Assistant Accountant

Key Responsibilities

The Assistant Accountant is expected to assume some of the following key responsibilities plus any other reasonable duties as required:

• Prepare, reconcile and analyse where appropriate aspects of the monthly Management Accounts for specific product areas; this may cover multiple divisions. Reconcile revenue to information and explanations from the business and between the accounting system and SAP system
• Perform WIP analysis, product costing, provisions (i.e. stock) Understand and apply within working practices the key drivers that impact the monthly Management Accounting reports
• Assist in the production of financial analysis
• Royalty, profit share and commission calculations
• Process journal entries, calculate bad debt provisions, accruals and prepayments
• Analyse and solve ad hoc problems using your knowledge of the business and the systems
• Assist with ad hoc duties as needed, including covering workload in other teams
• Calculate bonus/commissions provisions
• Process intercompany transactions and capitalising assets
• Checking sub ledgers from internal departments
• Liaise with Finance Operations and Cash Operations for reconciliation queries
• Perform reconciliations of balance sheet accounts
• Publish financial results in the relevant finance system
• Tax & Compliance duties as required by your SSC

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification/Accounting degree is an advantage
• 2 years relevant accounting experience or preeminent fresh graduate in related major of accounting
• Fluent English and Workable Mandarin
• Good knowledge and understanding of R2R processes within your area
• A good knowledge of SAP/Oracle system
• Knowledge of best practice in an R2R environment
• Able to work independently and work towards hitting deadlines and priorities
• Proficient skills in Excel, Word and Outlook are essential

Additional Information

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