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Financial Accountant - General Ledger
Role summary
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The Financial Accountant - General Ledger is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, preparing journal entries, performing account reconciliations, supporting month-end and year-end closing, and ensuring compliance with company policies and accounting standards. The role typically requires a degree or diploma in accounting, finance, or a related field, with relevant experience in general ledger accounting, preferably in hospitality. Familiarity with accounting systems, Microsoft Excel, financial reporting, and Singapore regulations is expected. The successful candidate should be detail-oriented, organised, analytical, discreet, and able to meet deadlines accurately. Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with operational departments, auditors, and the wider finance team are important.
Can I work in Singapore?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Line jobs need a Work Permit only listed countries can get; others need an S Pass (SGD 3,300+ a month, 10% cap) or an Employment Pass (SGD 5,600+, points test).
Watch for: Work Permits go only to listed countries. Indians, Sri Lankans, Bangladeshis and Filipinos qualify for hotel housekeeping, porter, cook, kitchen and waiter jobs only, at SGD 2,000+ a month and within an 8% cap.
Official source: Ministry of Manpower: Work Permit requirements for the services sector. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Singapore
Usual for Singapore, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Work Permit staff: employer must ensure proper housing (by law), such as a dorm or shared flat; others rent |
|---|---|
| Meals | Varies |
| Flights | Work Permit staff: flight home paid by the employer at the end (by law); others only if the offer says so |
| Service charge | 10% added to bills; staff share set hotel by hotel, no law; unionised hotels used points or wages (2010) |
| Contract | Work Permit up to 2 years; S Pass and Employment Pass up to 2, then 3; notice 1 day to 4 weeks by default |
| Leave | 7 days in year one, rising to 14 (by law); 11 public holidays; 14 days' sick leave |
| Income tax | 0% up to SGD 20,000 a year, then 2% to 24% (about 3% at SGD 60,000); resident rates on a 1-year pass |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Shangri-La Singapore
Shangri-La Singapore is a luxury hotel operated by Shangri-La Group, an international hospitality company founded in Asia and known for high standards of service, refined accommodation, and warm Asian hospitality. Located near Orchard Road, the hotel offers guest rooms and suites, restaurants and bars, meeting and event facilities, recreational amenities, and extensive landscaped grounds. Its operations depend on a broad range of professional teams, including finance, food and beverage, rooms, engineering, sales, human resources, and guest services. Employees typically work in a multicultural environment serving leisure travellers, business guests, groups, and events. Shangri-La places emphasis on guest satisfaction, operational excellence, ethical conduct, teamwork, and employee development. The Singapore property is one of the group’s established luxury hotels and provides exposure to a demanding, internationally recognised hospitality environment.