Senior Accountant

In Schneider Electric everything we do promotes progress and sustainability for all - our colleagues, customers, partners, and the communities and societies where we live and work. From the products, software, and services driving the digital transformation of energy management and automation to corporate citizenship and volunteer activities, we make an impact by helping people and organizations become more resilient and efficient, more electric and digital.

Which is where you come in. Working at Schneider Electric means working toward a cleaner, better world. You're part of a global team built on inclusion, mastery, purpose, action, curiosity, and teamwork, turning sustainability ambitions into actions.

This position is for a Senior Accountant in Singapore.

What will you do?

• Understand the Group's accounting policies, as well as local accounting and tax regulations
• Manage end-to-end accounting activities for assigned legal entity
• Oversee and support accounting operations, including:
  • Performing month-end and quarter-end close activities
  • Reviewing and approving monthly journal entries
  • Preparing monthly P&L reviews, including variance analysis and explanations, and presenting results to the CFO and CAO.
  • Preparing cash flow forecasts, analyzing variances between forecast and actuals, and presenting insights to the CFO, CAO and Treasury.
  • Reviewing intercompany transactions and resolving balance mismatches identified in reports provided by Shared Services.
  • Reviewing revenue recognition processes to ensure compliance with IFRS requirements.
  • Reviewing account reconciliations and performing balance sheet account certification, as well as presenting ageing reconciliation to the CFO and CAO.
• Collaborate closely with Shared Services teams on daily operations and month-end close activities
• Partner cross-functionally with Finance Controllers, Legal, Accounts Payable, Credit, FP&A, Tax, and business stakeholders to align on policies, processes, and drive system & process improvements and key initiatives.
• Enhance the accuracy and integrity of financial information by ensuring transactions are correctly recorded and by initiating corrective actions and mitigation plans when required.
• Support the implementation and maintenance of internal controls across accounting and tax.
• Lead statutory audits for assigned legal entity and work with external auditors to ensure timely and successful completion of audit
• Lead quarterly Group reporting audits and work with external auditors to meet Group reporting timelines
• Responsible for GST returns and annual tax filing for the legal entity
• Manage EDB grant claim submissions and work with business stakeholders and external auditors to ensure timely and accurate submissions
• Drive the implementation of best practices to simplify, standardize, and improve accounting and reporting processes.

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Degree In Accounting or ACCA modules
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in accounting
• Self-driven / motivated individual
• Must be able to work independently without much supervision
• Agile and able to adapt quickly
• Familiar with accounting concepts and principles
• Able to work under complex and ambiguity environment
• Previous experience in audit would be preferred
• Proficient in SAP system is a plus

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values - Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork - starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric - apply today!

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150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
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Client-provided location(s): Singapore

Job ID: Schneider_Electric-https://careers.se.com/jobs/106644?lang=en-us

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-01-26T18:46:17