Senior Accountant

POSITION INTRODUCTORY:

As a Senior Accountant, the person will play a key role in managing and overseeing the financial accounting and reporting functions, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery of financial information. The person will be responsible for handling audits, preparing journal entries, maintaining full-set bookkeeping, and performing reconciliations to ensure financial integrity and support business growth.

RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Prepare monthly balance schedule report.
• Monthly equalization withholding tax and reconciliation report.
• Follow up, check and close all the outstanding issue in balance sheet.
• Preparing and posting monthly journal entries for accruals, amortization, prepayments, and other accruals, ensuring timely and accurate financial recording.
• Prepare and review open PO and GRN not invoiced reports and collaborate with SCM teams for advice and resolution.
• Prepare and review open SO and shipment not invoiced reports, and work with Planner teams for advice and follow-up.
• Responsible for all accounting functions on daily basis as well as month-end closing, reviewing and ensure accuracy entries transaction posting and financial reporting.
• Ensure month end closing based on scheduling and financial reports are prepared and delivered on time.
• To ensure all follow company policies, standard accounting procedures, delegation of authorization and regulations.
• Support interims and external annual audit activities, working with internal and external auditors in providing documentation and review of procedures and internal controls.
• Prepare document during audit tax or others.
• Prepare Financial Statements for overseas & local entity for statutory audit purposes, ensuring compliance with reporting requirements and timely submission to auditors.
• Prepare necessary data, explanations, schedules, and supporting documents required for overseas tax filing and queries, for submission to tax consultants.
• Ensure all documentation is properly filed and maintained, with accurate and complete records.
• Performs monthly and yearly physical stock count.
• Conduct fixed asset verification and prepare detailed reports to ensure asset accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare monthly factory overhead report and operating expenses reporting by department.
• Prepare monthly budget tracking reports comparing actual expenses to budgeted amounts and monitor monthly actuals and year-to-date (YTD) forecasting to ensure financial performance is on track.
• Prepare monthly GST report ensuring accuracy and timely submission in compliance with tax regulations.
• Prepare consolidation report, combining financial data across entities/departments to support group-level reporting and analysis.
• Supervise implementation of internal control process, procedures, and policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Superior/Accounting Manager.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required.
• Minimum of 3 – 5 years of experience in accounting and finance roles.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and practices.
• Prefer to have a background in manufacturing.
• Prefer to have Brevet Tax A & B certification.
• Strong taxation skills, especially in withholding tax and GST.
• Prior experience handling GST reporting/compliance is an advantage.
• Strong in accounting and internal control.
• Experience in ERP systems (SAP, Navision (Nav), or others).
• Detail-oriented with excellent analytical skills.
• Highly responsible, with integrity, honesty, and trustworthiness.
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal (Mandarin Speaker is preferred).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel spreadsheets, with adaptability to computer programs and software, and the ability to analyse and reconcile complex accounts and reserves.
• Ability to work with little to no supervision.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
• Data entry skills with accuracy and attention to detail, able to work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Time management skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

OTHER

• Good attitude, good communication, and good analytical skills, with the ability to work cooperatively and help each other between the Finance Team and other departments.
• Willing to support and cover the work of Finance and Accounting team members while they are on leave.
• Open to job rotation or changes in job scope for new and challenging tasks.