Asc, Accountant

at  Lockheed Martin Australia

ABOUT US:

We are looking for a talented individual with a strong work ethic to be part of our team as the Accountant Associate to perform multiple financial activities within various finance job functions and accounting tasks in our APAC Finance team. This role is based in Jurong East, Singapore, and reporting to our Manager – Finance Management.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE DEMONSTRATES THE FOLLOWING TRAITS AND SKILLS:-

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience/combined education with additional training in specific aspects of job functions and/or demonstrated ability to perform assigned tasks and/or at least 2 years of experience. Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply.

You will also have:

• General understanding of accounting terms and principles and basic bookkeeping and accounting skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Applies extensive technical expertise, analytical and technical accounting skills.
• Strong business acumen, ability to adapt and maintain a flexible approach to changing needs or priorities and ability to manage and prioritize numerous activities in a complex environment.
• Working knowledge of accounts payable policies and procedures and statutes pertaining to various international locations are highly advantageous.
• Prior financial service center or equivalent business functional experience and payroll vendor management are highly desirable.
• Knowledge or working knowledge of various accounting systems (i.e. SAP, PeopleSoft, etc) are highly advantageous.
• Excellent command of the English language, both oral and written. Candidates with additional language skills (i.e. Arabic, , Hebrew, French, German, Italian, Korean or Spanish) are highly desirable.
• Comfort level in fulfilling administrative tasks assigned, including office management duties among others

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Chosen candidate must have existing rights to work and live in Singapore at the time of application.
Click ‘apply’ to complete our online application form. We look forward to connecting with applicants who meet the mandatory work rights and skill requirements.

Our Accountant Associate will maintain current accounts, complete payments and control expenses, as well as manage day-to-day payment cycle activities in a timely and efficient manner. In addition to this, you will also provide administrative and clerical support to our APAC Finance team. Your responsibilities will also include (but not limited to):

• Keeping track of all payments and expenditures, purchase orders, invoices, statements, etc.
• Enter data into the system using defined computer programs, preparing analyses of accounts and producing monthly reports.
• Reconciling processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
• Maintaining historical records.
• Paying vendors by scheduling payments and ensuring credits are processed timely; generally responding to all vendor enquiries regarding finance.
• Continuing to improve the payment process.
• Preparation of Reconciliation Schedules.
• General administrative support and ad hoc duties by business needs.