About the job

Allison+Partners is seeking an experienced, motivated Senior Account Executive with a passion for creative and digital storytelling to join our fast-growing Singapore office.

We are pursuing candidates who are focused on a long-term communications agency career and have the curiosity to understand and appreciate our clients’ challenges and opportunities across a variety of media and platforms.

The ideal candidate should be an excellent content creator and project manager with at least 3 years of public relations or marketing experience and have an understanding of integrated campaigns and digital content strategy.

At Allison+Partners, we push boundaries and challenge convention to solve tough challenges for our clients. Beyond that, we also take great pride in the people that we get to work with – our employees bring many unique personalities, perspectives, and passions to their work. If you are a strategic thinker with the curiosity to learn and a passion for communications, we want to hear from you!

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supports the management of day-to-day client activities, projects and deliverables
• Provide account management support such as development of client status reports, campaign recaps, project timeline and others
• Acts as right-hand to senior account executive to form the foundation of the account team
• Drafts quality content and communication materials that contribute to campaign activities and content calendars alongside taking ownership of media lists
• Maintains ongoing knowledge of comms industry and media activity alongside trends in the social, influencer space and actively shares with team and clients, as appropriate
• Monitors and posts content on client-owned platforms
• Begins developing skills outside of traditional media, including integrated campaigns, social media, influencer work, etc.
• Demonstrates solid working knowledge of clients, products, competitors, industry, etc.
• Directs and supports event logistics and execution, including on-site support for team and client
• Manages time and projects well, meeting all objectives and deadlines

As part of the company’s commitment to building strong workplace culture, you’re also invited and encouraged to participate in various global and local office committees as well as training and professional development opportunities including mentorship.

Duties

• Responsible for the preparation and maintenance of full set of accounts
• Prepare financial data for entry into the financial system
• Keep accounting records and bank statements
• Prepare monthly audit schedules, maintain loan schedules
• Prepare and file GST returns
• Preparation of tax computation and tax planning
• Provide other supporting functions to the Division
• Other ad hoc duties

Requirements

• Diploma/ Degree in Accounting with at least 2 years of experience in (Accounting Firm preferable), including keeping full sets of accounts and tax.
• Able to perform under pressure and meet deadlines
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• An independent team worker
• Able to work under stress to meet tight reporting deadlines

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together – building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.

Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities – all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be involved in the organisation and operations of major strategic events undertaken by the unit, including front line responsibilities like hospitality during events, ushering of VIPs/guests.
• Be aware of the current general topical issues locally, regionally and globally, and be able to effectively connect these general issues to the overall SMU key strategic initiatives.
• Able to propose and write persuasively on relevant topics/synopsis and connect the relevant internal and external speakers for OCCM’s thought leadership platforms.
• Able to propose the use of the appropriate platforms and formats for thought leadership events; effectively and efficiently organise thought leadership events on virtual platforms and/or hybrid events (a combination of virtual and physical format). Able to propose and use, where appropriate and when applicable, multi-platforms for an effective marketing reach.
• Able to propose and use, where appropriate and when applicable, multi-platforms for an effective marketing reach.

• Diploma / Degree with at least 3 to 5 years of working experience.
• Recent graduates may apply.
• Able to write persuasively, articulate confidently, and have mid to extensive events management experience.
• A team player with good inter-personal skills and IT savvy.

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Candidates who do not possess the stipulated qualifications but have relevant work experience may still apply. Remuneration and appointment terms shall commensurate with qualifications and experience. SMU reserves the right to modify the appointment terms where necessary.