Senior Associate Accountant

**_Key Responsibilities_** * Review and validate simple transactions entered in our system ensuring high accuracy of all entries, and compliance to established controls, accounting principles and policies. * In coordination with supervisors and colleagues, investigate and resolve simple transactional issues as necessary. * Prepare reconciliations of selected simple accounts and advise the Sr Accountant/Team Lead of issues on the reconciliation. * Coordinate the creation and amendments in vendor account details. * Assist with audits by providing supporting records and documentation * Performs preliminary checks and enters data for invoicing and payment runs. * Communicate with the stakeholders on matters concerning invoices, and/or expense claims in a timely manner. * Check validity and completeness of supporting documents presented by the stakeholders. * Suggest and implement process improvement initiatives and best practices. **_Key Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience_** * A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field. * Relevant professional certifications is an advantage (e.g. CPA, MBA …etc.) * Relevant experience in a Finance Shared Services or BPO is preferred. * Experience in any of the following Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is an advantage: * SAP MM/FI Module (required 2 to 4 years if assigned to SJ) * 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience in any of the following areas: * Vendor Invoice Processing * Goods Receipt/Invoice Receipt * Intercompany Invoice Processing * Vendor Maintenance * Account Reconciliations * Payment Processing * Intermediate knowledge in MS Office applications is an advantage. * Able to collaborate with team members, internal clients and management. * Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills within a multi-cultural business environment. * Good communication skills.  Able to engage stakeholders in a conversation.  Able to express ideas or point of views both in oral and written communication. * Basic understanding of accounting principles.  * Ability to cope with ambiguity and change and maintain high level of professionalism when working under pressure; At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!