Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this role leads a team of Accounting Professionals to drive regulatory compliances for financial reporting and taxation in accordance with the Accounting standards and practices.

Responsibilities:

Group Entity and Statutory Reporting
• Ensure accurate and timely delivery of monthly, quarterly and annual group consolidated financial statements, including the analysis on major variances
• Ensure accurate and timely delivery of quarterly and annual reports on interested person transactions (IPT) and audit review of the reports
• Manage and coordinate group internal and external statutory audit matters
• Supervise and ensure the timely filing of group XBRL accounts
• Review and perform quarterly group GST filing
• Ensure regulatory compliance - IFRS: 1, 9, 15 &16: IFRS compliance for all entities in the group including new subsidiaries
• Ensure tax compliance and explore on tax programmes to achieve potential savings for the group
• Ensure group accounting policies are updated and in compliance with SFRS and SGX requirements
• Provide support to subsidiaries requiring assistance in the understanding and implementation of the group accounting policies
• Review technical accounting treatments for new business initiatives or changes

Revenue and Direct Cost Accounting
• Manage the revenue and direct cost and ensure they are recognized in accordance with applicable accounting standards
• Supervise a team of Accountants to ensure monthly revenue finance close are performed timely, accurately and completely
• Ensure accounting positions, treatments, processes, workflow, internal controls and RACI (responsibility assignment matrix) on revenue and direct cost accounting are duly documented
• Develop revenue and direct cost recognition guidelines for compliance with business operations
• Ensure systems are developed to support implementation of IFRS 15
• Lead in evaluating the IFRS 15 impact of new products / promotions and support in design of reports for disclosure of revenue and cost commitments, contract assets and liabilities as required by IFRS 15.

Opex and Interconnect Reporting
• Ensure accurate and timely delivery of monthly, quarterly and annual OPEX reports, including the analysis and commentary on major variances
• Oversee internal and external audit matters relating to OPEX
• Lead the implementation of IFRS16
• Assist in integration of newly acquired subsidiaries and roll out of reporting requirements
• Oversee posting of journals (cost and revenue accruals including ad hoc adjustment entries relating to IBP)
• Oversee billing to interconnect partners (operators and carriers) for services rendered and Net settlement calculation and payment to interconnect partners including provision of cash forecast to AP team for volume commitment (VC) settlements
• Oversee IBP operations performed by IBP offshore
 
Content Cost Settlement and Accounting
• Ensure accurate and timely settlement of content and program cost with channel partners
• Perform the accounting and reporting of content cost recognition in accordance with group policy, rewards and loyalty points, network construction income and expenses, advertising revenue etc
• Supervise the work performed by offshore to support the above functions

• Degree in Accountancy, ACCA or equivalent, preferably certified public accountant / ISCA member
• Over 12 years of working experience, with at least 3 years of working experience in a similar senior capacity. Experience in internal and/or external audit would be a plus.
• Strong understanding of IFRS accounting standards and statutory regulations and trends in market
• Excellent spoken, written and interpersonal communication skills within a collaborative team environment
• Able to handle ambiguity and deliver within strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to manage multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Resilient, resourceful and strong problem-solving skills

*We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.