General Ledger (GL) Specialist

LUXASIA is the leading beauty omnichannel distribution platform of Asia Pacific that has successfully enabled brand growth for more than 100 luxury beauty brands. Our integrated brand-building capabilities include luxury retail, online commerce, consumer marketing, and supply chain management. Since 1986, the company has partnered the world's finest brands, such as Aveda, Bvlgari, Calvin Klein, Diptyque, Hermes, La Prairie, Montblanc, and SK-II.

We have also established Joint Ventures with the likes of LVMH Group, Elizabeth Arden, Puig, Yves Rocher, and By Terry. At the core of our business is a diverse and dynamic #OneTeam of 2000 talents that shape the face of luxury beauty, and delights consumers daily across our growing footprint of 15 markets. Come join us now.

Why Join Us? At LUXASIA, we believe there is beauty within every talent - that is you.

We grow you by building your competencies and unleashing your potential. We have curated a vast portfolio of over 100 luxury brands across Asia Pacific, and growing. Your work will enrich the lives of millions of consumers across the region.

With us, you get to be an entrepreneur, running the business like it is your very own. We give you the autonomy but not without guidance and genuine care. We are a diverse and inclusive team that is courageously innovative.

Together as #OneTeam, we celebrate differences, embrace change, explore new ideas, take risks, fail fast, and drive results. While challenges at work are inevitable, the journey promises to be fulfilling.

With LUXASIA, an exciting career filled with robust professional growth awaits you. Isn't that beautiful?

Description of Duties: Operations:

  • Respond to and solve enquiries from Country Finance Manager
  • Work with Local Finance team to understand local activities, prepare trial balance and investigate trial balance account fluctuations
  • Prepare and ensure adequate supporting documentation of journal entries for the financial closing in accordance to Group Accounting policies
  • Handle fixed assets creation/disposal, General Ledger, Reconciliation, Balance Sheet, P&L Account in SAP system and perform monthly depreciation run
  • Preparation and review of monthly financial reports: P&L, Balance Sheet, cash flow movements, management report, tax report and inventory reconciliation
  • Prepare for bank reconciliation, Interco reconciliation and follow up on the unreconciled items
  • Ensure adherence to strict month end and year end deadlines
  • Undertake any accounting & reporting requirements and ad-hoc duties or projects as requested
Compliance:
  • Support internal audits by working closely with Local Finance team
  • Ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (IFRS) and company procedures to ensure integrity of financial information
  • Ensure adequate follow up on issues identified during external and internal audit
Continuous Improvement:
  • Identify and articulate improvement areas across processes
  • Involve in process implementation, automation, and standardization of R2R activities
Transition:
  • Active participation in the transition of Country GL processes into shared services team including work shadowing and Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) documentation preparations
  • Active contribution to ensure operation readiness by Go-Live date
Requirements What we're Looking for.. You are our dream come true if you...
  • Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Degree, Finance/Accountancy/Banking or equivalent
  • 3-5 years working experience in Finance - general accounting is required for this position
  • Applicants must be willing to work in Q Sentral
  • Proficient in using SAP system is a must
  • Experience in a shared services environment will be advantageous
  • Proficient in English Language, both written and spoken
  • Proficient in using MS office tools
  • Able to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines and work as a team player
Benefits We promise to offer you:
  • An open and massively friendly work environment full of ambitious and skilled people who love what they do and do what they love
  • Lots of challenges, fast-pace, opportunities to develop yourself and fun times
  • Committed executive team to support your best performance
Why Join Us?
  • Fun, work hard, play hard culture
  • Public Transport Accessibility
  • Fast-Growing Company
  • Beauty Samples
  • Staff Discounts
  • Free coffee to kick start
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