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JOB TITLE

HEAD ACCOUNTING MANAGER

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for the Whole Accounting Department (General Ledger, Account Payable, Accounts Receivables, Taxes, etc.) for all Group Entities.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Ensure all business transactions are recorded completely, correctly, timely in chronological sequence by each entity
  • Ensure all month-end cut-offs (e.g. depreciations, amortizations, fair value adjustments, WIP adjustments, inventory stock reserves, reserves for project losses, bad debt reserves for doubtful accounts, foreign currency valuations, provisions and accruals, etc.) have properly been made and recorded by each entity
  • Ensure all g/l account ledgers have been reconciled at each month-end and corresponding Month-End Checklists have been signed off
  • Close the Accounting/Booking Period by the 3rd working day after Month-End
  • Responsible for Closing and Opening of Monthly Accounting Periods; Preparation of Monthly Balance Sheets, P&L Statements and Cash Flow Statement s (Entity/Consolidation) by 5th working day after Month-End
  • Ensure monthly Equity and Debt Consolidation entries and P&L Elimination entries have properly been made for Consolidation
  • Preparation of Monthly Detail Breakdowns of Major Balance Sheet and P&L Statement captions (Entity/Consolidation)
  • Preparation of Annual Balance Sheets, P&L Statements, Equity Statements, Cash Flow Statements and Notes to Financial Statements (Entity/Consolidation)
  • Monitor, Guide, Coach and Control the Accounting Team and Work
  • Submits / Handover the Final Monthly Balance Sheets, P&L Statements (Entity/Consolidation) to the Financial Planning & Reporting Manager by the 5th working day of Month-End; Permanently improve the corresponding Internal Controls, Processes and Procedures in the Accounting Department according to Best Practices for Accuracy and Efficiency
  • Set up an Internal Accounting Manual (Entity/Group)

SKILLS/COMPETENCE

  • IFRS certification of advantage
  • Analytical & Creative Thinking; IFRS Skills
  • Consolidation Skills
  • Tax (VAT, CIT, WHT, etc.) Skills
  • ERP (advantage Sage 300) Skills
  • Internal Control Skills
  • Processes and Procedure Skills
  • Best Practices Skills
  • Microsoft Professional (Excel / Word) Skills
  • Presentation Skills
  • Financial Analysis Skills
  • Communication and Coordination Skills
  • Time Management Skills

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

  • A good Bachelor’s Degree and preferable Chartered Accountant
  • 5 to 8 years in International Blue Chip Company – of which at least 3 years’ experience Accounting Manager/Head of Accounting with CONSOLIDATION – with strong ERP environment and strong Internal Controls and Processes and Produces with Financial Reporting in IFRS