Financial Reporting Analyst

(This is a 6-month maternity cover)About our client:A global leader in shipping and logistics, providing reliable transport and supply chain solutions worldwide with a strong focus on innovation and sustainability.

About the role

The incumbent supports the Financial Control and Group Consolidation Departments by ensuring subsidiaries’ reporting packages align with Group consolidation standards and requirements. This role involves IFRS16 compliance responsibilities, including reviewing lease contracts, managing financial data inputs, and ensuring the accuracy of monthly journal entries.

Responsibilities

• Manage Reporting and Period Close Processes
• Oversee the workflow of reporting packages and ensure the timely, accurate, and consistent completion of period close activities across all regions.
• Analyze and Resolve Reporting Discrepancies
• Examine reporting packages to identify inconsistencies and significant variances includes IMR, collaborating with stakeholders to investigate root causes and implement effective solutions.
• Facilitate Meetings and Issue Resolution
• Participate in discussions with Financial Control stakeholders at HO and RO to resolve open packages prior to approval deadlines, and transition unresolved matters for resolution before the next submission cycle.
• Evaluate Performance Metrics
• Provide comprehensive feedback on Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for reviewed reporting packages, which will be shared across the financial network.
• Track Outstanding Items
• Monitor and address items exceeding acceptable thresholds, ensuring prompt follow-up and resolution.
• Drive Process Improvement Initiatives
• Collaborate with the Manager to support process enhancement projects, such as business intelligence (BI) initiatives, and contribute to ad hoc process-related tasks.
• Manage Lease Contract Data
• Gather and extract relevant information from stakeholders for lease contract analysis.
• Conduct Lease Contract Analysis
• Review and analyze lease contracts in alignment with IFRS 16 standards and input data in lease management system accurately and in a timely manner
• Support Contract Maintenance
• Assist the Assistant Manager or Manager in maintaining and updating IFRS lease contracts received from subsidiaries worldwide.
• This include archiving system to be maintained, naming convention of document files.
• Perform Financial Analysis
• Execute in-depth analyses of specific Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss accounts to identify key insights.
• Maintain Operation Excellence
• Perform regular updates in process documentation for all processes to ensure operation excellence.
• Manage Audit Queries
• Liaise with internal and external auditor on their queries and provide relevant supporting.

Requirements

• Possess a Bachelor Degree in Finance/Accounting.
• Have at least 2 years of working experience in an Audit Firm.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal) in order to deal effectively with both internal and external parties especially with clearing of reconciling items and issues.
• Possess strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to multitask.
• Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• For more information, you may reach out to Cheryl Soh via email (cheryl.soh@peoplelake.asia) or WhatsApp (+6018-772 3437)