About the Role
This role is responsible for the preparation of Group consolidation and statutory reporting, ensuring timely, accurate and compliant Group financial statements and reporting packages to the shareholder within tight timelines. The role also provides technical accounting advice, supports SG Market financial reporting, strengthens policy governance across jurisdictions and contributes to continuous improvements in consolidation and reporting processes.
Responsibilities
- Group Consolidation and Statutory Accounts — Prepare statutory consolidated accounts in accordance with SFRS, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timely reporting to top management, shareholder and other stakeholders.
- Shareholder & Subsidiary Reporting — Prepare quarterly and annual reporting packages for the shareholder, and review subsidiaries reporting packages.
- Audit Management — Act as a key liaison with external and internal auditors, managing the audit process effectively and according to agreed schedule.
- Group Accounting Centre of Excellence — As a key member of the team, develop and provide accounting advice to financial accounting teams across HQ and overseas markets, ensuring compliance with SFRS/IFRS including new accounting standards.
- Business Partnering — Partner with the internal departments, including but not limited to Financial Planning & Analysis, Group Shared Services, SG Market Finance teams etc, on finance and accounting matters.
- Financial Reporting — Support financial reporting for the SG market, including the review of the balance sheet, profit & loss statement and supporting balance sheet schedules.
- Policy Maintenance — Maintain and upkeep Group Finance policies across markets.
- Continuous Improvement — Drive continuous improvement initiatives, enhancing existing consolidation and reporting processes to elevate the quality of financial reporting.
- Strategic Initiatives — Support strategic initiatives across the Group.
- Ad-hoc Assignments — Undertake ad-hoc assignments and projects as and when required
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA, CA or equivalent professional qualification with good knowledge in SFRS;
- Minimum 7 years experience, with at least 5 years hands-on experience in consolidation
- Big 4 exposure is a plus
- Advanced Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint and PowerBI skills
- SAP FICO knowledge is preferable
- Prior experience in S4 HANA implementation is an advantage
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage senior management, auditors, overseas finance teams and cross-functional stakeholders effectively
- Meticulous, well organized, analytical individual with positive working attitude
- Highly-driven, self-motivated and able to work independently and a good team player
