Nanyang Business School (NBS) invites applications for the position of Senior Research Fellow (Post-doc) with Prof. Xin Chang’s research group. This position is supported by a Tier III grant to establish a Climate Transformation Programme (CTP) at NTU. As part of this programme, the Climate Finance Cluster will assess the multifaceted business risks posed by the physical impacts of climate change, narrow the protection gap, and facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy.

The Senior Research Fellow will be responsible for developing procedures to measure and price risks arising from climate change suitable for each company so that climate risk can be managed by companies and hedged by investors, and seeing this work through to publication in major research journals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Use computational linguistic tools and machine learning techniques to analyze discussions on climate change in corporate social responsibility reports, conference call transcripts, and the Management Discussion and Analysis section of companies’ annual reports

• Construct a dataset that can produce a climate risk fact sheet containing essential information about various climate risk exposure (e.g., drought, flooding) of a region or a city

• Develop a new multifactor asset pricing model containing a climate risk factor, which investors can use to effectively price in climate change risk and hedge climate risk

• Handle data management and statistical analyses

• Work effectively with colleagues from across the CTP, and with local collaborators in ASEAN countries

• Mentor junior colleagues and students

• Handle writing and publication of results in peer-reviewed journals

Job Requirements:

• PhD degree in statistics, computer sciences, economics, or a closely related field

• Excellent knowledge of computational linguistic tools and machine learning techniques

• Experience with data analysis with Python and STATA

• Prior experience in publishing in peer-reviewed business, economic, or scientific journals

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

• Ability to work independently to develop research in challenging environments

• Collaborative, with an interest in working with other researchers and scientists (this is a large team project) to produce high-quality and impactful research

• Interest in climate, green, or sustainable finance

Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter, full CV and names and contact details of three referees in one document. Enquiries about this position can be made to Nur Masturah (nurmasturah.am@ntu.edu.sg).

Review of applications will begin on 15th Jan 2024.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Tao Li Swimming Club (TLSC) is looking for a full-time and highly effective Finance & HR Executive/Senior Executive who can take on the following key roles & responsibilities:

(1) Finance & Accounts Function

-Handling end to end process of invoicing and payments with vendors/clients

-Managing financial aspects of contractual agreements with vendors/clients

-Bookeeping for company's monthly/quarterly/yearly accounts and preparing of full set accounts and financial statements (including consolidation)

-Preparing Financial Year End closing documents for our Company Accountant

(2) HR Function

-Compilation of Monthly Work Hours for both part-time and full-time coaches/staff

-Compilation of Leave Applications and Medical Leave Submissions

-Compilation/Processing of Monthly Payroll Report

TLSC is also expanding our footprints locally to more locations and establishing new programs with our international partners. We will also provide opportunities to work take on specific projects and events outside of the above key roles & responsibilities.

We are looking for highly driven individuals who want to grow and develop professionally with our Club!

NOTE: Applicants must be able to speak Mandarin and write in Chinese Language fluently.

Job Title: Finance cum Banking Executive (ID8099)
Location: Kaki Bukit
Working Hour: 5 days work
Monday – Friday 9am-6pm
Salary: $3000 - $3500

Job Description:

Assisting the Investment Manager in the following activities:

Investments :
• Tracking of final maturity (including interest payments) of various investment products such as Bonds, Structured Deposits & FDs, and interest cost for leveraged products.
• Preparation of fund transfer/ FD creation letters and co-ordination with Banks for transfer of funds
• Opening/closing of Investment bank accounts at various locations

Banking :
• Co-coordinating with Bank for renewal of Credit facilities / other banking matters
• Liaising with banks for Opening/closing bank accounts of Sunrise & Co (including group Companies) and execution of documentation for credit facilities.
• Preparation and Reconciliation of the Bank's outstanding position at the group level on a monthly basis.
• Tracking of FX Position based on reports submitted by KL, Indonesia & India
• Set up online Internet Banking

Insurance:
• racking of all insurance policies ( General, Medical , Vehicles, Road tax and properties), coordinating with Insurance agents and timely renewals of Insurance policies

