The Group Accountant will manage the full financial and management accounting functions of our group of companies.
The Roles
- Lead a Finance team by providing proper guidance, training and monitoring.
- Oversee all financial accounting, reporting & financial operation, including developing accounting policies for the group, ensuring timely & accurate financial statements & management accounts, consolidation accounts & managing the annual audit process.
- Perform financial information analysis, provide reporting & analysis to senior management by using data analytic tools.
- Cashflow management & treasury planning to ensure optimization of working capital.
- Management reporting and business analysis in all financial aspects for a portfolio of companies.
- Financial & tax planning / optimization, budgeting and forecasting.
- Involve in top management strategy formulation - pricing strategy, inventory management strategy, joint venture, production planning (MRP & BOM), financial modeling and cost restructuring.
- Involved in internal restructuring, capital management, disposal of company assets, new business initiative and business model.
- Identify and mitigate financial risks.
- Liaison with external auditors, tax agents and banks.
- Lead and ensure compliance to internal & external audit requirements.
The Person
- Bachelor of Accountancy or equivalent accounting qualification, including ISCA, ACCA, CPA etc..
- Ability to work as a business partner with cross functional teams.
- Business savvy, strong conceptual, analytical and problem solving skills and strategic in thinking.
- Must be able to communicate effectively in both English and Mandarin/Japanese (written & oral) to communicate with staff and associates in China/Japan.
- A good level of computer literacy.
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in a Big 4 audit firm
- Works well in a diverse environment (multiple countries and matrix reporting).