Position overview: The Chief Accountant will lead the Group's accounting operations, financial reporting, taxation, and compliance activities, ensuring accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
Scope of works
Key Accountability:
Accounting Management
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the accounting department, ensuring accurate and timely financial transactions and reporting.
- Prepare and review financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, ensuring compliance with accounting principles and regulations.
- Develop and implement accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure compliance with accounting standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams at EW/Group, to gather and provide financial data and insights for decision-making and strategic planning
Accounting Report & Compliance
- Monthly/ Quarterly/ Yearly Accounting Reports
- Liaise with external auditors and tax authorities, ensuring compliance with audit and tax requirements.
- Prepare and check tax reports monthly, quarterly, and yearly, and submit on time
- Main contact when working with the tax authority, bank officer, and other government parties.
- Update tax regulation, manage the risk of tax in business activities
Team Management
- Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting team to ensure high-quality deliverables and continuous professional growth.
- Foster a collaborative and performance-driven working environment.
- Drive process improvements and enhance operational efficiency within the accounting function.
- Stay updated with changes in accounting regulations and standards, implementing necessary adjustments to accounting practices and policies.
Others:
- Other tasks assigned by line manager.
- Other data and ad-hoc analysis as requested by other departments
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance. A Chief Accountant Certification is required.
- 7–10 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years in a Chief Accountant role with people management responsibilities.
- Strong experience working with tax authorities and solid knowledge of VAS and IFRS
- Experience in setting up accounting systems, as well as developing SOPs and internal control policies.
- Proven experience in building and managing teams across all accounting functional areas.
- Big 4 experience is a strong advantage.
- Experience in retail and F&B segments is a plus.
- Experience in consolidated FS is a plus.
- Proven experience in a manufacturing environment is a plus.
- Strong proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint; knowledge of Power Query and Power BI is preferred. Good English communication skills are required.
- Adaptive mindset, willingness to learn, and strong stakeholder management skills.
