Accountant

at  FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER SINGAPORE PTE LTD

FRESHFIELDS OVERVIEW

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a leader among international law firms, providing business law advice of the highest quality throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States.
With over 2,500 lawyers, we provide ground-breaking legal advice to national and multi-national corporations, financial institutions and governments on the most complex matters and disputes all over the world.
In Asia, we are located in 7 cities across China, Japan, Vietnam and Singapore.

KEY REQUIREMENTS (COMMUNICATION/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE)

• Bachelor’s degree in accountancy, ACCA Foundations in Accountancy qualifications or equivalent
• At least 3 years of related experience in accounting
• Excellent verbal and written English communication and interpersonal skills to interact with lawyers and members of the Finance Support and other Business Support functions effectively
• Independent, highly analytical and numerically strong, positive working attitude and strong sense of responsibility and work ethic
• Strong attention to detail, organisation and time management
• Flexible and ability to handle multiple priorities, duties and internal and external clients
• Highly proficient in Excel and MS Word.
• Prior experience in law firms and knowledge of tax and compliance in Singapore are highly preferred

• Responsible for daily accounting operational functions, month end closing, audit, annual return and other reporting
• Bank reconciliation and cashflow forecast
• Assisting in budget preparation and cost analysis
• Preparation of regular and ad-hoc analysis and reports
• Liaising with external auditors, tax advisor, company secretary and other service providers
• Liaising with internal stakeholders including partners, and other business services functions.
• Responding to internal enquiries and requests on financial matters
• Tax compliance - Preparation of corporate tax and GST filing with assistance from Asia Tax Manager and external tax advisors, and assisting with staff global mobility tax matters.
• Client money accounting and management in accordance with the Solicitors’ Accounts Rules
• Ensuring statutory compliance e.g. corporate secretarial requirements
• Staying abreast of Singaporean tax and statutory reporting / corporate compliance changes
• Implementing internal policies