About the role
Join the world’s largest privately owned insurance broker at an exciting time of growth and transformation across Asia. Within the Singapore finance team, the Financial Accountant supports regulatory, tax, financial and management reporting, treasury and the month-end close, working closely with business leaders and with Regional and Group Finance.
The role ensures that finance activities, including MAS and IRAS reporting, management reporting and performance monitoring, are delivered accurately, on time and in line with Lockton’s policies and standards. It also supports and develops junior team members and strengthens Finance processes and controls.
As the finance function modernises, including the move to a new general ledger and tools, the role will increasingly move beyond reporting towards business partnering: using better data and automation to free up time for insight, helping leaders understand performance and supporting commercial decision-making.
Key Responsibilities:
Regulatory & tax reporting
- Support the preparation and timely submission of reporting to external stakeholders such as MAS and IRAS, including regulatory returns and supporting schedules.
- Prepare the monthly GST return and supporting reconciliations, and support the annual corporate tax computation and filing, liaising with external tax advisors as required.
- Respond to queries from regulators, tax authorities and external advisors by providing accurate supporting information and schedules.
Financial reporting
- Assist in the monthly, quarterly and year-end financial close process.
- Play a key role in the annual external audit and the preparation of the financial statements, ensuring Singapore and Group reporting deadlines are met.
- Help maintain accurate ledgers through balance sheet reconciliations and supporting analysis.
- Prepare monthly journals in line with policy, with adequate supporting documentation for review and approval.
- Adopt a continuous improvement mindset, identifying opportunities to streamline and automate month-end and reporting workflows.
- Mentor and coach team members, including reviewing the work of junior staff.
Management reporting & business partnering:
- Prepare management information reports that help leaders understand business performance, and respond to their queries on variances.
- Act as a finance partner to the business, explaining accounting treatments and financial results clearly.
- Support ad hoc analysis and reporting requests from senior management and Regional Finance
Treasury operations:
- Assist in managing the company’s cash balances.
Projects, Transformation and future focus:
- Contribute to the finance modernisation programme, including the migration of the general ledger, the redesign of finance processes and system integrations to improve efficiency, automation and controls, through design, testing and user adoption.
- Assist with setting up new entities where needed, including ledger reporting and bank accounts.
Requirements:
- Degree educated or equivalent professional experience, with at least 3 years of relevant finance experience.
- Qualified accountant (CA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Good knowledge of IFRS/SFRS and financial reporting, with solid experience in general ledger accounting, month-end close, reconciliations and financial controls.
- Working knowledge of Singapore tax and regulatory requirements, including IRAS and MAS reporting.
- Strong Excel and analytical skills, with experience working with financial systems and large datasets.
- Strong attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience supporting external audits and statutory reporting is preferred. Exposure to insurance or financial services, and experience mentoring junior team members, would be an advantage.