Others:
• Co-ordination with Regional offices for execution of documents at head office
• Maintenance of Property records including liaison with local service provider for upkeep of overseas properties
• Maintenance of Company Records including Shareholding pattern, List of Directors, Share certificates and other documents relating to the group Companies
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirement:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy or related field
• Candidates with prior experience in handling Bank matters will be preferred.
• Minimum 3 to 4 years’ experience
• Must be proficient in MS Excel

[What you will be working on]

As an intern, you will be required to:

• Conduct on-site visits and document reviews to assess an incentive recipient’s compliance with incentives conditions.
• Prepare review reports documenting the assessment and findings. The intern is required to have strong attention to detail and good analytical skills to conduct thorough and accurate compliance assessments.
• Engage with key stakeholders, including the organization being reviewed, EDB account managers, and policy divisions.  The intern is required to have good communication and interpersonal skills to engage the stakeholders effectively.
• Manage multiple projects, demonstrate good problem-solving skills, and a results-oriented approach to deliver quality outcomes.
• Ensuring service delivery in accordance with pre-defined service level agreements, from planning, fieldwork and reporting.

During your internship, you can expect to gain the following skills and experiences:

• Exposure to how EDB collaborates with Singapore-based companies to achieve common goals.
• Valuable experience in assessing and addressing organizational compliance and insights into incentive compliance assessments in public agencies such as the EDB.
• Opportunity to apply and strengthen audit skills, including financial record review, interviews with key personnel, and asset verification.
• Development of cross-functional partnership, interpersonal, and project management skills, essential for effective collaboration with diverse stakeholders.
• Foster essential professional skills, including risk management and analytical skills, crucial for conducting thorough and accurate compliance assessments.

[What we are looking for]

• Undergraduate in the penultimate year pursuing a degree in Business Accounting or a related field.
• Proficiency in English, both written and verbal, is essential.
• Availability for a 6-month internship from July/August 2024 onwards
• Singaporean/PR

[What you will be working on]

As our Intern, you will be required to/your deliverables are:

• Process payments to suppliers and reimbursement to staff involved in overseas operations.

• Monitoring accounts receivables, fixed assets, and bank accounts at overseas centres.

• Review, assess and provide recommendations for the assigned area within the overseas operations system and business process review project. For example, an Intern may be assigned to review the current process from procurement to payment for EDB overseas leases that fall under FRS116.

Learning outcomes and other experiences available to the intern as part of the internship:

• Gain insights into overseas operations procurement and finance management

• Gain familiarity with SAP Concur and Workday

• Gain experience with system and workflow re-design project and project management skills.

[What we are looking for]

Requirements

• Singaporean/Singaporean PR

• Polytechnic students available for a full-time internship from March – June/July 2024

• Basic accounting knowledge

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Responsibilities

As a Finance Executive, you are responsible for performing end-to-end functions such as billing, payment collection, invoice, bank, fixed asset, and reporting. Be expected to work closely with various internal stakeholders to assist in both internal and external financial reporting and data analysis.

• Perform end-to-end accounts functions including but not limited to checking and validation, billing, payment collection and reporting
• Responsible for accounts receivable process by preparing prompt and accurate clients’ invoices for monthly billing and timely payment collection
• Responsible for accounts payables process by checking and validating vendor invoices and corporate credit card statement
• Reconcile monthly bank statement with Microsoft Dynamic 365 Business Central
• Assist in fixed asset process including asset registering, asset tagging and record tracking
• Assist in month-end financial closing activities
• Assist in financial reporting and financial analysis
• Assist in annual audit for statutory reporting, tax compliance and internal control compliance
• Perform any ad-hoc duties as required

• Minimum Degree in Accountancy, Finance or related fields
• Professional qualification with ISCA/ACCA preferred
• Role is open to fresh graduates
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially in Excel
• Task- oriented, focused, and meticulous
• Strong interpersonal and problem solving skills
• Experience in Microsoft Dynamic 365 Business Central would be an advantage

• Permanent position with variable bonus.
• Experience in full cycle of GL.
• With leadership experience.
• Able to work in a fastpace environment.

