Senior Accountant, Accounts Payable (New Building – 2 years contract) - #1093698

Job Description

The role of the Senior Accountant is to provide support to the Finance team with regards to the finance operations in relation to the institution’s upcoming new building.  He / She will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure good governance and delivery of financial services in the following areas:

• Check and review procurement requisitions and payments to ensure that requisitions are properly supported and coded.
• Liaise with Finance Shared Services and vendors to ensure that bills are timely processed and promptly paid.
• Work with stakeholders and finance colleagues on cashflow forecast to ensure adequate operating cashflow are being set aside for the building project.
• Engage stakeholders on funding issues, including that of capital expenditure (such as equipment, IT, etc), transitional funding (such as pre-operating and ramp-up funding) and operating cost funding.
• Ensure that claims and submissions are timely submitted to the relevant authority, and finance reports and presentations are timely prepared for the respective Committee meetings.
• Liaise with project managers, Finance Shared Services, and respective departments to ensure that assets are timely capitalized and recorded.
• Coordinate with Finance Shared Services and departments to ensure that relocated assets and disposal of assets are properly recorded and accounted for in the asset register.
• Support finance team in the timeliness of month end / year end closing to ensure that expenses is properly accrued, and accounts schedules promptly prepared.
• Update purchases and payment verifiers and approvers to facilitate new building purchasing and payments processing.
• Support finance team in any other duties as and when assigned.

Job Requirements

Education, Training and Experience

• Bachelor in Accountancy / Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) qualification with minimum 7 years of relevant experience

Qualities

• Good understanding of FRS and accounting principles and statutory regulations
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Fluent in writing and presentation skill
• Good team player cum leader with interpersonal and communication skills
• Meticulous and hands-on attitude with high degree of initiatives and resourcefulness
• Able to provide guidance and motivate team members to work together to meet deadlines and key deliverables
• Able to multi-task and work under tight timelines
• Experience in healthcare industry & SAP would be an advantage