Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Job Overview:

The Principal Accountant is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. They will be tasked with solving complex accounting-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. The Principal Accountant may be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and is regarded as a specialist in the field of accounting. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in accounting as well as broad knowledge of the accounting discipline within the finance function.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Lead and Supervise Statutory and Tax Team – Asia Pacific, UK, African Entities

• Lead the Stats and Tax team to complete stats audit for the respective entities in Asia Pacific, Australia, UK and Africa

• Company financials are based on US GAAP. Based on the respective countries IFRS, need to rework financials for the local books audit

• Liase with external auditors to complete the local statutory audits

• Liase with Project accountants, FP&A, HR or payroll team on audit queries

• Arrange for legal, directors and intercompany confirmations as requested by auditor

• Prepare tax schedules (FA, Provisions, WHT) for Corporate Tax Return submission

• Presentation of FS to APAC Controller to seek approval

• Circulate final draft FS for corporate approval

• Arrange to get the signed financials within the agreed timelines

• Liase with Tax Consultant for the preparation and filing of WHT, VAT and Corporate Tax Returns

• Prepare monthly & quarterly Tax Forecast & Tax Packs and booking of monthly entries for tax expense

• Involved in preparing Overall Business Line quarterly forecast and Annual Budget and provide variance explanations on tax lines

• Able to Work as a Team, with good inter-personal skills

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required, CPA preferred

• 5-6 years of relevant experience

• Intermediate to advanced excel skills preferred

• Good communication skills

• Enjoy working in a changing and flexible environment

• Good problem-solving skills

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