A. Daily Accounting & Bookkeeping
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date accounting records in Xero.
- Record all daily financial transactions, including receipts, payments, invoices, expenses and journal entries.
- Ensure all transactions are supported by proper invoices, receipts and relevant documents.
- Maintain proper filing and documentation of accounting records.
- Monitor the company's cash flow and outstanding payments and receipts.
B. Accounts Payable (AP)
- Process and verify supplier and subcontractor invoices.
- Check invoices against purchase orders, delivery orders, work orders or project records where applicable.
- Ensure invoices are correctly coded to the relevant expense accounts and construction projects.
- Prepare payment schedules and payment vouchers for management approval.
- Monitor outstanding supplier and subcontractor payments.
- Reconcile supplier statements and resolve discrepancies.
C. Accounts Receivable (AR)
- Prepare and issue customer invoices, progress claims and other billing documents.
- Follow up on outstanding customer payments and overdue accounts.
- Monitor project billing and payment collection.
- Maintain accurate records of customer receipts and outstanding balances.
- Reconcile customer statements and resolve billing discrepancies.
D. Bank & Cash Reconciliation
- Perform regular bank reconciliations in Xero.
- Verify incoming and outgoing bank transactions against accounting records.
- Reconcile company credit card transactions, petty cash and other payment accounts, where applicable.
- Investigate and resolve unreconciled transactions promptly.
- Prepare regular cash flow updates for management.
E. Construction Project Accounting
- Track project income, direct costs and expenses by project.
- Monitor subcontractor costs, material purchases, equipment rental, transport and other project-related expenses.
- Ensure project expenses are allocated to the correct project and cost category.
- Assist management in preparing project cost reports and comparing actual costs against budgets.
- Monitor project billing, progress claims, retention sums and outstanding payments, where applicable.
- Highlight unusual cost variances, unrecorded expenses and potential cash flow issues.
F. GST & Tax Support
- Ensure transactions are recorded with the correct GST tax codes.
- Prepare supporting schedules and documents for quarterly GST returns.
- Assist with GST reconciliation and submission through the company's approved process.
- Coordinate with external accountants, tax agents or auditors on GST, corporate tax and accounting matters.
- Ensure accounting records comply with applicable Singapore accounting and tax requirements.
G. Month-End & Financial Reporting
- Perform monthly bank, supplier and customer reconciliations.
- Review accounts payable, accounts receivable and outstanding balances.
- Assist in preparing monthly profit and loss statements, balance sheets and cash flow reports.
- Review expenses and identify unusual or duplicate transactions.
- Assist with month-end closing and year-end audit preparation.
- Ensure accounting records are properly maintained and ready for management review.
H. Xero Accounting System
- Manage day-to-day accounting transactions using Xero.
- Maintain the chart of accounts and ensure proper account coding.
- Use Xero bank feeds, invoice processing, bills, payments and reconciliation functions.
- Maintain accurate customer and supplier records.
- Generate accounting reports for management.
- Identify and resolve discrepancies in the accounting system.
I. Coordination & Internal Controls
- Work closely with the existing HR/Admin personnel to obtain relevant invoices, claims, payroll summaries and supporting documents.
- Ensure financial documents are submitted promptly for accounting purposes.
- Maintain confidentiality of financial information.
- Ensure payments are supported by appropriate documents and approved by authorised personnel.
- Report unusual transactions, missing documents and potential financial irregularities to management.
Job Requirements
- Diploma or relevant qualification in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
- At least 2–3 years of relevant accounting experience.
- Hands-on experience using Xero is essential.
- Good knowledge of bookkeeping, accounts payable, accounts receivable and bank reconciliation.
- Familiarity with Singapore GST requirements and accounting practices.
- Construction industry accounting experience is preferred.
- Experience handling supplier invoices, subcontractor payments, progress claims and project cost tracking is an advantage.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and general office software.
- Meticulous, organised, responsible and able to work independently.
- Good communication and coordination skills.
4. Key Performance Expectations
- All accounting transactions are recorded accurately and promptly.
- Bank reconciliations are completed monthly, with discrepancies investigated.
- Supplier invoices and customer receipts are properly recorded and tracked.
- Outstanding payables and receivables are monitored regularly.
- Monthly accounts and project cost reports are prepared on time.
- GST records and supporting documents are complete and accurate.
- Accounting documents are properly filed and readily available for review.
- Management receives timely updates on cash flow, overdue accounts and significant cost variances.
5. Scope of Authority
- The Accounts Executive is responsible for recording, checking, reconciling and reporting accounting transactions.
- All payments must be supported by appropriate documents and approved by authorised management personnel.
- The Accounts Executive must not independently approve their own payments or alter approved payment arrangements without authorisation.
- Major accounting adjustments, unusual transactions and financial discrepancies must be referred to management.