ASSISTANT MANAGER, FINANCE in Penarth

The Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) promotes and develops Singapore’s legal industry. SAL advances legal knowledge, raises Singapore law’s international profile, and enhances legal practice standards through professional development and technology.

Reporting to the Finance Manager (SAL Group Accounts Payable & Payments), you will be responsible for managing the account payables in the finance operations of SAL Group. The role handles a high volume of Accounts Payable transactions across multiple entities/vendors. The successful candidate must be comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment, managing competing priorities, and ensuring timely and accurate payment processing.

Responsibilities

• Payment Operations Management: Manage daily accounts payable operations by ensuring that all payments are supported by valid purchase documents and approvals, timely data entry of suppliers’ invoices and staff claims, preparing and posting accounts payable journals and bank payments for month end and year end closing.
• Tax Compliance: Knowledgeable about tax compliance matters including GST and withholding tax for proper accounting and be able to provide basic advice to internal business units.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Assist internal business units in understanding and complying with SAL Group’s financial policies and procedures and Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (FRS).
• Audit Compliance: Provide accounts payable data (e.g. Purchase Invoices etc) to auditors and attend to audit queries in a timely manner.
• Records Keeping: Guide internal business units in completing online vendor creation and entertainment claim forms, create new vendor records and update such records in finance system.
• Systems Testing and Integration: Assist in system study and development, understanding requirement specifications, user acceptance testing and migration of new finance system setups and enhancements.
• Process Improvement: Review existing payment forms and identify opportunities to streamline and automate payment workflows.
• Other Duties: Assist in other duties as assigned.

Preferred Competencies and Qualifications

• Diploma in Accounting or equivalent qualification, with at least 3 years of relevant experience in Accounts Payable.
• Good knowledge of Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (FRS).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Experienced in using finance systems, preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365.
• Able to manage a high volume of transactions accurately and within tight timelines.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to track multiple invoices, payment schedules and deadlines effectively.
• Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy and strong follow‑through in task completion.
• Able to prioritise competing tasks, work independently, and maintain productivity in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and reconciliation skills.
• A collaborative team player with good communication and stakeholder management skills.