Junior Statutory Accountant (Audit & Compliance)

Job Summary:

Responsible for timely and accurate preparation of financial information and statutory financial statements, audit schedules to be used for various local statutory filing, tax compliance, and other statistical/regulatory reports

Accountabilities:

• Manage the annual audit process and preparation of statutory accounts and ensure signing within the RELX-imposed deadline
• Enforce accounting regulations and recommend new procedures and continually identify process improvements
• Compile and review, do health check analyze financial information for Finance and other business functions
• Collaborate and work closely with colleagues within GFS (all processes) and business units, to improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of the tax accounting and reporting and statutory accounting
• Identify, articulate and communicate project and accounting operation risks to management, along with clear recommendations for resolution or mitigation

Qualifications:

• A university degree in accounting or relevant professional qualifications
• At least 2 to 3 years of relevant work experience
• Strong knowledge of accounting and taxation principles
• Strong knowledge of Oracle R12 and Blackline
• High-level knowledge of the R2R, P2P, and CRR processes
• Intermediate skills in quality-checking balance sheet reconciliations
• Intermediate skills in performing analytical review of the company ledger
• Exposure in financial statements preparation is highly preferred
• Excellent organization and problem-solving skills in a high-volume and fast-paced environment
• Ability to prioritize and multitask effectively
• High degree of commitment to meet deadlines
• Pragmatic, hands-on, flexible & adaptable to change, self-starter
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Ability to quickly learn and apply enterprise AI tools and technologies to support technical workflows and business objectives