Accountant Team Lead - Global Accounting Center in Asia Region
- Recruiter
- UPS ASIA GROUP PTE LTD
- Location
- Singapore (SG)
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Posted
- 05 Nov 2018
- Closes
- 05 Dec 2018
- Ref
- 050750
- Job role
- Accountant
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
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Responsible for monthly closing activities; review of all journal entries, in accordance to US Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (“US GAAP”) and local statutory requirements. Ensure that accounting transactions are properly supported, recorded, and reported;
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Review of monthly variance analysis including correlation to operational results and interaction with operational business units;
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Timely review of monthly balance sheet reconciliations in accordance to US GAAP and IFRS locally statutory requirements;
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Identifies and follows up on areas of concern within the reconciliation, develops corrective action plans where needed and ensures accounts are in good standing;
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Liaise with internal and external auditors;
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Coordination of audit documentation, account analysis, annual financial statements and related statutory reports for both US GAAP and local statutory requirement;
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Assist in General Ledger work transition and remediation from field locations into Shared Service site;
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Maintain internal controls including completing self-audits and adherence to compliance policies;
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Supports process improvement including recommendations for training and updates to procedures.
Competencies
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Applies standard GAAP methods; makes recommendations to improve practices or procedures in compliance with GAAP.
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Distinguishes between “big picture” concepts and comments and specialized, smaller specific facts associated with work; notes the specifics of events and experiences; explains, in general, how details impact end goals or outcomes; ensures that work is completed accurately and with the appropriate level of detail.
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Generates reports in appropriate format using basic software; reviews reports to ensure accuracy and completeness; identifies issues with report generation (e.g., missing variables, incorrect data, etc.)
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Bachelor's degree in Accounting required
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3-5 years of experience in accounting, internal audit or public accounting required
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Attention to details with strong organizational skills
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Good written and verbal communications skills
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Proactive and independent team player who enjoy working in a dynamic environment
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Proficient in Microsoft applications especially Excel
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