We are seeking a Finance Manager to oversee the integrity of our general ledger, ensure accurate financial reporting, and manage tax compliance. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and a deep understanding of accounting principles. This role is crucial in ensuring the optimisation of resources, maintaining accurate financial records and timely reporting and transformation of financial processes.
Reporting to the Branch Head of Finance Department, the incumbent will support financial reporting and lead process improvements to ensure:
Key Responsibilities:
1. General Ledger and Financial Reporting
- Manage the month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting
- Review and approve journal entries, accruals, and adjustments
- Prepare financial consolidation and reporting
- Reconcile general ledger accounts and resolve discrepancies
- Maintain fixed assets to ensure accuracy and completeness
- Liaise with auditors on statutory and regulatory annual audits
- Maintain and enhance internal controls to safeguard financial data
2. Compliance and Reporting
- Prepare the annual financial statements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant accounting standards
- Prepare and review reports and submissions to senior management and the Board, including those related to fee adjustments and dividends
- Prepare and submit Goods and Services Tax returns timely and ensure compliance with tax laws and regulations
- Key liaison for all audit matters, including appointment of external auditors
3. Process Improvement and Strategic Support
- Review and update finance policies to enhance existing internal controls
- Improve and/or streamline finance reporting processes
- Identify and implement process improvements to streamline operations and to enhance data accuracy
- Support any other ad-hoc projects or duties that may be assigned
4. Others
- Business partnering with departments to provide guidance in financial matters, policies and procedures
- Review payroll processed by outsourced service provider and the key liaison for payroll matters
Qualifications and Skills:
- Degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent
- Preferably 7 years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 2-3 years in a supervisory or managerial role
- Familiar with Workday will be an advantage
- Experience in handling payroll administration
- Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Good analytical, writing and communication skills
- Meticulous and resourceful with positive work attitude
- Proactive and able to work independently as well as in a team
- Strong collaboration skills as the role requires involvement in cross department workstreams
Reporting to the Branch Head of Finance Department, the incumbent will support financial reporting and lead process improvements to ensure:
Key Responsibilities:
1. General Ledger and Financial Reporting
- Manage the month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting
- Review and approve journal entries, accruals, and adjustments
- Prepare financial consolidation and reporting
- Reconcile general ledger accounts and resolve discrepancies
- Maintain fixed assets to ensure accuracy and completeness
- Liaise with auditors on statutory and regulatory annual audits
- Maintain and enhance internal controls to safeguard financial data
2. Compliance and Reporting
- Prepare the annual financial statements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant accounting standards
- Prepare and review reports and submissions to senior management and the Board, including those related to fee adjustments and dividends
- Prepare and submit Goods and Services Tax returns timely and ensure compliance with tax laws and regulations
- Key liaison for all audit matters, including appointment of external auditors
3. Process Improvement and Strategic Support
- Review and update finance policies to enhance existing internal controls
- Improve and/or streamline finance reporting processes
- Identify and implement process improvements to streamline operations and to enhance data accuracy
- Support any other ad-hoc projects or duties that may be assigned
4. Others
- Business partnering with departments to provide guidance in financial matters, policies and procedures
- Review payroll processed by outsourced service provider and the key liaison for payroll matters
Qualifications and Skills:
- Degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent
- Preferably 7 years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 2-3 years in a supervisory or managerial role
- Familiar with Workday will be an advantage
- Experience in handling payroll administration
- Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Good analytical, writing and communication skills
- Meticulous and resourceful with positive work attitude
- Proactive and able to work independently as well as in a team
- Strong collaboration skills as the role requires involvement in cross department workstreams