Finance Manager

agora co-learning spaces pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Agora Colearning, a Singapore-based education group, is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to lead the finance function across multiple entities. You will report directly to the CEO and oversee a remote team, owning reporting, statutory and control outcomes for the group.

The role requires a CA Singapore or equivalent, with at least 8 years of accounting experience including multi-entity month-end close, GST filing, and statutory audits.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accountancy and a recognised professional qualification (CA Singapore, ACCA, CPA or equivalent).
• 8+ years of accounting experience, including multi-entity month-end close and group consolidation.
• GST filing experience and statutory audit exposure as preparer or lead.
• Experience supervising offshore or outsourced finance staff.
• Proficient in Xero and comfortable using AI tools to automate workflows.

Responsibilities

• Statutory, audit and tax responsibilities across all entities.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual accounts for every entity.
• Own the statutory audit across all entities as preparer and main counterpart.
• Own quarterly GST filing and annual corporate tax filing with external adviser.
• Group reporting, cash management and consolidation.
• Maintain control environment, thresholds and proper documentation.
• Lead offshore finance team and ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement with AI tools.

Skills

Multi-entity close

Group consolidation

Financial reporting

Team leadership

Strategic finance

Process improvement

Education

CA Singapore

ACCA/CPA equivalent

Degree in Accountancy

Tools

Xero

AI tools (e.g., Claude)

Job description

About Agora

We are a different kind of education institution, dedicated to transforming learning experiences for children of all ages. We combine our own programmes with a wide selection of tuition and enrichment programmes so as to offer our community the best possible learning opportunities, empowering families to tailor their child's unique learning journey.

If you are excited by helping create the future of education and enjoy working in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we would love to meet you!

Role

We're looking for an experienced Finance Manager to lead the finance function of Agora Colearning, a Singapore education group of 120+ people across 3 brands: Agora, Josiah Montessori and Les Petits Gaulois (LPG).

This is a Singapore-based role reporting directly to the CEO on all matters relating to finance. You'll lead a remote team consisting of a senior accountant, a senior accounts executive, an accounts executive and a finance analyst, and own reporting, statutory and control outcomes across every entity in the group.

Responsibilities

Statutory, audit and tax

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual accounts for every entity
• Own the statutory audit across all entities, as preparer and as the auditors' main counterpart
• Own quarterly GST filing
• Own the annual corporate tax filing, with support from our external tax adviser

Group reporting and cash

• Own the group consolidation
• Deliver the monthly management pack withinan agreed time frame
• Own the cash position and the rolling cash forecast

Controls and governance

• Set and maintain the control environment, including approval thresholds and bank mandates
• Make sure the transaction team applies one set of rules across all entities
• Keep finance process documentation current as a standing duty

Team leadership

• Manage the offshore team's training, performance and cover arrangements
• Review the team's work for accuracy and timeliness
• Step into processing only during absences or a genuine crunch

Automation and continuous improvement

• Use Claude and similar AI tools to automate workflows, build checks and improve our processes

What we're looking for

• Degree in Accountancy, Finance or a related field, and a recognised professional qualification (CA Singapore, ACCA, CPA or equivalent)
• At least 8 years of accounting experience, including multi-entity month-end close and group consolidation
• Hands-on experience with Singapore GST filing, and statutory audit experience as preparer
• Experience supervising offshore or outsourced finance staff
• Proficiency in Xero
• Comfortable using AI tools to automate workflows and build checks
• Hands-on and process-minded, with the judgement to know when to step in and when to delegate

Why join Agora

• You'll run the finance function of a group that is still growing through acquisition, with a direct line to the CEO
• We're a tech-enabled business and expect finance to use AI tools as part of the day-to-day work
• We take input from the team seriously and change how we work when someone finds a better way
• We support professional development, including courses to advance your career