Accounts Administrator
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- What's it like to be an Accounts Administrator?
- How to become an Accounts Administrator
- Latest Accounts Administrator jobs
- Top skills and experience for Accounts Administrators
What's it like to be an Accounts Administrator?
An Accounts Administrator keeps a company’s financial records organised, timely, and reconciled. They are in charge of monitoring and updating a company’s financial records, and resolving any discrepancies. Attention to detail, organisation, and communication are key skills for the role. Accounts Administrators work in accounting firms and accounting departments of various industries.
Tasks and duties
- Reviewing and updating financial records.
- Managing payroll, invoices, petty cash, and other company transactions.
- Aligning accounting processes with government regulations and fiscal deadlines.
- Coordinate with signatories, tax auditors, and purchasers.
- Preparing and presenting financial reports.
- Ensuring timely payments and complete transactions with clients, vendors, and suppliers.
- Reconciling tax and other financial statements.
How to become an Accounts Administrator
To work as an Accounts Administrator, a bachelor degree in accounting and previous accounting experience are required. An Accounts Administrator is a junior role, and organisations typically hire job seekers who are already qualified under the Institute of Singapore for Chartered Accountants (ISCA).
Graduate with a bachelor degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or another related field.
Complete an internship at the accounting department of a recognised company.
Complete the Singapore Chartered Accountant (CA) foundation qualification programme.
Get a job in an ISCA Accredited Training Organisation (ATO) and get assigned to your approved mentor.
Complete the six modules of the ISCA professional programme while gaining work experience.
Register as a Chartered Accountant (CA) upon completing the modules and three years of practical work experience.
