Manager, Group Finance

Core Objective

Provide stakeholders with precise, punctual, and high-impact financial data and analytics to drive strategic corporate decisions and business insight.

Core Responsibilities

• Group Consolidation: Oversee and guarantee the prompt aggregation of financial outcomes across the group. Draft quarterly papers for the board alongside monthly financial dashboards and flash reports.
• Operational Advisory: Collaborate directly with regional business entities to troubleshoot accounting challenges and deliver technical financial guidance.
• Leadership & Audit Liaison: Direct, encourage, and monitor a small team of accounting personnel. Serve as the primary point of contact and champion for liaison with local and overseas external auditors and professional regarding group statutory audit.
• Systems Administration: Focusing on consolidation and accounting applications. Champion ongoing ERP and workflow optimizations, system upgrades, and routine maintenance.
• Ad-Hoc Corporate Transactions: Involve in corporate transactions, financial due diligence, practical exposure in M&A accounting.

Others

• Ad-Hoc Analysis: Utilize strong analytical capabilities and problem-solving skills to assist with financial planning. Execute custom reporting tasks as requested by executive leadership.
• Group Compliance and Risk: Conduct annual review of ABAC and Sanctions compliance and enterprise risk management.

Required Background & Credentials

• Professional certification: Chartered Accountant (CPA) credential, validated by ISCA or a comparable global professional body such as ACCA.

• Professional Track Record:

  • A minimum of 8 years of corporate accounting experience, which must include at least 6 years leading teams in a managerial/supervisory capacity within a large-scale enterprise.
  • OR A minimum of 7 years of experience originating from a Big 4 accounting firm.

Technical Skills & Capabilities

• Advanced mastery of Singapore FRS and IFRS, backed by practical and hands-on experience to multi-entity group consolidations.
• Direct, practical background in compiling audited statutory financial statements and management packs for extensive corporate groups.
• Advanced command of Microsoft Office tools.
• Exposure to top-tier enterprise ERP platforms and specialized consolidation systems is a distinct benefit.
• Complete professional fluency in both English and Mandarin is mandatory, as this position requires regular consultation with an affiliated business unit in China.

Workplace Competencies

• Outstanding communication (oral and written), team leadership, organizational, and data-analysis skills.
• A proactive, energetic, and self-sufficient team contributor.
• Proven resilience and the ability to thrive under pressure when working toward strict monthly and quarterly closing schedules.
• Meticulous and deadline conscious