Finance Lead, Multi-Brand F&B – Hybrid & Growth

AJUMMA'S HQ PRIVATE LIMITED; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

AWS (13th-month bonus)

Performance bonus

2 days of study leave a year

Yearly dental benefits

Job summary

AJUMMA'S HQ PRIVATE LIMITED seeks a seasoned Finance Lead to oversee bookkeeping across entities, ensure timely management accounts, and optimize costs and taxes. You will supervise one Finance Executive and handle complex work personally.

You will review Xero-based bookkeeping, run POS audits with AI checks, and prepare group-wide cash flow and financial statements while driving financial discipline and strategy across the business.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accountancy or Finance; ACCA, CA (Singapore) or equivalent preferred.
• At least 5 years in accounting, including 2+ years reviewing or supervising others' work.
• Hands-on Xero experience, including month-end close and multi-entity reporting.
• Working knowledge of Singapore GST, corporate income tax and ACRA XBRL filing.
• Has led or closely supported a statutory audit.
• Comfortable adopting AI and new tools, with good awareness of data security.
• F&B, retail or multi-outlet experience is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve bookkeeping in Xero: AP, AR, bank reconciliations, journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Run random audits of POS sales against Xero and payment settlements using AI to flag mismatches.
• Deliver management accounts every 2 weeks: P&L by outlet, balance sheet and cash flow for each entity and group.
• Track key F&B ratios (food cost %, manpower cost %, outlet EBITDA), prepare budgets and forecasts, explain variances.
• Review quarterly GST returns for each entity and ensure input tax is fully claimed and output tax paid on time.
• Manage corporate income tax and obtain tax savings, incentives and grants.
• Prepare year-end financial statements and consolidated accounts, coordinate audits and file XBRL/ARCA returns.
• Maintain a rolling 13-week cash flow forecast, plan supplier payments, manage bank relations.

Skills

Financial leadership

Multi-entity reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

AI tools adoption

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

ACCA/CA Singapore preferred

Tools

Xero

AppzPOS

Revel POS

Job description

AJUMMA'S HQ PRIVATE LIMITED seeks a seasoned Finance Lead to oversee bookkeeping across entities, ensure timely management accounts, and optimize costs and taxes. You will supervise one Finance Executive and handle complex work personally.

You will review Xero-based bookkeeping, run POS audits with AI checks, and prepare group-wide cash flow and financial statements while driving financial discipline and strategy across the business.