ASSOCIATE ACCOUNTANT | INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION | 12-MONTH CONTRACT
Our client is a respected not-for-profit international organisation whose work supports regional economic and financial cooperation. The organisation is seeking an Associate Accountant to join its Singapore-based finance team on a 12-month contract.
Working closely with the Accountant, the successful candidate will support financial reporting, month-end and year-end closing, audit coordination, and finance system activities. This role suits an accounting professional with external audit experience who is comfortable working with detailed reconciliations, financial statements, and firm reporting deadlines.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the preparation of the organisation’s annual financial statements and related fund accounts, including supporting schedules, note disclosures, account movements, and general ledger tie-outs.
- Perform month-end closing activities, including bank reconciliations, subledger reconciliations, accruals, depreciation schedules, lease accounting workings, and completeness checks.
- Assist with the year-end closing process through to the finalisation and signing of the financial statements.
- Prepare audit schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documents for interim and final external audits.
- Maintain and monitor the audit deliverables list and help coordinate timely responses to auditors’ requests and queries.
- Work alongside the Accountant to learn the organisation’s fund accounting, income-matching, financial reporting, and closing processes.
- Document key accounting procedures and contribute to the development of the finance team’s process playbook.
- Perform assigned reconciliations and data checks within Workday, prepare information for accounting entries, and escalate discrepancies promptly.
- Undertake other finance and accounting responsibilities in support of the FY2026 financial reporting cycle.
The Ideal Candidate
- Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
- Has approximately 3 to 5 years of relevant accounting or audit experience.
- Brings external audit experience from a recognised accounting firm; experience with a Big Four firm would be advantageous.
- Possesses practical knowledge of financial statement preparation, closing activities, general ledger reconciliations, and external audit requirements.
- Demonstrates strong analytical skills, accuracy, and attention to detail.
- Can manage multiple deliverables and work effectively within structured reporting timelines.
- Communicates clearly and works well with finance colleagues, auditors, and other stakeholders.
- Experience using Workday or a comparable ERP system would be an advantage.
- Has an excellent command of spoken and written English.
- This position is open to Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your résumé in confidence to James Yalung at *************
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