Finance Manager

About the role

This role encompasses financial accounting, operations, taxation, corporate compliance, and commercial financial planning and analysis for a technology consulting company. You will manage the company's fiat accounts in SGD and USD, oversee financial reporting and statutory compliance, and support strategic financial decision-making through project costing and forecasting.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the company's fiat accounts (primarily SGD and USD), prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow), and ensure strict compliance with Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (SFRS)
• Monitor corporate bank accounts and cash flows, manage daily working capital, and oversee Accounts Receivable (AR) collections and Accounts Payable (AP) verifications for technical consultancy projects
• Collaborate with HR to review and approve payroll processing, Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions for the local workforce, and international technical team disbursements, alongside reviewing staff travel and R&D expenses
• Accurately identify and apply zero-rated Goods and Services Tax (GST) for international B2B digital services and IT consulting exports, and ensure timely quarterly submissions to the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS)
• Manage Corporate Income Tax calculations and reporting; actively track and leverage Singapore government tech grants, subsidies, and the R&D Tax Incentive framework to optimize corporate tax efficiency legally
• Act as the primary point of contact to prepare statutory financial reports in accordance with Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) regulations, and independently coordinate annual statutory audits with external auditors and IRAS inquiries
• Develop and maintain robust cost-allocation models tracking man-hours and labor expenses for system integration and customized software development projects, ensuring accurate project-level gross margin analysis
• Perform regular variance analysis between budgeted and actual expenditures, delivering clear cash flow forecasts to support management decisions on headcount expansion, cloud services (AWS/Azure), and server procurement