Chief Financial Officer

heng long leather co. (pte) ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Heng Long Leather Co. (Pte) Ltd in Singapore seeks a Chief Financial Officer to lead the finance and accounting teams, shaping the financial strategy and ensuring accurate reporting.

The role coordinates forecasting, budgeting, and board-level reporting, while driving risk management, internal controls and compliance across the group. You will partner with executives to steer long-term planning for subsidiaries and groups, ensuring disciplined growth.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
• MBA and/or CPA highly desirable.
• 10+ years of working experience in MNCs or divisions of a large corporation.
• Experience in the Manufacturing / Luxury business is highly desirable.
• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Experience in partnering with an Executive Management Team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance and accounting team and provide leadership, direction and management.
• Provide strategic recommendations to the executive management team.
• Oversee forecasting and budgeting processes and the preparation of all financial reporting for Board meetings.
• Advise on long-term business and financial planning.
• Ensure risk and compliance management framework is embedded and operational for the group.
• Review and improve internal control procedures to meet regulatory requirements and auditors’ expectations.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Integrity

Education

Degree in Accounting or Finance

MBA or CPA

Job description

The Chief Financial Officer position is accountable for the financial operations of the company, including the development of metrics tied to that strategy, and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems designed to preserve company assets and report accurate financial results :

• Providing leadership, direction and management of the finance and accounting team
• Providing strategic recommendations to the members of the executive management team
• Managing the processes for financial forecasting and budgets, and overseeing the preparation of all financial reporting as well as Board Meetings
• Advising on long-term business and financial planning
• Responsible for ensuring the risk and compliance management framework is embedded and operational for the LVMH Group
• Reviewing all formal finance and IT related procedures

FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND PLANNING

• Oversee the issuance of financial information
• Ensure that all financial information is reported in the Group reporting tool for consolidation purposes
• Report financial results to the Board of Directors
• Assist in formulating the company's future direction and supporting tactical initiatives
• Manage the forecasting processes: Budget, Strategic Plan (3 Year Plan)
• Develop performance measures that support the company's strategic direction
• Perform Ad-Hoc analysis and simulations to support business decisions
• Participate in key decisions as a member of the executive management team
• Maintain in-depth relations with all members of the management team
• Internal control: review of existing procedures and implementation of missing procedures.
• Ensure that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements
• Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of statutory auditors and government agencies
• Report risk issues to the board of directors and shareholders/Partners
• Maintain relations with external auditors, analyses their findings and recommendation. Propose corrective actions as appropriate.

CROCODILE FARMS (subsidiaries)

• Supervision of the farms accounting in coordination with local farms teams
• Management reporting (P&L, Capex, Cash Flow)
• Ensure that all financial information is reported in the group reporting tool for consolidation purposes
• Prepare budget and 3-year plan for farms
• Internal control: review of existing procedures and implementation of missing procedures

IS&T

• Manage Ad-Hoc projects such as implementation or update/upgrade of ERP
• Support the growth of the business by ensuring that tools are up to date and by anticipating the change in business
• implement enhancements of the applications
• Ensure the alignment of IT plans with overall business needs.
• Ensure business continuity: to preserve critical business application in the case of a disaster/technical failure
• Ensure security and availability of IS&T tools
• Compliance with Group IS&T standards

Procurement

• Manage goods and services through analysis of stakeholder’s needs,
• vendor management, strategic sourcing and delivery planification
• Follow and implement LVMH SOP for suppliers’ screening and compliance.

REQUIREMENTS

• Degree in Accounting or Finance. MBA and/or CPA is highly desirable
• At least 10 years of working experience in MNCs or division of a large corporation.
• Highly motivated to work in a challenging environment, you will be part of an entrepreneurial project where involvement and commitment are key to your success.
• Experience in the Manufacturing / Luxury business is highly desirable
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Experience in partnering with an Executive Management Team
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills with the ability to exercise sound judgement and make decision based on accurate and timely analyses
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• High level of integrity and dependability with strong sense of urgency and results-orientated
• Initial experience of 5 years in a big 4 would be an advantage