Job Description

• Financial Accounting

o Ensure that accounting for monthly / quarterly / yearly closing are completed on

time and accurately

o Review monthly closing TB and sign off for reporting submission

o Prepare / Review monthly closing journal

o Review accounts reconciliations and schedules

o Review monthly bank reconciliation for sign-off and follow-up

o Control chart of a/c, review consistency, control a/c creation and archive

o Assist FM in annual policy renewal review

o Assist FM in preparation for accounting practice documentation

o Provision policy review and proposal

o Ensure compliance to accounting standards

o Audit review support (External and GCAD review)

o Annual Statutory Accounts, XBRL

• GST and Tax

o Provide assistance and research correct treatment

o Review and submit GST quarterly returns

o Prepare / Review tax & deferred tax computation for accounting provision

o Finalise corporate tax computations for review by HO and tax consultants

• Implement and review controls

o Continuously review processes to ensure that controls are in place

o Recommend and implement new controls where necessary

• Feasibility studies / capital expenditure purchases

o Provide financial analysis for new projects / purchases

o Review government tender submissions for financial requirements (bankers’

guarantees, working capital)

• Provide advice, guidelines and Instructions to shared services centre and operations on new issues / clarify current practices
• Preparation and finalization of budget and forecasts

o Provide assistance to reporting team to formulate budget and forecasts

• Review and co-ordinate insurance coverage of company’s assets
• IT matters

o Implement and test new programs developed to ensure that they function correctly

based on our requirement

o Set up parameters and interfaces in GDMS for new models and/ or franchise.

• Degree in Accounting & Finance or equivalent professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA)
• More than 5 years of relevant working experience in accounting
• Good Excel skills
• Able to work in fast-paced environment

Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Triton AI Pte Ltd

Registration Number: R23118389

EA: 21C0661

• Permanent position
• MNC and fast-pace environment
• Variable Bonus

• Permanent position with variable bonus.
• Experience in full cycle of GL.
• Comfortable with high volume in GL.

Job Description

• To be responsible for the financial accounting of companies under the Motors Singapore Group.
• Co-ordinate with shared services centre relating to accounting operations including day-to-day finance operations so as to keep proper accounting records and meetreporting requirements on time.

Job Content

Financial accounting

• Prepare monthly closing journal
• Prepare / Review monthly accounts reconciliations and schedules
• Review monthly inventories ageing report for adequate NRV
• Control chart of a/c, review consistency, control a/c creation and archive
• Review stock take reconciliation
• Assist FM in annual policy renewal review
• Audit review support (External and GCAD review)
• Ensure compliance to accounting standards
• Preparing and submit Benefit in Kind (BIK) - Car and Car-related Benefits
• Annual Statutory Accounts, XBRL

GST and Tax

• Review GST submission workings and GST reconciliation test
• Prepare tax & deferred tax computation for accounting provision
• Finalise corporate tax computations for review by HO and tax consultants

Fixed Assets and Capex

• Review and maintain record for capex for new / replacement of fixed asset requisition
• Maintain asset register
• Maintain demo car record for every franchise and prepare costing for demo disposal and registration Capex

IT Matters

• Implement and test new programs developed to ensure that they function correctly based on our requirement.
• Set up parameters and interfaces in GDMS for new models and/ or franchise.

• Qualifications - Diploma holder in Accounting & Finance with 4 years of working experience or Degree holder in Accounting & Finance with 2 years of working experience
• Good Excel skills
• Able to work in fast-paced environment

Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Triton AI Pte Ltd

Registration Number: R23118389

EA: 21C0661

• Permanent position
• MNC and fast-pace environment
• Variable Bonus

You will play a vital role in our finance team by contributing to various financial processes and gaining valuable experience in a dynamic work environment.

