How to become an assistant accountant
Official title: Assistant accountant
Also called: Accounting officer, Senior accounting officer, Accounting Executive, Accounts Executive/Accounts Assistant, Accounting officer
Assistant accountant maintains complete records of financial transactions such as sales, purchase, receivables, payables and cash transactions of an undertaking. He/she verifies accuracy of documents and records relating to such transactions. He/she assists in accounts analysis and reconciliation process, budgeting and forecasting process.
Main tasks
- Maintaining complete records of all financial transactions of an undertaking according to general bookkeeping principles, with guidance from accountants
- Verifying accuracy of documents and records relating to payments, receipts and other financial transactions
- Preparing financial statements and reports for specified periods
- Applying knowledge of bookkeeping principles and practices in order to identify and solve problems arising in the course of their work
- Assisting in budgeting and forecasting, balance sheet analysis and reconciliation process, profit and loss analysis, and cost analysis
Ways in
- Apprenticeship: Work-study diploma. Related ITE work-study diplomas: Work-Study Diploma in Accountancy. You are employed by a company and study at ITE at the same time. Peernovo matched these from course names.
- Polytechnic or ITE: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec). Related ITE courses: Higher Nitec in Accounting. Peernovo matched these from course names; ITE does not publish which jobs each course leads to.; Polytechnic diploma. Related diplomas: Diploma in Accountancy (Ngee Ann Polytechnic). Peernovo matched these from course names; polytechnics do not publish which jobs each course leads to.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $46,620 a year. The middle half earn $39,600 to $54,900 a year.
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
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- Audit associate professional
- Tax associate professional
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- Assessor
- Intangible asset valuer
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Questions people ask
How do I become an assistant accountant?
Ways in include: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec); Polytechnic diploma; Work-study diploma.
How much does an assistant accountant earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $46,620 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $39,600 to $54,900.
Will AI change the work of an assistant accountant?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026