Ruth Ygan

Tax compliance and regulatory reporting

• Compile work papers and support for indirect tax returns and authorization memos for all tax payments.
• Assist with preparing income tax return work paper files.
• Assist with preparing monthly tax calculations, reconciliations and reporting schedules.
• Perform monthly expense account reviews and liaise with key stakeholders regarding adjustments and coding.
• Process required adjustments to coding and GST status where required in employee expense management system and/or financial reporting system.

Business Support

• Assist Senior Tax Advisor with assessing the impact of proposed legislation and interpretation changes for local WSP business operations.

Monthly Reporting

• Assist with preparation of the month end reporting cycles and timetables. Draft necessary accounting entries to general ledger, reconciliation, financial control and month end variance analysis and forecasting.

Management Reporting and Decision Support

• Assist with preparation of financial management information for use by management as required.
• Assist with preparing decision support analysis on financial matters or in monthly performance report.

Other

• Assist with responding to IRD enquiries and IRD Risk Reviews and tax audits.
• Assist with tax and other finance related projects (e.g. GST reviews, transfer pricing documentation, M&A due diligence)

General Accounting

• Prepare journal entries.
• Ensure journal entries and financial records adhere to established controls, accounting principles and policies.
• Ensure accurate and appropriate recording of revenues, expenses, accruals, adjustments etc.
• Review and verify accuracy of journal entries and supporting documents.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts in Blackline and advise supervisor and/or manager of issues encountered during reconciliation and propose resolution.
• Prepare and analyze financial statements and monthly reports (including revenue and expense trend analysis)
• Analyze balance sheet account variances.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet and post close documents.
• Lead month-end post close and balance sheet review with client.
• Assist with audits by providing supporting records and documentation.
• Evaluate current accounting processes and propose improvements for operational efficiency.
• Assist in preparing statistical and monthly reports.

• Develops understanding of the key topics around risk, compliance, governance, process, management, business and financial performance and the core Advisory approaches relating to them.
• Develops understanding of KPMG’s Advisory foundation methods to process analysis and project management to be able to contribute to engagements to a consistent standard and format.
• Aware of change management issues involved and their potential impact on the engagement, so as to plan any team interactions and adapt behaviors accordingly.
• Understands engagement management, quality and risk management standards and processes specific to Advisory/RAS.
• Learns about how Advisory services are offered to clients within the context of a public accounting firm.
• Demonstrates an understanding of business processes, risks and controls, including regulatory requirements and related accounting issues, and helping clients implement appropriate processes and systems for governance and control purposes by attending relevant trainings and undergoing hands-on process with the client industry.
• Understands and applies technical knowledge (IIA standards, AICPA consulting standards, local financial requirements, GAAP) and key methodological concepts supporting core Internal Audit Services (IAS), Internal Audit Strategic Sourcing)
• Develops understanding of the objectives, key concepts and steps in an Enterprise Risk Assessment (ERA) by assisting in ERA documentation and analysis
• Demonstrates, in client discussions, the ability to describe a risk-based Internal audit plan, steps in developing one and the linkage to the ERA, as well as the six phases of Internal Audit execution.
• Applies KPMG’s analysis techniques to identify gaps between the desired and the current state in terms of compliance and performance and recommends appropriate process/system improvements.
• Applies KPMG’s Advisory/RAS methodologies for process analysis and project management to ensure consistent approach to evidence gathering.
• Identifies potential change management issues at project initiation.
• Implement strategic analysis on engagements and can identify a client’s key strategic risks through a client-focused Enterprise.
• Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations.

• Prepares daily sales, receivable, and collection overview and analysis to the management.
• Provides daily sales report to Sales Department
• Handles Suppliers’ Invoice and Credit Notes and Customers’ Credit Notes
• Verifies all documents against company and group rules
• Manages Receivable Aging Report and oversees receivable provision movement
• Provides daily cash/bank balance summary report to the management
• Manages Web Report of cash position to Principal (HQ)
• Responsible for the monthly cash flow planning of the management
• Accountable for the verification of the Incoming and Outgoing Payments and maintenance of Cash Book
• Responsible for the preparation of monthly closing Schedules of Fixed Assets
• Confirms the Stock Valuation and makes report of the variances in accordance with finance module.
• Prepares monthly closing Schedule for Goods in Transit Prepaid Expense Report and responsible for the provision and release of accounts.
• Assists Finance Manager in the preparation of all reports (Financial Statements, Notes to Financial Statements, Management Dashboard)

• Prepares and records monthly adjustments.
• Prepares lapsing schedule for Property and Equipment
• Monitors and checks bank reconciliation statement and advances for liquidation of the company
• Assists Assistant Accounting Manager in the analysis of various ledger accounts in order to ensure correct account balances.
• Assists Assistant Accounting Manager in the preparation of audit schedules during company’s year-end audit.
• Checks the work of accounting staffs in order to ensure correctness of accounts and helps in the continual improvement and maintains discipline within the section.
• Performs other related duties which may be assigned by superiors from time to time.