Assistant Head of Finance

Responsibilities
General Reporting, Financial Planning and Analysis

• Responsible for timely and accurate month end close of P&L and Balance Sheet
• Review the General Ledger month-end schedules for balance sheet and P&L items and ensure that they reconcile to the trial balance
• Prepare quarterly GST reports for submission to IRAS
• Prepare expenditure analysis reports, checking against expenditure budgets submitted by respective departments.
• Consolidate annual Budget worksheets and prepare Budget P&L
• Prepare annual Cash Flow projection and quarterly cash flow updates
• Assist in preparation of statutory accounts and consolidation of Group Accounts
• Assist in handling external and internal audit queries
• Write SOPs and recommend improvements to work processes
• Work on accounting system upgrades and improvements
• Supervise and train a team of Accounting staff, motivating them to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness
• Other ad-hoc duties as assigned by the Director
• Candidates with more experience will be considered for the role of Head of Finance.

Requirements

• Degree in Accountancy from a recognized institution or equivalent.
• Prior work experience in audit, schools or educational institutes will be advantageous
• Proficient in MS office applications, including Excel, Word,PowerPoint
• Knowledge of ERP system, e.g. Oracle NetSuite accounting software will be advantageous.
• Analytical,meticulousandabletoworkindependently
• Strong sense of responsibility to complete tasks within deadline
• Committed to work, positive attitude and ability to supervise a compact team of accounting staff