Finance Executive

Join us for an enriching career as the Finance Executive on a permanent basis in British Council Singapore.

British Council Singapore is one of the largest in the British Council’s global network with thousands of adults and young learners studying with us at any one time. We also have a large examinations operation facilitating the taking of UK examinations. In addition, we have enquiries on our educational and arts services. Our customers engage with us face-to-face, online, through email and via the phone, and as a result we have a large Sales & Customer Management team to ensure an efficient level of service. 

As the Finance Executive, you will report to the Director of Finance and provide effective accounting and finance support for the Singapore directorate. 

The main responsibilities are, but not limited to:

• Support the compilation of statutory returns and GST Return
• General Accounting Process
• Cash Journal Withdrawal entry
• Support in banking related process
• Support payment and payment related process
• Cheque Generation and Refund of Payments
• Support in Compliance with Financial Control Compliance Framework Reports
• Credit Card Process
• Petty Cash and Company Safe
• Support in the Internal and External Audit Process

As the ideal candidate, you will possess at least GCE ‘O’ Levels qualification and bring along minimum 8 years experience in administration and accounting related tasks. 

For more information please apply; in your application, please include evidence of the relevant experience which you possess, matched against the criteria listed in the Role Profile and Person Specification for this post.

Please be advised that the successful candidate will normally be placed on the beginning of the pay scale for this payband which is from SGD 2,500 per month. Please also note the relevant passport or visa criteria which can be found in the Role Profile.

Start Date: As soon as possible 
Closing Date: 10 September 2015 (23:59 UK Time) 

For any queries related to this job please email EA.Recruitment@britishcouncil.org.sg and the East Asia Recruitment Team will aim to respond as quickly as possible.

Internal candidates only: please remember to include the full version of your most recent end-of-year-record of performance and confirm when the system prompts you to, that you have discussed the application with your line manager. 

Desirable criteria may be used during the selection process and only short-listed candidates will be contacted. The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In line with the British Council's Child Protection policy, any appointment is contingent on thorough checks. In the UK, and in other countries where appropriate systems exist, these include criminal records checks.