Senior Accountant

Key Responsibilities

• Review and validate various financial transactions in ERP system ensuring high accuracy of all entries, and compliance to established controls, accounting principles and policies.
• Provide direction to junior members of the team in resolving transactional issues and assists in analysing the root cause of complex issues to come up with solution likewise adjusting entries.
• Prepare and/or Review reconciliations for accuracy and completeness likewise chase appropriate parties for necessary adjustments. Ensure all accounts are properly accounted for.
• Perform analytical reviews of key accounts or transactions and taxes are accordingly prepared/filed.
• Prepare/Review monthly management reports and ensure accuracy likewise timely submission.
• Respond to auditor requests, ensuring queries and requested documents are answered and delivered timely.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders to ensure complete and precise entries are posted.
• Able to identify issues for escalation and needs immediate solution.
• Act as a main point of contact in the absence of the leads.
• Assists the leads in mentoring, coaching, and developing other members of the team. May be involved in the performance management reviews and handover of new tasks for the team.
• Evaluate current accounting processes and propose improvements for operational efficiency once approved by RTR Team Lead and Manager.

Key Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Must possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree in Business, Accountancy, Management Accounting, or Banking, relevant professional certification is an advantage (e.g. CPA, MBA)
• With 5 years of relevant work experience in Finance or Accounting
• Ability to prioritise tasks to manage competing deadlines.
• Experience in a BPO or Shared Service setting is an advantage.
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or any financial reporting software, with strong working knowledge of SAP or S/4 Hana being essential.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills within a multi-cultural business environment.
• Candidate should have sound Finance and Accounting skills, including knowledge of best practices on any or all areas of accounting such as AR, AP, Cash, and Reconciliation.
• Can work with minimal supervision and has a leadership potential.
• Ability to work with precision and manage competing deadlines and heavy workloads.
• Able to collaborate with team members, internal clients and management.
• Ability to cope with ambiguity and change and maintain high level of professionalism when working under pressure.

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