SR ACCOUNTANT

The Role

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to develop their career with the experience of working with a Global technology company, based in Singapore. This position is responsible for timely and accurate monthly accounting reporting under US GAAP for various subsidiary companies’ financial books in APAC region, as well as provide various reports for business review and forecast purposes. This incumbent is also to ensure local GAAP statutory reporting dateline is met against all odds. With the growth mindset, this position will be a key player in implementing improvements to enhance our process and ensure compliance around recording transactions while focusing on a Global standard and other special projects.

The Main Responsibilities

• Cash Function: Prepares monthly accounting journal and reporting for Cash Function under US GAAP for APAC countries book. The main activities would be open items management and working with various stakeholders to post cash journals with the correct accounting treatment.
• Costar Real Estate & Colo Leases (ASC842 & FRS116): Responsible for preparing monthly accounting journals and reports for Costar Leases Function under US GAAP for APAC countries' books. The primary activities include collaborating with various stakeholders to update Costar leases, reviewing leases and providing feedback to lease owners for amendments, and executing journal entries in Costar for SAP posting.
• Month End Reporting: Prepares monthly variance analysis and commentary for Capex, Cash & Costar leases function for APAC countries entities.
• Reconciliations: Prepares monthly balance sheet reconciliations schedule for Cash & Costar leases function as per the Group timetable and load to OneStream.
• US GAAP Support: Provides support to the annual US GAAP audit and quarterly review processes to ensure consistency of accounting and clean balance sheet monthly positions.
• Audit and Tax Support: Provide information i.e. leases details, notes to accounts, bank reconciliations to support audit and statutory filing in a timely and accurate manner.
• ERPT Project & Process Improvement Support: Identify efficiencies and automation opportunities. Working closely with team members, broader Finance teams and partners to deliver these improvements / the change management aspect of these initiatives.
• Additional Duties: Assist in other duties as assigned.
  

What We Look For in a Candidate

• Minimum 10 years of experience preferably within MNC or handling multiple entities with shared-function experience
• Strong knowledge of core accounting principles and financial reporting requirements
• Microsoft Office – intermediate to advanced Excel
• Experience of any large ERP system, preferably SAP
• Demonstrate and uphold the principles of Lumen 8 Behavior effectively
• Teamwork: Engage as a team member to accomplish shared objectives, address issues, create beneficial solutions, and assume responsibility for outcomes.
• Trust: Exhibit a high level of accountability by adhering to deadlines with exceptional time management skills.
• Clarity: Demonstrates the ability to set clear objectives with meticulous attention to detail and effectively gather information from various departments within Lumen to accurately reconcile key corporate accounts.
• Growth Mindset: Embrace challenges as growth opportunities, manage change, and innovate solutions in a fast-paced, flat-structured environment.
• Customer Obsession: Demonstrates commercial awareness and effective planning and organizing skills, capable of setting priorities and completing tasks with minimal supervision.

Preferred Requirements: -

• A Professional Accounting Qualification or studying for
• Experience of SAP or other large ERP systems such as Oracle
• US GAAP, IFRS and other APAC countries GAAPs reporting experience would be an advantage

Compensation

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