Finance Manager

Location: Onsite in TuasThis role is responsible for overseeing finance operations in Singapore while supporting regional treasury activities across Southeast Asia. The position will manage a small Singapore finance team covering AP/AR and day-to-day finance operations, while ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective controls, cash visibility and appropriate treasury support for the wider region. The ideal candidate will be an experienced finance manager with a strong background in operational finance, team leadership, process management and financial control, together with practical exposure to treasury and cash management. Responsibilities - Oversee day-to-day finance and accounting operations for the Singapore entity, including AP, AR, payments, reconciliations and month-end activities - Manage and provide guidance to a small finance team of approximately 3 staff covering AP/AR and related finance operations - Review financial records, reconciliations and supporting schedules to ensure accuracy, completeness and timely closing - Work closely with regional finance teams to ensure finance activities are completed in accordance with group policies and timelines - Support statutory reporting, audit, tax and other local compliance requirements - Strengthen internal controls, approval processes and finance governance - Identify opportunities to improve, standardize and document finance processes across the Singapore and regional operations - Monitor working capital, including collections, payments and cash requirements - Prepare and review short- and medium-term cash flow forecasts based on AP, AR and business inputs - Monitor cash positions and ensure sufficient liquidity for operational requirements - Support bank account administration, including account opening/closure, signatory maintenance and online banking access - Maintain relationships with banking partners and support banking facilities, trade lines and other credit arrangements where required - Monitor foreign exchange exposure and coordinate hedging or other mitigation activities when necessary - Support intercompany funding, financing arrangements and treasury reporting - Assist with the rationalization and standardization of banking arrangements across regional entities - Provide regular finance and cash flow updates to regional management and headquarters - Support finance and treasury requirements relating to new projects, business expansion and regional initiatives Requirements - Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline - Around 8–12 years of relevant hands-on experience in accounting and finance operations, including AP, AR, reconciliations, month-end closing and financial reporting - Proven experience in a Finance Manager, Accounting Manager or similar role, with established responsibility for day-to-day finance operations - Previous experience managing and developing a small finance/accounting team - Practical exposure to treasury activities, such as cash management, cash flow forecasting, banking, FX, financing or liquidity management - Strong understanding of internal controls, finance governance and compliance - Experience working with a Shared Services Centre (SSC) or centralized finance structure - Exposure to finance process transition, standardization, process mapping or operating model improvement - Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP and online banking platforms - Experience within a manufacturing, industrial, engineering, energy or related environment is preferred - Fluency in Mandarin Chinese to support communication with Chinese-speaking stakeholders and headquarters - Experience supporting SSC setup, process migration or finance transformation initiatives would be highly advantageous