Expectations of a Finance Intern

• Assist with monthly, quarterly, annual financial close and related management reports with high accuracy and timely completion
• Supports in monthly reporting, forecasting, and budgeting cycles, including analysing variances
• Contribute to internal reporting requirements using various metrics and data sources
• Supports in any other ad-hoc tasks or related Finance projects e.g., involve in system migration exercises, reconciliation of jobs or balance sheet items, etc. 
• Preferably proficient in excel and accounting knowledge

[What you will be working on]

• Processing payments for the Board’s expenses, including payment to suppliers, grant recipients and scholars and maintenance of supplier and customer records in financial system; 

• Processing reimbursement to staff for overseas trips and other claims; 

• Processing overseas centres’ expenses to suppliers;

• Monitoring of accounts receivables, fixed assets and bank account at overseas centres;

• Assessment and accounting for leases in accordance with FRS116

• Supporting various statutory returns, budget exercise, management reports and ad-hoc projects;

• Supporting financial systems enhancements and troubleshooting.

• Analysis of bank transactions and complete monthly bank reconciliation;

• Tasks will be assigned in accordance to the candidate’s experience and suitability.

[What we are looking for]

To meet the challenges of this role, you must be a Singaporean with the following attributes:

• Basic book keeping knowledge;

• Meticulous and patient;

• Able to perform under time pressure;

• Good interpersonal skills;

• Proficiency in Microsoft applications and SAP/SAP Concur/Workday preferred.

Applicants may expect to receive an application outcome within 8 weeks of application date.

Highlight on Benefits

• Located at Bukit Timah (near Beauty World MRT)
• Flexible working arrangements
• Completion bonus

Job Description

Reporting to the Finance Operations Team Lead, this role will be responsible for supporting the Finance team on administrative tasks to support finance deliverables and day to day operations. In this critical role of a dynamic growing business, it is an opportunity to gain exposure to finance operations in construction industry and gain experience in Accounts Payable.

Below is a non-exhaustive list of deliveries expected from the candidate. However, it covers the foundation responsibilities and capabilities that are required for the candidate to be successful in role.

• Day-to-day operational tasks including account payables, accounts receivable's and bank reconciliation functions.
• Maintain accurate and thorough finance data records
• Support in any other ad-hoc duties as required by the team
• Adherence to safety in the workplace
• Other administrative scope such as scanning and filing of documents

The ideal candidate should have:

• Diploma graduate in accounting and finance or its equivalent
• Min. 1 year of experience in accounting & finance role
• Detail orientated with a strong professional pride in ensuring tasks are delivered accurately and on-time
• A team player, with a positive proactive approach to managing tasks on hand.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION (NIE)

The National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore, is Singapore’s national teacher education institute and we are proud to be an integral part of the nation’s education service. We play a key role in the preparation of teachers and in the provision of teacher professional and school leadership development programmes. We are committed to our vision of being An Institute of Distinction: Leading the Future of Education and our mission to Inspire Learning, Transform Teaching and Advance Research. Read more about NIE here.

NIE invites applicants to join the Finance Department as an Executive. This is a 3-year contract position.

Executive (Finance Department) [NIE]

Responsibilities

You will be part of the team which handles payments and other student-related financial matters for the institute. Your responsibilities will include:

• Administering Financial Aid schemes, e.g. PSEA, CPF, Mendaki, Tuition Fee loan, Study loan, scholarships and bursaries.
• Checking that payment transactions (e.g. supplier invoices, student claims) have appropriate certification and approvals before processing payments.
• Handling the financial accounts, preparing GST, audit schedules and financial statements for NIE Student Union.
• Responding timely to enquiries pertaining to student matters.
• Assisting in the design, implementation and review of financial processes, policies and guidelines for continuous improvements, through streamlining and automation.
• Handling ad hoc duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A Polytechnic Diploma in Accountancy or its equivalent.
• 2 or 3 years of working experience in accounting.
• Organized and meticulous in handling numbers and data.
• A team player with a positive working attitude and is willing to learn and adapt.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel pivot tables and formulas.
• Experience in SAP would be an added advantage.
• Able to adhere to timelines.

Closing Date

The closing date of the advertisement is 3 January 2024.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Other Information

NIE staff can take chartered buses at their own expense from or near their homes to NIE campus.  This is subject to the availability of seats.