Financial Controller

5G-Starlink Pte.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic high-growth startup is seeking a Financial Controller to manage financial health as they expand rapidly. This role requires 4-9 years of experience in financial management, along with strong strategic planning abilities. You will handle budget planning, financial modeling, and work closely with executives. Knowledge of Singapore financial standards is necessary, and candidates must be Singaporean citizens or PR holders. Attractive salary and equity options based on experience will be offered.

Qualifications

• 4-9 years of financial management/control experience
• Knowledge in reconciliation, consolidation, and financial reporting
• Must be Singaporean PR or National/Citizen

Responsibilities

• Multi-million budget planning and financial modeling
• Strategic planning with Cofounders and board members
• Support fundraising during startup rounds

Skills

Financial management

Strategic planning

Budget planning

Financial modelling

Multi-lingual (especially Chinese, Japanese)

Education

Degree or professional qualification in Accountancy

Chartered Accountant/CPA certification

Tools

Excel

Presentations tools

Job description

Exec Summary of role

This role is our first pure financial controller role hire. It is meant for an ambitious and driven person with a history of financial management and control for a dynamic high growth startup or enterprise. This position will likely go through a great number of changes as our company is undergoing rapid growth phases. We recently turned on our own first plant in Australia, and are expanding our Singapore office, but also expect to undergo one or several rounds of funding, if not an outright sale of the company eventually, all of which require a cunning financial controller to keep financial health and help us predict our needs accordingly.

The Financial Controller will have several experienced accountant services, as well as a financial/admin manager at their disposition for the day to day administration and reconciliation. Ultimately the candidates that will thrive here will show experience in a dynamic financial environment, a capability to be flexible and to grow, as well as an ambitious capacity for both long and short term planning in an always-shifting environment.

Required qualifications

• A degree or professional qualification in Accountancy/ Chartered Accountant/ CPA (and/or equivalent) certification(s)
• 4-9 years of financial management/ control experience in either
  • A start-up in a relevant role, or
  • A Hardware company that has shipped regular product, heavy industrial preferred
• Knowledge in the areas of reconciliation, consolidation, financial reporting, and a strong understanding of Singapore financial reporting standards SFRS(I)
• Must be a Singaporean PR or National/Citizen

Good to have (optional)

• Experience with executive board reporting
• Experience dealing with group finances i.e. parent and subsidiary financial process, reporting etc.
• Multi Lingual, especially Chinese, Japanese
• Experience in Oil and Gas, Energy or chemical industry

Start Date: Immediate

Job type: Full time

Remuneration: Salary, Equity, benefits - Tbd based on experience, six figures.

Functions and responsibilities

• Multi-million budget planning, financial modelling and reporting
• Strategic planning with Cofounders, board members
• Regular (at least once per quarter) flying to Melbourne to visit rest of team
• Support fundraising in classic startup rounds, Series A,B, etc.
• Preparation of documents for sale of company, or exits
• Negotiation with capital partners (alongside CEO)
• Development and structuring of relationship with international bank for industrial loans
• And more!

Who you are

• Curious & Self aware - No one is good at everything, and you arent either. But trying to always improve is a necessity in this highly complex role
• A strategic thinker - You understand the priorities of the companies, what is a waste of time and what is mission critical, without being told
• Technically versatile - You can handle making presentations, making excel spreadsheets and visuals from scratch, making copy and more. If you dont know a tool (like Miro), you are always ready to learn it on the fly
• Deeply independent & Self Motivated - You create your own work, and you are accountable for yourself
• Ambitious - You realize that as one of the first 10 employees of this company, you could become a leader in one of Asia-Pacific's most promising cleantech companies, and you could have a major impact on the world
• Highly self organized - You naturally file, save, label note and otherwise work in a way anyone could follow your train of thought in your absence
• Highly ethical and moral-driven - No cheating, no-asshole policy, zero tolerance for racism, sexism