Finance Manager

About the role

As an experienced finance professional, you will work in Singapore, partnering with local and global finance teams to support business operations. You will drive financial modelling, cost control, and profitability analysis for the business, while managing treasury, tax optimisation, and working capital cycles. You will also oversee accounting, budgeting, and forecasting, ensuring regulatory compliance and providing real-time financial visibility to operations. A shipping background is preferred.

Key Responsibilities

1. Business Finance Partnering

·     Lead end-to-end financial modeling for vessel operations (wind energy exports + dry bulk backhaul), including:

• Voyage-level cost tracking (bunkers, port fees, canal tolls, and dynamic variables)
• Round-trip profitability sensitivity analysis (impacted by commodity prices/wind energy subsidies)

2. Treasury & Tax Optimization

• Manage working capital cycles:

  • Develop and maintain comprehensive cash flow forecasts to align with shipping operations (e.g., vessel leasing payments, fuel purchases, crew payments), ensuring sufficient liquidity to meet short-term and long-term obligations.
  • Work closely with bankers to Implement cash pooling structures to centralize funds and reduce idle cash balances, enhancing interest income or minimizing borrowing costs.

• Design and execute tax-efficient structures for global operations, leveraging double taxation avoidance agreements, tax treaties, and offshore jurisdictions (e.g., tonnage tax systems in key shipping hubs like Singapore, Panama).

• Identify and apply for tax incentives, grants, or exemptions related to green shipping initiatives

3. Accounting & Controlling

• Track and allocate direct costs per vessel/fleet, including:

  • Bunker fuel costs (segregating voyage vs. standby fuel), port fees (tonnage dues, pilotage), and canal charges (e.g., Suez Canal tolls).
  • Vessel maintenance & repairs (M&R), insurance premiums (hull, P&I), and regulatory compliance costs (e.g., emissions certificates).

• Reconcile charter revenue with voyage performance (e.g., matching revenue to completed voyages vs. advance payments).

• Monitor cost overruns in critical areas (e.g., unexpected fuel price spikes, port delays) and provide variance analysis to operations teams.

• Ensure timely filing of financial reports with maritime authorities (e.g., MPA reporting requirements)

4. Budget and Forecasting

• Develop annual budgets for fleet operations, capital expenditures (e.g., new vessel orders), and working capital, aligning with shipping market outlooks (e.g., demand-supply trends, fuel price forecasts).
• Update rolling forecasts based on real-time data (e.g., changes in charter rates, voyage durations) to support dynamic financial planning.

5. Cross-functional Leadership

• Collaborate with operations to deploy real-time dashboards (vessel-level EBITDA/cash flow visibility)
• Train commercial teams on financial implications and drive operation excellence

About you

• Bachelor's in Finance/Shipping Management; CPA/CMA/ACCA preferred
• 5+ years in shipping finance
• Managed P&L for ≥3 vessels independently
• Proficient in Office software (e.g., Veson experience a plus)
• Identify charterparty pitfalls (e.g., ambiguous demurrage clauses)
• Hands-on experience (e.g. FX/bunker hedging instruments)
• Understanding on Wind Energy market
• Anticipate backhaul (coal/grain) market volatility

About us

Sky Fusion Global Supply Chain dedicates to deliver highly efficient and fully integrated logistics solutions for global wind power supply chain and dry bulk trade. Headquartered in Singapore and currently operates subsidiaries in key locations across the globe, including China, South Africa, Australia, Morocco, Germany, Brazil, and Canada. Our core business includes Global Dry Bulk Freight and Industrial Projects Logistics & Renewable Energy Supply Chain Innovation.