Executive, Cost Control (Shipping, 1 Year Contract) - #1120831

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Manager, Cost Control. In this position, you will have opportunities to acquire skills and knowledge in the following areas:

Cost Control Tasks

• Checking and approving invoices against purchase order ('PO'), contract and HOD approval to ensure accuracy of Principal Cost;

• To liaise with vendor for any invoices discrepancies and follow up credit notes for cost savings;

• Ensure timely and correct daily posting and approval of operational vendor expenses;

• Creation of supplementary DA/GA;

• To issue tax invoices for recovery of Principal Expenses from third party and crew change income;

• Report Vessel Disbursement and General Account in ECR;

• Ensure completeness of Provision of Vessel Expense by 5 Calendar Days of vessel departure, General Account and Land Logistics Income Expenses in ECR by 5 Calendar Day of following month;

• Ensure variance between PVE and Actual not more than +/- 5% variance, else provide an explanation;

• Ensure vessel DA are filed to MSC Regional office on time;

• Identify and issue Supplementary Debit Note/Credit Notes for DA, if any;

• Attend to Principal's queries on Disbursement Accounts and liaise with Subagents to clear queries;

• Related tasks as assigned, including back-up for others during their absence.

Reporting and Deliverables to Management (unless stated otherwise)

• Provide weekly performance on Provision Vessel Expenses;

• Monthly reconcile on all Cost Control suspense account;

• Analysis & updates on cost performance.

Systems and Process Improvement

• Raise System (System Request Queue) to fix bugs on-time.

Team Management and Development

• Supervise, train and guide Cost Control Officer

Qualifications

Who We Are Looking For

• Minimum 1 to 2 years of related voyage expenses accounting experience in a shipping industry;

• Diploma or Degree in Finance or Accounting, Qualified ACCA Professional or equivalent;

• Good Singapore IFRS and basic tax knowledge;

• Minimum 2 years SAP system experience hands-on in end-to-end Voyage Expenses Accounting Process;

• MS Office:

  • Intermediate MS Excel for intelligent data massaging skills

  • Intermediate MS Word and MS Outlook

• Good business English for written and verbal communication with clients and colleagues;

• Good analytical skills and problem solver;

• Good time-management;

• Managing performance expectations and high quality deliverables;

• Able to meet deadlines, work under stress and adaptable to change.

Other Information

If you are up for the challenge, you could be our new colleague!

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