Total 6 Accounting / Auditing job vacancies in D12 Balestier, Serangoon, Toa Payoh

Job Description

· Lead audit engagements of various sizes and industries from planning, execution to finalisation.

· Proactively involve client, manager and partner in the audit engagement in resource planning, managing deadlines, identifying and resolving issues, and ensuring audit is executed and documented with quality.

· A good coach to junior team members, and is able to bring out the potential of the team members to meet the objectives with lesser effort. This includes understanding the strengths and weaknesses of team members and giving timely and constructive feedback to team members for their personal development.

· Generally have a positive attitude towards learning new knowledge and skills, rise up to challenges and have a long term view towards issues encountered.

· Aspire to move up to next level in the auditing career and develop specialization in certain industries eventually.

· Firm will provide support in professional development i.e. sponsorship for taking professional courses or external training that is tuned to the personal development needs of the senior.

This position is an entry level to the audit profession, being supervised and reporting to the team leader of the audit engagement. We are committed to ethics, professionalism, and quality in our service delivery to clients. Our work culture emphasizes on team work, flexibility, empowerment, coaching, learning, sharing, fairness and positivity.

Specific responsibilities include:

1. Support team leader in the audit process to ensure tasks assigned are executed diligently in accordance with the requirements.

2. Provide timely update on job progress and follow through assigned tasks to completion.

3. Flag out issues to team leader timely to proactively seek for resolution. This includes consult when in doubt.

4. Produce clear and concise documentation of work done and diligently resolve review points raised by the team leader.

Technical skills and competencies to develop:

1. Accounting and Auditing standards, Singapore Taxation

2. Use of Excel for analysis and detection of errors and anomalies

3. Project management, planning and time management

4. Communication, presentation and writing skills

5. Exposure to a wide range of businesses to have a bird’s eye view on how the different businesses operates and the challenges faced

This position is a level transitioning from junior to senior role of an audit engagement. For more complex engagement, you will be one of the team members who can execute work competently and confidently with minimum supervision from the team leader. For non-complex engagement, you will have opportunities to take charge of the engagement for the entire audit process thus building your foundation to progress to the next level.

Specifically, you will:

1. Be a strong support to your team leader in the audit process to ensure tasks assigned are executed diligently in accordance with the requirements.
2. Provide timely update on job progress and follow through assigned tasks to completion.
3. To coach and lead junior staff to execute tasks efficiently and to uphold audit quality.
4. Flag out issues to team leader, manager or partner timely to proactively seek for resolution. This includes consult when in doubt.
5. Produce clear and concise documentation of work done and diligently resolve review points raised by the team leader, manager or partner.

Technical Skills and Competencies:

1. Accounting and Auditing standards, Singapore Taxation
2. Use of Excel for analysis and detection of errors and anomalies
3. Project management, planning and time management
4. Communication, presentation and writing skills

Role
As member of the worldwide Corporate Audit team - APAC region, the role is to:

Lead a team, identify and assess risk areas in the operations and provide advice to assist management in the improvement of risk management practices and internal controls to foster and facilitate the achievement of the corporate objectives.

Job responsibilities:

• Conduct regular audit reviews in the APAC region, based on the yearly audit plan defined by Management.
• These activities include: 1. Audit planning and risk control matrix preparation;
  2. Fieldwork preparation and execution;
  3. Discussing preliminary findings / recommendations with auditees and related Management;
  4. Preparing the audit report and discussing it with CA Management as part of the validation process;
  5. Following-up on the timely and adequate implementation of actions recommended 6. Carry out assigned SOX testing activities 7. Contribute to the improvement and the development of best practices for the Corporate Audit function.
  

Profile:

• Bachelor degree in accounting , finance, economics or engineering and business administration;
• Preferred certifications: CPA or CIA;
• 6-10 years of relevant audit experience, ideally combining experience in external audit (Big 4 preferred) and in the industrial sector as a team lead/manager;
• Robust skills to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization;
• Ability to build and promote strong relationships within the CA team and the colleagues from other functions;
• Ability to work in multi-cultural environment and open mindedness attitude;
• Ability to work independently and take initiative when needed, with strong analytical skills and an eye for details;
• Candidates with solid exposure to the following is a must: 1. Semiconductor or Hi-tech manufacturing industry with multi-sites operations;
  2. SECT 404 (SOX) testing;
  3. SAP (key modules such as FI, MM, etc)

Job Responsibilities:

1. Audit Preparation and Planning:Assist in planning audits by understanding clients' business processes and risks.
   Review financial documents, policies, and internal controls to prepare for audits.
   
2. Conducting Audits:Execute audit tasks such as verifying financial transactions, assessing compliance with laws and accounting standards, and testing internal controls.
   Collaborate with clients to gather relevant data, answer queries, and provide documentation.
   
3. Documentation and Reporting:Prepare working papers and audit reports with detailed observations and recommendations.
   Highlight discrepancies or potential areas for improvement in financial processes.
   
4. Compliance and Risk Analysis:Ensure financial records comply with regulatory frameworks such as GAAP or IFRS.
   Identify operational risks and inefficiencies and recommend corrective actions.
   
5. Teamwork and Communication:
   • Work closely with senior auditors and managers to meet project timelines.
   • Communicate findings effectively to both internal teams and client stakeholders.
   • Accounting and Tax services:Need to do accounting and tax services
   • Know how to use accounting software such as Quickbook, Xero, SQL, ABSS and etc
     

Qualifications and Skills Required:

• Educational Background: Degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in accounting software and tools (e.g., Microsoft Excel). Knowledge of accounting standards (IFRS/GAAP) is often required.
• Soft Skills: Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and communication abilities.
• Certifications: Progress toward professional certifications like CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is often preferred.
• Experience: Internship experience in accounting or auditing is often advantageous, though many positions are open to fresh graduates.

Accounts Duties

• Understand business profits and financial position
• Monitor and aging status, and keeping tabs on operation expenses
• Perform bookkeeping tasks, gathering information to make prospects and forecast
• Assist with payroll and human resource matters
• Assist with local and overseas payments
• Ensure accurate and up to date accounts
• Work with external accounting agency on monthly bookkeeping matters
• Ensure compliance with all internal compliance, audit and tax regulations
• Ability to perform quarterly GST filing (should the function be transferred internally)

Admin/ Warehouse Duties

• Researching and organizing data requested by Directors and Operations Manager
• Compiling and processing expense reports for the company
• Handling memos, reports, invoices, and related documents, including sensitive information.
• Office duties such as sourcing and managing office/ showroom supplies and handling the filing system.
• Management of sub-tenants eg. invoice and collection for monthly rental and resolving/ liaison for tenant feedback or issues.
• Management of the company's insurance policies and requirements.
• Assist with correspondence and coordination with freight forwarders for local customs clearance and GST permit.
• Assist with Warehouse and inventory admin duties.
• Coordinate tasks with every member of the company. Ensure smooth execution of daily operations with respective sections and teams.
• Assist with ad hoc duties assigned by Operations Manager.