Responsibilities
- Lead monthly closing activities, review bookkeeping records, and prepare accurate financial statements with external accounting partners.
- Prepare and submit monthly financial reports, budget variance analyses, and management reporting packages to headquarters.
- Support quarterly and annual financial closing processes, including P&L forecasting, headcount reporting, and business performance analysis.
- Manage accounts payable processes, including invoice verification, payment preparation, approval coordination, and banking transactions.
- Monitor cash flow, manage fund transfers, and oversee liquidity planning to support business operations.
- Track outstanding receivables, coordinate collections, and work closely with commercial teams to resolve payment issues.
- Prepare supporting documentation for bad debt assessments and credit control activities.
- Coordinate monthly payroll operations with external payroll providers, including payroll review, approval, and salary disbursement.
- Verify CPF submissions, expatriate-related cost allocations, and employee administration matters.
- Manage employee benefits administration and coordinate with external service providers when required.
- Coordinate external audits, manage audit schedules, and facilitate document submissions to auditors.
- Oversee tax compliance matters, including GST, Corporate Income Tax, IRAS submissions, and regulatory filings.
- Support group consolidation reporting and provide financial data requested by headquarters.
- Manage internal approval workflows, contract administration, license renewals, and corporate governance processes.
- Serve as the key contact for office administration, IT coordination, document management, and SOP maintenance.
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on Accounting and Finance experience in Singapore.
- Practical experience in monthly closing, financial statement preparation, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash management.
- Proficiency in Japanese language for liaising with Japanese-speaking headquarters and stakeholders.
- Experience working in a Singapore subsidiary of a Japanese multinational corporation or reporting directly to a Japanese headquarters.
- Knowledge of Singapore tax and employment regulations, including GST, CPF, Corporate Income Tax, and IRAS compliance.
- Experience coordinating or supporting external audits.
- Accounting experience within the content, licensing, media, entertainment, or intellectual property industry is an added advantage.
- Knowledge of royalty accounting and overseas agency contract transactions is an added advantage.
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EA Personnel Name: Baba Kota
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