Accounts Assistant

MINDS has been caring for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (PWIDs) and their families since 1962.

Grounded in the belief that all PWIDs have innate abilities and talents, MINDS is committed to empowering them and enhancing their quality of life, while advocating for greater inclusivity for PWIDs as a nation.

MINDS is today one of the largest charities in Singapore employing more than 850 staff. With the key focus to expand community-based services, improving the employability of PWIDS, strengthening education, and engendering inclusive community living, MINDS offers a holistic range of services and programmes across the PWIDs lifespan.

These include schools, employment and training development centres, home-based care services and community-based services to cater to the physical, psychological, environmental and social needs of PWIDs. For more information, please visit www.minds.org.sg.

Process accounts payable and payments in a timely manner in order to support the finance activities.

Perform day-to-day invoice processing:

• Invoice data entry into TenderBoard system
• Verify petty cash submission by centres or schools
• Verify documents to ensure compliance to procurement procedure
• Verify invoice document or receipt to ensure GST is accounted for correctly for quarterly reporting to Tax Authority
• Attend to suppliers or stakeholders enquiries on payment

Process payments:

• Prepare batches of invoices for payment according to the payment cycle (twice a month)
• Prepare payment and journal entry for staff claim and petty cash
• Prepare payment and journal entry for beneficiaries payment, i.e. clients or students
• Prepare any ad-hoc urgent payment as and when require
• Check and update details of the individual vendor
• Prepare giro application and obtain signature on the giro form
• Perform payment application for supplier which are under giro payment arrangement

Month-end closing:

• Prepare expenses accrual list
• Perform reconciliation for accounts payable clearing account
• Perform reconciliation of petty cash account in general ledger vs individual petty cash statement submission by centres and schools
• Generate AP aging report Maintain giro payment list
• Work together with the team to clear monthly bank reconciliation and prepare any other AP audit schedules as per requested

Provide administrative support to ensure effective and efficient operations to the accounts department:

• Liaise and work closely with centres and schools admin staff
• Provide guidance to centres and schools admin staff, to ensure all documents and invoices are received timely for closing
• Maintain E-filing system for all financial documents
• Manage meeting invites, minutes recording and room booking for meeting
• Support testing of system for enhancement

• [Education] Professional certificate in bookkeeping or LCCI level 3
• [Years of Experience] Minimum 2 years in the same position
• Experience in Oracle NetSuite will be advantageous
• Ability to keep to timeline and meticulous in details

[Any professional certifications required]