CFF Senior Accountant

At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.

Reimagine What’s Possible 

Description Responsibility

This position is mainly focus on local GAAP statutory and tax related matters for SEA. For further details, please refers to the following task description.

Professional experience and education

• The incumbent should possess a degree in accounting and finance with at least 3-5 years experience.
• The individual should also exhibit strong interpersonal and communication skills, independent initiative, planning and organizing skills, and should have a proven ability to solve problems. Strong conceptual and analytical skills are also required.
• This position requires the incumbent to have a thorough understanding of banking payment process, local tax regulations, audit process and ability to interact with senior management, external auditors, tax authority and other agencies.
• Knowledge of Accounting Application Skills especially SAP and ability to quickly learn is also required.

Knowledge requirements

IFRS Accounting Standard, US GAAP (preferably) and Taxation (SEA).

Language requirements

English – Mandatory

Tasks Description

• Monthly Local GAAP analytical review and reconciliation with any adjustments deemed necessary.
• Co-ordination and drafting Financial Statement to external auditor
• Certification reconciliation with preparer role for local GAAP.
  Liaise with Company Corporate Secretary on all Directors' Resolution and minutes of meeting required for all statutory reporting.
•  Preparation and online XBRL statutory/ACRA/Annual Return filing within the stipulated due date.
•  Statutory Surveys to Government Bodies.
•  Review and approval for all Cost Statement to apply for tax tariff grants on exports for customers and all other Customs related matters.
•  Statutory reporting by Government Agencies Provide financial information to the surveys from various local statutory and government agencies
•  To assist SBS team on unknown payments/receipts matters.
• Finished product cost statement preparation/computation for FTA application on export tax tariff grant for AP customers.
• Work closely with Tax Auditors on all Corporate Tax related matters
• Ensure ECI/Tax Estimation and final tax filing is submitted within the deadline
• Prepare tax package (current and deferred tax computation) and load to tax system
• Drafting of FS - income tax note (with the support of income tax accounting team)
• Return to accruals ("RTA") for local GAAP
• Credit and Adjustment update on quarterly Corporate Tax.
• Ensure all P12/P13 local GAAP adjustments are posted to SAP
• Request for Local GAAP GLA extension/creation
• Analysis on WHT GL account to ensure WHT certificates are duly received from our customers for the purpose of Foreign Tax Credit and Double Tax Relief
• Any other ad-hoc duties and project improvement as and when deemed necessary.

Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what’s possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.