Role Overview:
- Serve as the key contact regarding accounting standards and tax regulations.
- Continuously seek to improve processes, systems, and technology associated with financial reporting.
Scope of Duties:
- Ensure accurate and timely month-end and year-end closing of accounts.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports, variance analysis, profit or loss forecasts, cash flow forecasts, bank reconciliations, and inter-company reconciliations on time.
- Maintain the fixed asset system for accounting, processing, and reporting of assets.
- Verify the completeness and accuracy of fixed assets sub-ledger and month-end closing activities, including account reconciliations, journal entries, and adjustments.
- Address auditors' queries and meet stipulated deadlines.
- Prepare and submit/filing all taxes promptly (withholding tax, GST, SST, corporate tax, etc.).
- Assist in the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and cash flow planning.
- Ensure practices comply with group/company policies and statutory requirements.
- Review internal control procedures and cost controls periodically.
- Liaise with external parties such as auditors, tax agents/consultants, company secretaries, bankers, and related governmental agencies or departments.
- Ensure proper maintenance of records and filing of documents.
- Perform other ad-hoc duties and responsibilities as assigned by the superior as needed.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Accountancy and/or professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA, MICPA – graduate or partial).
- Minimum 4 years of relevant working experience; prior audit experience is an added advantage.
- Experience in the malls industry is preferred.
- Strong understanding of tax rules, requirements, and practices.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office; proficiency in any accounting systems is an added advantage.
- Analytical, meticulous, well-organized, and possess a strong work ethic.
- Good written and verbal communication skills in English are an added advantage.