Finance Manager

About Agora

We are a different kind of education institution, dedicated to transforming learning experiences for children of all ages. We combine our own programmes with a wide selection of tuition and enrichment programmes so as to offer our community the best possible learning opportunities, empowering families to tailor their child's unique learning journey.

If you are excited by helping create the future of education and enjoy working in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we would love to meet you!

Role

We're looking for an experienced Finance Manager to lead the finance function of Agora Colearning, a Singapore education group of 120+ people across 3 brands: Agora, Josiah Montessori and Les Petits Gaulois (LPG).

This is a Singapore-based role reporting directly to the CEO on all matters relating to finance. You'll lead a remote team consisting of a senior accountant, a senior accounts executive, an accounts executive and a finance analyst, and own reporting, statutory and control outcomes across every entity in the group.

Responsibilities

Statutory, audit and tax

Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual accounts for every entity

Own the statutory audit across all entities, as preparer and as the auditors' main counterpart

Own quarterly GST filing

Own the annual corporate tax filing, with support from our external tax adviser

Group reporting and cash

Own the group consolidation

Deliver the monthly management pack withinan agreed time frame

Own the cash position and the rolling cash forecast

Controls and governance

Set and maintain the control environment, including approval thresholds and bank mandates

Make sure the transaction team applies one set of rules across all entities

Keep finance process documentation current as a standing duty

Team leadership

Manage the offshore team's training, performance and cover arrangements

Review the team's work for accuracy and timeliness

Step into processing only during absences or a genuine crunch

Automation and continuous improvement

Use Claude and similar AI tools to automate workflows, build checks and improve our processes

What we're looking for

Degree in Accountancy, Finance or a related field, and a recognised professional qualification (CA Singapore, ACCA, CPA or equivalent)

At least 8 years of accounting experience, including multi-entity month-end close and group consolidation

Hands-on experience with Singapore GST filing, and statutory audit experience as preparer

Experience supervising offshore or outsourced finance staff

Proficiency in Xero

Comfortable using AI tools to automate workflows and build checks

Hands-on and process-minded, with the judgement to know when to step in and when to delegate

Why join Agora

You'll run the finance function of a group that is still growing through acquisition, with a direct line to the CEO

We're a tech-enabled business and expect finance to use AI tools as part of the day-to-day work

We take input from the team seriously and change how we work when someone finds a better way

We support professional development, including courses to advance your career

About Agora Colearning

We are an education startup dedicated to transforming learning experiences for children of all ages.

We combine our own programmes with an education marketplace offering tuition and enrichment programmes, both at our own centers and at schools.

Our mission is to simplify access to great educational opportunities and empower families to tailor their child's unique learning journey, with a strong emphasis on using technology in all aspects of our business.