliance, taxation and related matters
- Work closely with the team to ensure high quality delivery of all services
- Manage and build long-term relationships with clients (internal and external) and with the objective to maximise clients satisfaction and the organisation revenue
- Provide the necessary expertise, advice and guidance to the team members in all relevant areas including financial accounting, preparation of financial statements, taxation, payroll, GST, etc.
- Liaise with statutory bodies, audit firms and partners as necessary
- Expand and grow service offerings to increase revenue for the department
- Work with Biz Dev & Marketing team in business development activities such as preparing write-ups on relevant topics, participating in talks, seminars, events, etc.
Required Qualification, Skills & Experience
- Chartered Accountant (CA, Singapore or equivalent qualification) with at least 5 years of accounting & tax experience
- Possess relevant people management knowledge and skills.
- Preferably experience working from or currently in Accounting and Tax Firms
- Good understanding of the related regulatory policies
- Excellent accounting & tax knowledge with strong sense of business acumen
- Ability to manage, lead and ensure highest quality services provided by the team
- Strong interpersonal, communication and customer service skills, especially working with international clients
- Ability to organise and prioritize work with minimum supervision
- A leader and team player with a can-do attitude with strong initiative and thrives in a fast-growing organisation with the ability to pay attention to detail and work to tight deadlines
- Proficiency with Microsoft office and accounting software such Xero.
- Ability to provide strong references
Attitude Required
- A team player with a can-do attitude with strong initiative and credibility and thrives in a fast-growing organisation with the ability to pay attention to detail and work to tight deadlines
- Resilient and able to work independently to organise and prioritize work with minimum supervision.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and analytical skills
