Chief Financial Officer

aramco; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to lead financial strategies across its Asia offices. This pivotal role involves overseeing all financial affairs, ensuring compliance with local regulations, and implementing cost control measures. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in corporate finance, particularly within the petroleum sector, and will excel in developing strategies that support business growth while managing risks. Join a forward-thinking organization where your expertise will drive operational efficiency and financial integrity across diverse markets.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in corporate financial accounting, tax accounting, and auditing.
• Expertise in petroleum/oil & gas industry financial practices.

Responsibilities

• Direct financial strategy for Aramco Asia's operations in multiple countries.
• Ensure compliance with local legal and taxation requirements.
• Lead budgeting planning cycle and manage corporate contingency fund.

Skills

Corporate Financial Accounting

Tax Accounting

Auditing

Cost Accounting

Financial Strategy Development

Risk Management

Budget Planning

Operational Efficiency Improvement

Banking Relationship Management

Collaboration and Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Master's Degree in Finance

CPA Certification

Job description

Overview

Serve as the Chief Financial Officer in AAS, gives direction and guidance to finance function management in all Aramco Asia offices.

Responsible, under the general direction of the Managing Director of AAS for providing management and oversight of all the financial affairs of the offices in the region. This position requires the highest level of expertise and provide solutions to the Aramco Asia entitles' financial accounting and reporting, cost accounting, and system of internal controls. Ensures that proper financial treatment or internal audit review is being achieved and is in conformity with accepted professional principles and standards.

Responsibilities

• Direct, formulate, and implement the short and long-term financial strategy to support Aramco Asia's business development and operations in China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and India (and other countries that Aramco Asia will set up offices).
• Responsible to ensure that the regional financial strategy is in line with the local legal and taxation requirements. The financial policies and process are helping and promoting Aramco Asia business and operations' development with proper risk control measures in place.
• Responsible for evaluating the resources required by each entity and overseeing the financial management status as well as setting up cost control mechanism in Aramco Asia.
• Lead the budgeting planning cycle in Aramco Asia and provide related recommendations.
• Manage and monitor the corporate contingency fund and allocate to concerned country office subject to approval.
• Direct and sets up key performance indicators to monitor and evaluate the financial teams in each country office.
• With support from entities teams, the incumbent is required to implement optimization measures to improve operational efficiency.
• Make sure the financial statements and tax reporting are carried out in accordance with each country legal requirements, local taxation regulation, banking requirements and employees comply with the Company's code of business conducts.
• Provide suggestions to mitigate the tax risk exposure and optimize companies' tax schemes.
• Responsible for maintaining banking relationship to facilitate business demand.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance or closely related field. Master's degree, CPA or auditing certification is highly desirable.
• Minimum fifteen (15) years of diversified experience in corporate financial accounting, tax accounting, auditing, and cost accounting. Preferably in the petroleum/oil & gas industry.
• Excellent command of oral and written English.
• Thoroughly familiar with: China and the region corporate tax laws; compensation and accounting policies, procedures and practices, as well as their background and internal application; China's accounting system, and Saudi Aramco's oil and gas operations.
• Must display tact and objectivity in dealing with management and lower levels of organizations and in supervising highly skilled professional employees.
• Collaborative mindset – must be able to convince others to achieve results and provides timely reporting of activities. Ability to interact with multiple levels of functions, management and customers.