Senior Manager

About This Role:

An esteemed senior professional role at Accounting Superhero, entailing dynamic leadership across accounting, tax, and professional service teams, while overseeing team members spanning multiple divisions and locations. This position demands a committed candidate with proven expertise in the accounting and tax sector, underscored by extensive years of hands-on experience within accounting and audit firms.

The ideal candidate brings a track record of providing top-tier professional services and adeptly managing teams of junior staff.

Responsibilities:

• Assume the pivotal role of a client CFO, ensuring financial oversight and strategic guidance.
• Conduct comprehensive final reviews and ensure the quality of clients' financial reports, audit processes and tax obligations.
• Serve as the authoritative technical expert on tax matters, encompassing tax laws, GST regulations, and their administration.
• Take on the signatory responsibility for small-scale engagements that do not necessitate an audit.
• Provide expertise on disclosure requirements and updates to Financial Reporting Standards (FRS) requirements
• Perform the conclusive review of engagement contracts, their scope of work and oversee the seamless transition of contracts
• Assume comprehensive oversight of the Operations department and its personnel.
• Lead the formulation of strategies and plans for the Operations department.
• Collaborate in defining KPIs with top management and ensure fulfillment of all KPIs within the Operations department.
• Manage the reporting of the Operations department's performance to upper management.
• Support the management in upholding the company's stewardship responsibilities.
• Spearhead the creation and updates of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for accounting processes.
• Monitor strict adherence to SOPs across all ongoing tasks.
• Guarantee the punctual meeting of deadlines for accounting, tax, and various client-related obligations (e.g., STB, ECDA, Singapore Law Society).
• Contribute to the coaching and mentorship of Operations supervisors.
• Assist in formulating development plans and fostering career progression and take on supervisory role for staff traineeships for Operations personnel.
• Participate in the recruitment of skilled professionals within the Operations department.
• Stay current with developments in the accounting profession, imparting training and briefings to the accounting staff.
• Maintain active professional memberships with ACCA and MIA/MICPA as applicable.
• Staying fully informed about all pertinent matters, regulations, and laws encompassing companies, businesses, taxation, human resources, audit, and accounting within the jurisdictions of Singapore and Malaysia.
• Offer assistance and counsel on product development endeavors.

Requirements:

• Member of Malaysia Institute of Accountants (MIA) or Malaysia Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA).
• Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA, UK) and/or Degree in Accounting.
• A decade or more of expertise within the accounting and tax industry, featuring a substantial 3-5 year span dedicated to effectively managing professional teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills - English, Malay and/or Mandarin to effectively communicate with our diverse client base and stakeholders.
• Highly computer literate in Microsoft Apps (especially Excel), Xero and other various accounting softwares.
• Proficient in meeting both internal company deadlines and externally mandated deadlines set by regulatory authorities.
• Strong communication skills.

Accounting Superhero Benefits:

Exact benefits vary depending on location. That said, all our employees receive the following:

• Group Hospitalization & Surgical Insurance
• Base of 14 days paid annual leave and 14 days medical leave.
• Private medical reimbursement (subject to annual cap).

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: RM10, RM12,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person