Accountant

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Thank you for your interest in continuing to grow your Cummins career!

We are looking for a talented Accountant to join our team in Tuas South, Singapore. This will be following Onsite with flexibility work model.

Responsible for general accounting work required to maintain the department’s general ledger. Performs financial analysis of the department’s chart of accounts and financial statements by identifying and analyzing variances.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways: 

• Analyses, records and reports accounting transactions in a timely manner. 
• Prepares general ledger entries and account reconciliations. 
• Responds to inquiries received from management, internal and external auditors, Sarbanes-Oxley audit group and others regarding financial results, special reporting requests, etc. 
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.

Responsibilities

To be successful in this role you will need the following: 

• Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

• Action oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.

• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

• Ensures accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.

• Nimble learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.

• Self-development - Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.

• Financial Analysis - Interprets financial data by analyzing trends, variances, opportunities and risks to provide insight to stakeholders regarding financial impact to drive business improvement; evaluates financial results against targets to communicate conclusions to all stakeholders; ensures integrity of financial data by investigating variances and determining corrective actions to resolve identified issues. 

• Financial Internal Controls - Leverages internal control framework by assessing internal controls and developing remediation plans to mitigate financial reporting risks and respond to changing business needs. 

• Financial Regulations Acumen - Evaluates applicable regulations for the financial area of focus, such as tax, banking, pension, local accounting to ensure underlying transactions are recorded in compliance with applicable regulations; explains key requirements and purpose of regulations and implications to the business to inform and educate relevant stakeholders.

• US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - Evaluates US accounting standards to record transactions in compliance with requirements and company policies; assesses the accounting requirements and objectives to determine the implications on the business and communicate to stakeholders with varying financial knowledge. 

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• College, university, or equivalent degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required. 

• Minimal relevant professional work experience in the field of study required.

• No cross-border support will be provided.

• Prepares all tax reports such as income tax and GST and other tax reports (ACAP, ECI, withholding tax), liaising independently with tax agents and tax partners (KPMG) to address queries and other requirements

• Manages allocation and cross-charging activities for the 4 entities in Singapore, including DBU business segments and departments

• Support in procurement review and fixed asset requisition

• Coordinates with local stakeholders within CSSPL and regional partners (CS, GIC, GCA, Tax) to discuss and resolve identified issues and ad hoc requests 

Cummins is an equal opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, or other status protected by law.