Responsibilities:

Developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure generation of accurate and timely financial statements:

• Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure.
• Ensure an accurate and timely monthly and year end closing.
• Ensure the accurate and timely processing of payment and collection transactions.
• Monitors and analyzes department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Advises staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions.
• Supervise the general ledger group to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met.
• Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff
• Responds to inquiries from the Director of Finance, and other finance and firm wide managers regarding financial results, special reporting requests and the like.
• Handle financial and internal audit processes and interact suitably with auditors
• Supervise treasury activities including cash flow management and forex dealing with banks
• Specific assignments as mandated by Jardine Schindler Group including project implementations etc

Timely and accurate reporting:

• Ensure the timely reporting of all monthly financial information.
• Collaborates with the other department managers to support overall department goals and objectives.

Ensure compliance of company policies, procedures in relation accounting work:

• Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.
• Ensure a clean and timely year end annual audit and periodic tax audit.
• Supports budget and forecasting activities.
• Arrange relevant insurance for the company.

Build up an A team:

• Provide training to new and existing staff as needed
• Supervise coaches for their performance and development plan

Handle personnel issues relating to staff conflicts, absenteeism, performance issues, etc. 

Qualification:

• At least 10 years’ experience in an accounting, finance role, preferably within construction, engineering, project management, and/or service industry.
• At least 3 years in managerial position in MNC is preferred.
• CPA or CPD is a plus
• Strong analytical skills and sound business judgments
• Strong communication, influencing and collaboration skills with good written and spoken English
• Demonstrates urgency, flexibility, adaptability and desire to learn, clearly defining priorities and objectives
• Strong team player as well as adept at leading a team through proper delegation of responsibilities as well as monitoring and guiding the fulfillment of objectives;
• Strong leadership skills- ability to see the larger picture and conceptualize the business scenarios based on business changes
• Fluent in Microsoft Office, SAP (preferred)