Accounting Assistant

About the role

The Accounting Assistant supports the Accounting Manager in maintaining accurate and complete books for four REIT-related companies. The role prepares journal entries, reconciliations, schedules, and supporting documents and performs day-to-day accounting work in accordance with established controls and deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare recurring and non-recurring journal entries with complete and accurate supporting documents. 
• Post approved entries to the accounting system and maintain organized accounting records for each assigned company. 
• Prepare bank, intercompany, receivable, payable, accrual, prepayment, and other account reconciliations and schedules. 
• Assist in monthly, quarterly, and annual closing activities and follow the close calendar set by the Accounting Manager. 
• Encode and validate accounting transactions, invoices, billings, collections, payments, and adjustments as assigned. 
• Support intercompany billings, allocations, confirmations, and reconciliation of balances among the four entities. 
• Assist in preparing financial reports, tax schedules, audit requirements, and regulatory supporting documents. 
• Investigate reconciling items and coordinate with internal teams to obtain missing documents or correct discrepancies. 
• Maintain complete, properly labeled, and easily retrievable electronic and physical files. 
• Follow approval limits, segregation of duties, confidentiality requirements, and all accounting policies and procedures. 
• Perform other accounting and administrative duties reasonably assigned by the Accounting Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Accounting Technology, Management Accounting, Financial Management, or a related business course. 
• CPA license is not required. 
• Fresh graduates with strong accounting fundamentals may be considered; 1 to 2 years of general accounting experience is an advantage. 
• Basic knowledge of journal entries, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and financial statements. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and comfortable learning accounting or ERP systems. 
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to meet deadlines while handling repetitive and high-volume work. 
• Willing to work on-site and provide additional support during closing and audit periods when necessary.