Assistant Manager, Financial Reporting

Far East Organization; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Far East Organization is seeking a seasoned finance professional to lead statutory and financial reporting across the Group's legal entities in Singapore. You will partner with management, external auditors, and regulators to ensure accuracy and compliance with accounting standards and governance policies.

The role requires strong leadership, deep technical accounting knowledge, and the ability to drive process improvements in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level accounting degree or equivalent professional qualification.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Solid understanding of financial reporting, regulatory requirements, and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the overall person-in-charge for a portfolio of legal entities across the Group.
• Lead statutory and financial reporting activities, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and corporate policies.
• Review financial statements, balance sheet reconciliations, and analyses for reporting accuracy.
• Partner with external auditors to drive timely completion of annual statutory audits.
• Support management reporting and information requests from JV partners, regulators, and stakeholders.
• Assess and provide accounting guidance on new business initiatives and complex transactions.
• Support capital management initiatives including dividends and capital requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement through process optimization and stronger governance.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Self-motivated

Proactive

Education

Degree in Accountancy

Job description

Job description:

Responsibilities

• Serve as the overall person-in-charge for a portfolio of legal entities across the Group.
• Lead statutory and financial reporting activities, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and corporate policies.
• Review financial statements, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial analyses to ensure accuracy and integrity of reporting.
• Partner with external auditors to drive efficient and timely completion of annual statutory audits.
• Support management reporting and financial information requests from joint venture partners, government authorities, regulators, and other stakeholders.
• Assess and provide accounting guidance on new business initiatives, complex transactions, and emerging accounting and regulatory developments.
• Support capital management initiatives, including evaluating dividend distributions and capital requirements across the Group.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including process optimization, automation, and strengthening of internal controls and governance frameworks.

Requirements

• Degree in Accountancy or a recognised equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in financial reporting, statutory compliance, or audit.
• Big 4 audit experience and/or experience within a large corporate environment will be advantageous.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge with the ability to analyse and resolve complex accounting issues.
• Possess strong leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and organisational skills.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.