Financial Compliance Lead - Singapore

Bytedance; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bytedance is looking for an experienced professional to join their Internal Control team in Singapore. The role involves participating in global audits, optimising risk control matrices, and collaborating with technical teams.

The ideal candidate must have at least 5 years of relevant experience in internal control or risk management, along with a strong background in financial audits. Proficiency in Mandarin is required to work with global stakeholders in Mandarin-speaking markets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant working experience in internal control or risk management.
• 5 years of financial audit or financial internal control experience.
• 3 years of leadership or people management experience.

Responsibilities

• Participate in global regional statutory audits and financial internal control projects.
• Build and optimise risk control matrices for business processes.
• Collaborate with technical teams to roll out regional IT controls.

Skills

Risk Control Strategies

Leadership

Financial Audit

Communication Skills

Logical Reasoning

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above

Job description

Responsibilities

About the team: Internal Control team of ByteDance focuses on the risks and challenges faced by global business operations, supporting business stakeholders in establishing appropriate internal procedures to safeguard the development of our business. Here, you will have the opportunity to learn about ByteDance’s diverse business ecosystem, understand its operational principles, resource allocation methods, and participate in designing internal management mechanisms.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in global regional statutory audits and other financial internal control and compliance projects, manage daily communication with external auditors, oversee audit planning, progress monitoring and issue responses to ensure high-quality audit delivery.
• Build and continuously optimise risk control matrices for business and IT processes, conduct internal control walk-through and execution tests and produce standard high-quality working papers.
• Obtain end-to-end insights into front, middle and back-platform businesses and financial workflows, identify material risks, design and implement process optimisation solutions that balance risk control and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with technical teams to roll out regional IT general controls and application controls, and formulate risk control solutions for system automation.
• Compile best practices for internal control and audit readiness, drive cross-departmental collaboration to deliver results, ensure full work closure and support team capability growth.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification(s):

• Bachelor’s degree or above with a minimum of 5 years of relevant working experience in internal control or risk management.
• Minimum 5 years of financial audit or financial internal control experience.
• Minimum 3 years of leadership or people management experience.
• Strong logical reasoning, comprehension, communication skills and empathy.
• Responsive to business gaps and abnormal data, with systematic knowledge and practical experience in risk control strategies.
• Proficiency in Mandarin is required to collaborate with global partners and key stakeholders based in Mandarin-speaking markets.