Job Description

You are responsible for processing, reconciling and reporting all elements of costs and related balance sheet accounts within the Group ledgers. You will assist with the Singapore cost base with a focus on process improvements. The role provides broad exposure to a variety of costing processes and therefore requires a candidate who is able to work flexibly. The successful candidate will be working with a variety of teams within Finance and the wider business, and therefore good communication skills coupled with an analytical mind will be essential.

• Responsible for the costing process, including accruals, prepayments, fixed assets accounting and inter-company recharging
• Key point of contact for business users, providing accurate and timely cost centre information
• Identifying and implementing efficiency improvements to the monthly processing cycle.
• Liaise with other finance teams to enable timely submission of entities as part of monthly consolidation process
• Intercompany reconciliations and payments
• Maintaining the integrity of data within the Group general ledger systems via the monthly reconciliation process
• Developing an understanding of the major drivers within cost base and commenting on trends
• Collective ownership of the global cost allocation model
• Ensuring risk management via maintenance of documented procedures
• Assist with the budget process
• Ad hoc project work

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Minimum 2 years in a professional and corporate environment
• Qualified accountant
• A Qualified or equivalent Accountant, at least 1-2+ years post qualified experience
• Keen problem solver with a technical and operational mind-set
• Experienced in providing business support to stakeholders
• Confident communicator capable of explaining complex processes to users with and without finance backgrounds
• Self-starter able to work independently and deliver change on a timely basis
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong IT skills including Excel, with Oracle and HFM experience an advantage.
• Have a team focus and be adaptable and willing to learn
• Deadline focused
• Diligent, accurate and aware of control environment
• Responsive to ad-hoc queries