Senior Accountant (1-Year Contract)

Job Summary

This role reports to the Associate Director, Finance and is responsible for all finance and accounting activities including Marketing & Sales (M&S) Operations in the Asia Pacific region, which includes execution of month-end close and balance sheet management under a strong internal control environment. In performing the duties, legal regulations, GAAP as well as operating procedures of Marriott Vacations Worldwide must be complied with.

Position requires strong collaboration with other team members and other departments, primarily M&S departments, in ensuring the day-to-day accounting functions under the Senior Accountant’s responsibilities are operating smoothly.

Core Work Activities

1. Accounting and Month End Close Execution

Ensure all financial closing timelines are met. Ensure overall processing integrity and accuracy.

Analyze monthly financials variances against prior month or prior quarter, forecast and budget.

Ensure all month-end close journal entries are prepared accurately and on a timely manner.

Ensure all financial transactions are well supported.

Clear understanding of financial transactions and results for all operating units within area of responsibility.

Recommend and implement improvements to the close process where possible.

Work with Asia Pacific (AP) finance to resolve accounting discrepancies and implement process improvements around the month-end close process.

2. Balance Sheet Management

Prepares schedules and reconciliations to support month end close balance sheet positions.

Ensure all balance sheet reconciliations are supported with adequate documentation.

Investigate reconciling items and ensure corrections are made, and all issues identified during the reconciliation review process in the next reporting period.

Improvise and standardize balance sheet reconciliations/schedules documentation across entities within area of responsibility.

3. Statutory Reporting

Manage completion of statutory reporting for entities under your responsibility area within timelines: Audit, Tax (VAT/WHT etc.), In-country regulatory requirements. This includes propose/resolve any audit issues noted.

Ensure clear reconciliation and documentation between management accounts (US GAAP) and local statutory accounts.

4. Cash management

Manage cashflow requirements of your responsible entities.

Ensure balances are reflective of entity function/transactions/structure; interco settlement are routed per entity structure and settled timely.

5. Internal Controls

Balance sheet reconciliations performed, and reconciling items cleared in the following month and ensuring account balances are correct and meaningful.

Document the nature and purpose of balance sheet accounts and the transactions flow though (i.e. accounting entries).

Develop and update SOPs/Job Aids regularly.

Assist in formulating processes and SOPs, if needed.

Work with Controllership peers in controllership process improvements and standardization of processes

6. Ad Hoc Support & Requests

Perform analyses on an ad hoc basis as required and assist on other accounting works as required by the business.

Participate in finance projects as the business requires such as standardized BS reconciliation process.

Strong collaboration and support business partners.

Demonstrates a high level of professionalism at all times.

Candidate Profile

Diploma in Accounting with at least 5-7 years or a Degree in Accounting with at least 4-5 years post-qualification experience, preferably in US MNCs/audit.

Solid functional background in General Ledger Accounting

Experience with balance sheet reconciliations.

A team player with ability to collaborate with functional departments and external partners

Motivated self-starter, resourceful and independent

Good problem-solving skills

Keen eye for details with an aptitude for numbers

Well-organized and capable of managing multiple priorities effectively

Strong business integrity and holds sensitive information in confidence

Understands and possesses the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment

Ability to be flexible with job duties and scope of work

Enthusiastic individual with excellent organizational and communicational skills and attention to detail

Fluent in English (written and spoken) and other language skill advantage to collaborate with associates in other locations.

Hybrid work model, able to work in office up to 5-days a week (if required)