Accountant

Welcome to GO Asia

GrowthOps is a marketing transformation agency, consistently awarded the top Customer Engagement agency in APAC. For over 15 years, we’ve been helping brands go to market in Asia by integrating strategy, design, technology and AI. Trusted by enterprises and high-growth innovators, we specialise in supporting media, MarTech and creative operations across financial services, telecommunications, transportation, ecommerce, energy and more. GrowthOps is part of The Applied AI Company.

About your new role!

General ledger

• Manage GL month-end closing, making sure journals and the internal flash report are posted and recorded accurately.
• Analyse financial transactions, post general journals and maintain the general ledger in line with applicable accounting standards (revenue, expenses, payroll, fixed and intangible assets, intercompany transactions).
• Ensure provisions, accruals and depreciation are recorded accurately in NetSuite during closing.
• Review revenue and accrued revenue so that balances are substantiated and cleared on time.
• Work with finance operations and business teams to prepare accurate monthly revenue and deferred revenue reports, including exploring methods to substantiate recognition.
• Prepare intercompany billings across Group entities.

Reporting

• Prepare month-end financial reports, including P&L fluctuation analysis.
• Prepare balance sheet and bank reconciliations.

Tax

• Prepare and file monthly, quarterly and annual tax submissions and other government obligations accurately and on time, across Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines.
• Research and advise reporting managers and business teams on the tax implications of business transactions.

Audit and compliance

• Coordinate the annual audit, working with auditors so that audit reports are completed and submitted to regulators by the due date.
• Key liaison to the company secretary, including arranging logistics for directors' signatories.

Other

• Identify opportunities to simplify workflows and improve processes.
• Perform ad hoc tasks assigned by the manager and management.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bonus points if you love prompting ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude every day to make work easier and to learn and tackle tasks you've never done before. We'd love to hear your favourite shortcuts!
• Degree in accountancy or an equivalent professional qualification (ACCA or CPA).
• 2+ years of audit, financial accounting or tax experience in a commercial general ledger function.
• Experience preparing and filing Philippine taxes is advantageous but not required.
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with an ERP system (e.g. NetSuite) is an advantage.
• Able to meet deadlines with a logical, methodical approach to prioritising tasks, working independently where needed.
• Analytical mindset, willing to dig into the numbers to find issues and explore solutions.
• Willing to communicate and collaborate within and outside the team.

Responsibilities

General ledger

• Manage GL month-end closing, making sure journals and the internal flash report are posted and recorded accurately.
• Analyse financial transactions, post general journals and maintain the general ledger in line with applicable accounting standards (revenue, expenses, payroll, fixed and intangible assets, intercompany transactions).
• Ensure provisions, accruals and depreciation are recorded accurately in NetSuite during closing.
• Review revenue and accrued revenue so that balances are substantiated and cleared on time.
• Work with finance operations and business teams to prepare accurate monthly revenue and deferred revenue reports, including exploring methods to substantiate recognition.
• Prepare intercompany billings across Group entities.

Reporting

• Prepare month-end financial reports, including P&L fluctuation analysis.
• Prepare balance sheet and bank reconciliations.

Tax

• Prepare and file monthly, quarterly and annual tax submissions and other government obligations accurately and on time, across Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines.
• Research and advise reporting managers and business teams on the tax implications of business transactions.

Audit and compliance

• Coordinate the annual audit, working with auditors so that audit reports are completed and submitted to regulators by the due date.
• Key liaison to the company secretary, including arranging logistics for directors' signatories.

Other

• Identify opportunities to simplify workflows and improve processes.
• Perform ad hoc tasks assigned by the manager and management.

Requirements

Welcome to GO Asia

GrowthOps is a marketing transformation agency, consistently awarded the top Customer Engagement agency in APAC. For over 15 years, we’ve been helping brands go to market in Asia by integrating strategy, design, technology and AI. Trusted by enterprises and high-growth innovators, we specialise in supporting media, MarTech and creative operations across financial services, telecommunications, transportation, ecommerce, energy and more. GrowthOps is part of The Applied AI Company.

Benefits

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bonus points if you love prompting ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude every day to make work easier and to learn and tackle tasks you've never done before. We'd love to hear your favourite shortcuts!
• Degree in accountancy or an equivalent professional qualification (ACCA or CPA).
• 2+ years of audit, financial accounting or tax experience in a commercial general ledger function.
• Experience preparing and filing Philippine taxes is advantageous but not required.
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with an ERP system (e.g. NetSuite) is an advantage.
• Able to meet deadlines with a logical, methodical approach to prioritising tasks, working independently where needed.
• Analytical mindset, willing to dig into the numbers to find issues and explore solutions.
• Willing to communicate and collaborate within and outside the team.