Group Head of Finance

Key Responsibilities

Financial Governance & Compliance:

• Establish and enforce a robust financial governance framework across the group, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and local regulatory requirements in Singapore, Malaysia, and Philippines & Hong Kong.
• Lead group-wide audits and mitigate financial risks through strong oversight of internal and external financial reporting processes

Driving Group-wide Finance Practice Adoption:

• Standardize financial practices across all subsidiaries, ensuring alignment with the group’s strategic objectives.
• Drive the implementation of new financial processes, technologies, and systems across the group, fostering collaboration and consistency.

Multinational Shared Services Setup:

• Lead the establishment of a centralized shared services model, streamlining financial operations across regions.
• Implement process automation and resource optimization to ensure efficiency and scalability within the shared services framework.

Strategic Financial Leadership:

• Develop and execute the group’s financial strategy, aligning with long-term business growth objectives.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting, providing insights and recommendations to top management & board of directors.

Financial Operations Excellence:

• Oversee group-wide cash flow, working capital, and cost management to ensure financial stability and profitability.
• Standardize AP and AR processes across regions, ensuring healthy cash flow and maintaining strong relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Governance & Compliance Expertise: Strong understanding of financial governance, regulatory compliance, and internal controls in a multinational environment.
• Change Leadership: Proven ability to lead and implement large-scale changes not only within the finance function but across a group of companies.
• Shared Services Experience: Hands-on experience in setting up multinational shared services, with a strong focus on regional standardization and scalability.
• Strategic Vision: Capable of aligning financial strategies with overall business goals, balancing short-term operational needs with long-term growth.
• Communication Skills: Ability to articulate complex financial information clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Technology Proficiency: Familiarity with Finance & Accounting systems, financial management software, and automation tools to drive efficiency across multiple regions.

Schedule:

• Day shift

Qualification & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
• Professional certifications such as CPA, CA, CMA, CFA, or ACCA are highly desirable.
• Minimum 10-15 years of financial leadership experience, with at least 5 years in a multinational shared services environment.
• Proven track record of driving financial governance, compliance, and operational improvements in a regional or multinational context.
• Experience in leading financial transformations, including change management and process standardization across multiple subsidiaries.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements across Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines & Hong Kong.

Experience:

• Head of finance: 1 year (Preferred)
• Multinational shared services environment.: 1 year (Preferred)

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Professional development
• Supplemental Pay:
  • Performance Bonus