What we will offer:
We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can get early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.
You can expect:
- A competitive salary and a host of family friendly policies.
- Private medical insurance and dental care for you.
- The opportunity to support the firm's charity through volunteering leave.
- A wellbeing strategy that focuses on preventative measures to maintain overall health, and tools and support for when our people experience physical or mental difficulties. The strategy focuses on four pillars: physical, emotional, financial and social aspects.
Team structure
The Finance team in Singapore comprise a total of six members: Finance manager, Management Accountant, Accounts executive, two Accounts assistants and a Credit controller.
The Management accountant will play a vital role in delivering accurate financial information to support the running of the office and decision making. The team is responsible for the processing and integrity of information relating to; accounts payable, credit control; legal cashiering, billing and revenue management as well as the preparation of management reports.
Main responsibilities
- Preparation and analysis of monthly management accounts.
- Preparation of Practice Group performance and investigating variances.
- Preparation of monthly balance sheet and interfirm account reconciliations in line with the firm's global month end timetable.
- Reviewing bank reconciliations, general ledger entries and posting of month-end and year-end journal entries.
- Preparation of monthly cash flow projections and ad hoc management information.
- Supporting the preparation of annual financial statements (e.g., balance sheets, income statements).
- Playing a key role in the preparation of the Singapore office's annual budget, as well as forecasting in line with firmwide processes.
- Review cashier payments and client account transactions (in accordance with SAR rules).
- Assisting with tax filings, including, GST, WHT or other statutory requirements.
- Ensuring compliance with regulatory, SAR rules and internal controls.
- Liaising with external auditors on the annual audit and Accountant’s report.
- Support, mentor and develop the junior members of the team.
- Proactively engage with process optimisation initiatives.
Attributes / skills required
The successful candidate should have the following:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting and or accounting qualifications like CPA/CA/ACCA or equivalent.
- Minimum 3 years' experience in a management accounting role preferably within a law firm or professional services environment.
- Strong knowledge of financial reporting standard
- Focused, accurate with strong attention to detail
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build professional relationships within the office
- High level of integrity and professionalism
- Proactive with strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Adaptable to change and comfortable working in a dynamic, international environment
This job description is indicative only and does not represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities. The firm reserves the right to alter or change the responsibilities at any time, in line with the firm's strategy and business needs.
