Senior Accountant JAPAC & MEA

ROLE HIGHLIGHTS

General Ledger, Financial & Management Accounting

• Lead and coordinate on month-end close processes and activities across the region including review of cost accruals, prepaid amortizations and B2C entries, and ensure deadlines and quality standards are met
• Oversee the completion of monthly balance sheet reconciliations on timely manner and have monthly reviews with the Financial Controller
• Perform monthly analytical review on Sales, COGS, and other key lines and identify possible misrepresentations and/or errors
• Participate in sales and operations meetings to understand business drivers and the implications to the financials
• Maintain, enforce and continuously improve finance policies, procedures and internal controls across the region
• Support ad-hoc assignments, initiatives and projects

Accounts Receivable & Sales Support

• Monitor and track open sales orders on a daily basis and proactively liaise with Sales team on customer order and payment statuses
• Maintain a close eye on customer credits and be a first point of contact for Sales team on disputes, deposits, credits and the likes
• Oversee regional KYC compliance framework and ensure ongoing compliance with local requirements and internal guidelines

Cash Flow Management

• Prepare and present weekly cash flow forecasts in regional review meetings
• Challenge assumptions to improve overall forecasting accuracy
• Coordinate and follow up on agreed actions following the weekly review meetings
• Monitor currency needs & conversion

Tax & Statutory Compliance

• Lead tax compliance and statutory reporting across the region, coordinating with external tax advisors and local accountants to ensure accurate, timely filings and payments

Inventory

• Support inventory reconciliation and monitor ageing and turnover metrics in collaboration with the rest of the Finance team and with Operations team

Payroll

• Coordinate fortnight and monthly payroll with HR and external providers
• Calculate and process sales commissions for regional sales managers

The successful applicant:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline (Master’s degree or professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA or equivalent highly regarded)
• At least 5 years of accounting/financial control experience, ideally with multi-jurisdiction exposure across APAC
• Fluent business English and Cantonese – both spoken and written
• Strong working knowledge of tax and statutory compliance requirements in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan (Dubai knowledge is a plus)
• Superior attention to detail combined with proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple competing deadlines
• Highly process-driven with track record of documenting, improving and enforcing financial controls and procedures
• Uncompromising integrity when handling confidential and sensitive information
• Proficiency in MS Excel and Word
• Proactive, self-motivated and resilient – need to be able to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team, in a high pressure and fast-paced environment
• Commercially minded, curious, and comfortable challenging the status quo to drive continuous improvements
• Alchemy DNA is essential – fun, committed, trustworthy, driven, talented, well-organized

Other discretionary experience/talents:

• Experience with NetSuite or other major integrated ERP systems
• Experience in the mobile / technology sector, especially in a fast-paced environment

• Proficiency in Japanese and Mandarin