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Finance Manager

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Day to day management of the Finance function in the Singapore office ensuring optimal structure and work allocation within the finance team.
  • Oversee the preparation of GST tax and withholding tax returns
  • Process and control improvements of the financial operations and promoting consistency of operations in line with firmwide best practice
  • Managing working capital management and oversight of WIP and Debtor reviews with partners
  • Authorisation of overhead expenses in accordance with the Firm's policies
  • Authorisation of cashier payments
  • Review of client and office account bank reconciliations
  • Overseeing finance related policies and procedures and compliance with SAR rules
  • New joiner induction - finance related aspects
  • Coaching and mentoring the finance team
Management Accounts
  • Review of monthly management accounts
  • On-going review and monitoring of the P&L against budget, ensuring that variances are understood and advising management of the same
  • Preparation of annual budget
  • Preparation of forecasts during the year
  • Monthly presentation of financial performance to the stakeholders
  • Review of full monthly cash flow statements
  • Regular reviews of balance sheet
  • Preparation of monthly payroll posting
Annual Accounts
  • Preparation of the annual audit and review audit of the annual accountant reports
  • Preparation of the Annual accounts including partner profit allocations, drawings and current account statements under IFRS
  • Liaising with tax adviser in relation to the preparation of the firm's annual tax return and adhoc tasks such as withholding tax and other tax related issues
Partners and Tax
  • Liaison with the UK partnership team in relation to partners' capital and current accounts held in the UK
  • Liaising with tax advisor in the preparation of the partner's tax returns
  • Information requests / ad hoc reports from the UK office
Attributes/Skills Required
  • Excellent persuasion and reasoning skills and the ability to work methodically and under pressure
  • A flexible, professional and proactive attitude
  • Strong communication and inter-personal skills and excellent team player
  • Good presentational skills
  • Excellent excel skills
  • Flexible and willing to work additional hours if required to complete tasks and meet deadlines
Education And Experience
  • Proven experience working as a qualified accountant
  • Experience of IFRS
  • Proven experience in a similar senior role with international law firm experience
This job description is indicative only and does not represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities.