Career Opportunities: Manager/ Assistant Manager, Financial Accounting (1542)

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for and managing all financial accounts of one or more key business units in RWS; functions include, but not limited to :
  • Working closely with shared service account team to ensure all transactions of the business units are properly and accurately accounted for.
  • Ensuring regular review and smooth and timely closing of accounts for the business units monthly, including identifying any unusual transactions and movements of account balances.
  • Ensuring that balance sheet accounts are properly reconciled and closure of open items accurately and on a timely basis for review by auditor. Minimum open items aged >60 days.
  • Liaising with external auditors on the accounts of the business units.
  • Resolving tax and GST issues, where necessary.
  • Analysing financial performance and providing financial support to business units for decision making.
• Review and provide input to the business units for budget planning, forecast and critique budgets prepared by the business units.
• Support and advise business units in finance-related matters including performing profit, cost efficiencies analysis and assisting to assess return on investments for proposed projects to be undertaken.
• Constantly review and reorganize work to improve efficiency and optimise manpower resources.
• Review business processes to improve/ strengthen internal controls and track remediation of control deficiencies.
• Ensure compliance with statutory law and financial regulations.
• Manage and mentor the finance team, allocate resources to meet deadline and deliver results.
• Any other ad hoc reporting or assignment as and when required.

Job Requirements

• Degree in Accountancy, Finance, or Business from a reputable institution or professional qualification such as CPA or ACCA, with min 10 years of relevant managerial experience in accounting with min 5 years in a supervisory role.
• Previous experience in a similar capacity in a large organization or in a voluminous hospitality industry is preferred.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and works well in a fast-paced environment.
• Willing and able to be hands-on, especially during peak periods
• Strong knowledge of SFRS.
• Experience in delivering changes, system enhancements, business process improvements and managing a non-finance function will be an added advantage.
• Strong initiative, interpersonal and oral/written communication skills with proven ability to lead, coach, train and motivate a large team.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Able to multi-task, work in a diverse and fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and familiar with the operations of standard accounting systems.