Financial & Tax Reporting Lead – Southeast Asia

Full-timeAsia PacificSingapore

Job Description

Kearney is a trusted advisor to the world's foremost organizations; we help our clients achieve immediate impact and growing advantage on their most mission-critical issues. As a global consulting partnership in more than 40 countries, our people make us who we are. We’re individuals who take as much joy from those we work with as the work itself. Driven to be the difference between a big idea and making it happen, we help our clients break through.

What You Can Expect  

We promise immediate impact and growing advantage. You will be able to make an impact and develop your potential from day one within a professional environment and culture that actively fosters personal development, entrepreneurial approach and a supportive environment.

Summary of position

Reporting to the SEA Financial Controller, this position will be responsible for the delivery of the day-to-day financial and tax reporting for Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. The role is very challenging and diverse providing exposure to the diverse ways of working in South East Asia – one of the fastest growing regions in the world.

 

Main duties

  • Month end closing with support from shared services, ensuring reporting is aligned with Global Accounting Manual and local country’s GAAP rules.

  • Review and ensure that accruals/JVs put through are accurate and complete. Check for omissions/errors in invoices raised/JVs put through.

  • Maintain Fixed Asset Register and provide support for new assets tracking

  • Review of balance sheet reconciliations to ensure compliance with local GAAP and tax reporting purposes

  • Intercompany invoicing and tax implications

  • Collaborate with external auditors during annual financial statement audits

  • Coordinate all direct tax and indirect tax computations, submissions and compliance

  • Handle ad-hoc projects, such as tax audits.

  • Provide guidance to team members on work procedures relating to the use of systems (SAP) and resolution of work related problems.

  • Discuss and liaise with business on accounting treatment for their business process/initiatives

  • Communicating with multiple stakeholders across the firm and at all levels of the management structure

  •  Supporting the team in any ad-hoc matters or projects

 

What we seek

  • A good degree in finance or accountancy

  • 2 to 3 years of Big 4 experience is ideal, with another 2 to 3 years of working experience in similar capacity. Experience with professional services firms is a plus.

  • Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to multi-task and prioritize in a deadline oriented environment

  • Ability to work independently or part of a team

  • Good working knowledge of IFRS and comfortable with direct and indirect tax rules

  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills

  • Knowledge of SAP is an added advantage

 

What we offer

  • Stimulating role within a collaborative team

  • Attractive salary package

  • Market leading international training programs at the highest level

  • Competitive benefits package (life insurance, private healthcare coverage, and lifecycle benefits i.e., salary packaging, and other wellbeing initiatives)

Language Requirements

English