Accountant (6 month-contract)

Carousell Group is the leading multi-category platform for secondhand in Greater Southeast Asia on a mission to make secondhand the first choice. Founded in August 2012 in Singapore, the Group has a leading presence in seven markets under the brands Carousell, Carousell Media Group, Cho Tot, Laku6, LuxLexicon, Mudah.my, OneShift, REFASH and Revo Financial, serving tens of millions of monthly active users. Carousell is backed by leading investors including Telenor Group, Rakuten Ventures, Naver, STIC Investments, 500 Global and Peak XV Partners (formerly known as Sequoia Capital India).As a team of passionate individuals working together to solve meaningful problems, there is so much more for you to discover in a career with Carousell. Our culture is made up of hiring, developing, and promoting people who embody our values of HEART, which is an acronym for Humility, Empathy, Accountability, Relentlessly resourceful and Teamwork. Together as an organisation, we make magic happen.

The Accountant (Accounts Payable) plays a key role in managing end-to-end payable operations across multiple entities and currencies. This role is responsible for ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness of invoice processing, vendor payments, reconciliations, and financial reporting. The JL4 officer acts as a subject-matter expert, supports process optimization, ensures strong internal controls, and provides guidance and support to JL2/JL3 team members.

This role serves as a key contributor in AP governance and month-end closing activities and collaborates closely with stakeholders across Finance, Procurement, and Business Units.

Responsibilities:

• Execute and review end-to-end AP processes (invoice processing, approvals, posting, payment runs)
• Review and approve Purchase Orders and payments within approval matrix limits..
• Process, review, and validate invoices and expense reimbursements in the workflow system.
• Review and validate vendor accreditation documents and manage vendor records.
• Perform vendor reconciliations and aging analysis; resolve discrepancies proactively.
• Manage payment runs across multiple banks, currencies, and jurisdictions.
• Strengthen internal controls and support audit requirements (internal and external).
• Support accruals and AP-related schedules during month-end close.
• Monitors Month end related activities.
• Monitor and escalate control breaches, exceptions, or high-risk items.
• Assist in optimizing AP processes, workflows, and automation platforms.
• Support system enhancements (Peakflo, Netsuite, OCR, and banking platforms).
• Coordinate with RTR, Treasury, Tax, and Controllers teams as needed.
• Back-up support to AP Lead in reporting and process monitoring when needed.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field 

• 4–6+ years experience in Accounts Payable or Shared Services finance function

• Experience handling multi-entity, multi-currency, and cross-border AP

• Solid understanding of tax/VAT, 3-way matching, vendor master controls, and reconciliations

• Proficient in ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, Oracle,Quickbase) and AP tools

• Strong Excel and reporting skills

• Able to work on a 6-month contract

Technical Qualifications: 

• Strong communication skills and demonstrate ability to partner with business stakeholders.
• Assertive and subject matter expert in revenue reporting
• Good analytical ability
• Computer literacy, especially in Windows and other commonly used Accounting software
• Process control mindset and internal audit readiness
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and adaptable to change

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