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Job Description
Job Title: Senior Accountant – Singapore
Location: Singapore (Local Hire / Singapore Citizen or PR preferred)
Reports to: Finance Manager/Director
Role Overview:
Singapore serves as the international corporate and financial anchor of our business. We
are seeking an agile, proactive Senior Accountant to formally establish and take
ownership of the full sets of accounts across 3 Singapore entities. In addition to regular
financial controllership and statutory compliance, this role will play a hands-on role in
implementing our new enterprise financial software, laying the operational bedrock that
will unlock automated, non-linear scalability for the finance function.
Key Responsibilities:
- End-to-End Accounting Ownership: Own the full spectrum of accounting
functions (GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Bank Reconciliation) for 3 Singapore
entities, ensuring strict compliance with Singapore Financial Reporting Standards
(SFRS).
- Financial Close & Management Reporting: Drive timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and year-end closes; produce comprehensive management accounts, balance sheet reviews, and variance analyses.
- Tax & Statutory Governance: Prepare quarterly GST filings, corporate income
tax (CIT) calculations, annual returns, and statutory reporting to ACRA and IRAS.
Manage annual statutory audits with external audit teams.
- ERP Implementation & Process Optimization: Serve as a core champion in
rolling out the company's new financial software/ERP; actively participate in chart
of accounts design, historical data migration, user acceptance testing (UAT), and
standard operating procedure (SOP) formulation.
- Automation & Efficiency: Continuously identify operational bottlenecks and
assist in integrating digital/AI-enabled accounting tools to enhance cross-entity
reporting efficiency.
Qualifications:
- Degree in Accountancy/Finance, or professional qualifications (CA Singapore,
ACCA, CPA).
- 3-5 years of relevant full-set accounting experience in Singapore, preferably
managing multi-entity setups in fast-growing tech, trading, or regional corporate
environments.
- Practical, hands-on experience participating in finance system / ERP
implementations (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Xero) is highly desirable.
- Thorough understanding of Singapore tax regulations (GST, CIT rules) and SFRS
framework.
- Advanced Excel capabilities; high tech-savviness with enthusiasm for process
automation and modern finance tools.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; professional
proficiency in Mandarin is a significant plus for liaising with regional stakeholders.
- Structured analytical mindset, strong execution capabilities, and comfort with
building workflows from the ground up.
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Key Skills
GST filings
Digital AI-enabled accounting tools
Tax Statutory Governance
Full-set accounting

