Group Finance Manager
Job Summary
The Group Finance Manager will oversee financial reporting, compliance, and strategic planning across multiple international business entities. This role requires hands-on management of accounting operations, month-end closing, and audit processes. The successful candidate will also provide key financial insights to support leadership decision-making and drive process improvements.
Responsibilities
- Manage group financial operations and month-end closing
- Ensure statutory compliance, GST, and corporate tax filing
- Coordinate financial reporting across regional entities
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning
- Drive internal control and process improvement initiatives
Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- Professional certification (ACCA/CPA/CIMA/ACA)
- 8-10 years of full-set accounting experience
- Proficiency in MS Office and ERP systems
- Chinese language proficiency (preferred)
Job Details
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Finance, Audit & Compliance
- Manage daily finance operations and month-end closing processes for Singapore and Malaysia entities.
- Ensure compliance with Singapore Financial Reporting Standards, statutory filing, GST, corporate tax, and audit requirements.
- Liaise with external auditors, tax agents, corporate secretarial firms, and government authorities.
- Prepare audit schedules, supporting documents, and management responses for annual audits.
- Ensure timely month-end and year-end closing.
- Provide financial and management reports for the CEO and leadership team to support business decision-making.
2. Group Finance coordination
- Work closely with local finance/accounting teams in Hong Kong, India and Malaysia.
- Follow up and ensure timeliness on monthly closing, tax filing, audit requirements, and financial reporting deadlines.
- Ensure all entities submit accurate and timely reports to HQ.
- Ensure consistency in accounting treatment across different entities.
3. Financial Planning & Analysis
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning.
- Analyze revenue, margin, operating expenses, inventory and project-level performance.
- Work with project leads to track financial performance against budget.
- Provide insights to management for decision-making.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide financial insights and support strategic initiatives.
4. Internal Control & Process Improvement
- Monitor and improve internal controls and financial processes.
- Improve reporting timelines and accuracy across regional finance teams.
- Standardize finance templates, reporting formats, and closing procedures across all entities.
- Support ERP/accounting system improvements and automation where needed.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
- Professional qualification (ACCA / CPA / CIMA / ACA) is strongly preferred.
- At least 8 to 10 years hands on experience managing full set of accounts, finance operations, and statutory compliance. Prior experience in construction industry is a plus.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).
- Strong knowledge in GST, corporate tax support, and audit processes.
- Proficiency in Chinese is preferred to support communication with regional or group stakeholders.