Job Description

IP reporting

• Supporting the IP BU Accountant in monthly closing reporting
• Forecast revenue license fees, ticketing and merchandising sales on a monthly and annual basis.
• Liaise with internal & external auditors
• Liaise with 3rd party service providers and consultants, ensuring compliance.
• Manage monthly, annual reporting and budgeting process.
• To reconcile accounts with the general ledger. To ensure all entries are accurate and transactions are reported in accordance with accounting standards and government regulations.
• Prepare management reporting
• Budget Tracking and monitoring of CAPEX spend vs budgeted

Inventory costing and management

• Develop and maintain inventory costing and valuation in accounting system in accordance with IFRS Standards
• Provide timely and accurate inventory merchandise financial and movement information to merchandising team for informed decision making and evaluation
• Review Merchandising team budgets and evaluate the suppliers' pricing quotations
• Prepare regular merchandise profitability analysis and cashflow for both historical and forecast
• Prepare inventory aging report on a timely basis and discuss with merchandising and operations team for slow moving inventory
• Review and analyze slow moving inventory and provide recommendations and red flag
• Ensure sites' inventory reconciliation reports are submitted and reviewed regularly and ties to the systems
• Liaise with sites' business owners to ensure inventory is properly accounted for and tracked. Goods are properly key into the systems by SKU
• Identify potential challenges within each inventory location and ensure shipment and goods arrival are accounted for and tracked before payment is released.
• Review and keying of Merchandise AP suppliers' invoices
• Ensuring Merchandise budget per IP/location is raised on a timely basis and POs are created after Budget is approved.
• Tracking of committed cost vs Budgeted cost to ensure no cost overrun

Accounting systems

• Experience with accounting systems i.e. Synergix; Retail Pro, Cognos
• Liaise with external consultants to maintain and fine tune functions and financial reports and future projects
• Accounting systems reporting
• Working with consultants to develop new reports and functions where required
• Assist in any ad-hoc reporting and projects assigned by Management.

Requirements

• Strong in FRS and IFRS requirements. Knowledge in contract reading and revenue recognition is a plus
• At least 2-3 years of inventory costing and management experience with minimum 4-5 years of working experience in handling full set accounts of entities.
• Excellent team player, strong analytical and people management skills. Able to work under stress to meet tight reporting deadlines.
• Excel financial modeling skills and strong understanding of database management to deal with large amount of information. (Excel & Access)
• Strong desire to make positive contribution to the Finance process and business operations.
• Building Partnership: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to communicate complex ideas in a simple way and to work collaboratively with and influence others.
• Ability to be firm with cost control.
• Support Operational Decision: Ability to analyze & interpret financial information and identify the key business issues underlying the numbers.
• Adaptability: Exemplifies working style that can adapt to suit the situation, and inspire, influence and motivate others to perform.