Financial Controller (FC)

OHIMA INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

OHIMA INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. is seeking a finance leader to oversee the BU's financial management, reporting, and governance, with frequent travel to subsidiaries.

Report to the CEO, manage cash flow, budgeting, and risk controls, and coordinate year-end closes, consolidation, and regulatory compliance. Candidates should have a finance or accounting degree, CPA preferred, at least five years in a managerial role, and strong English/Chinese skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Professional degree in Finance or Accounting; CPA preferred.
• Minimum 5 years in a managerial position in a related industry.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation abilities.
• Solid understanding of financial statistics and consolidation accounting.
• Public company experience and M&A experience preferred but not required.
• Good command of English and Chinese; willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial management and consolidated reporting for BU entities.
• Ensure year-end close and statutory accounts per finance calendar.
• Develop and recommend finance policies to optimize reporting.
• Enhance BU consolidation reporting using KNIME workflow where applicable.
• Monitor treasury: cash flow, borrowings, debt, and capital management.
• Forecast cash flow and funding needs; assess hedging requirements.
• Coordinate annual operation plan and monitor trends and outcomes.
• Conduct financial analyses to assess BU financial health.
• Provide finance support to IT, MIS, HR/ Admin, and Procurement as needed.
• Develop and oversee internal controls; ensure regulatory compliance.
• Maintain risk management framework and review risk registers.
• Oversee company secretarial matters and board-related documentation.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Bilingual English/Chinese

Education

Bachelor's Degree / Professional Degree in Finance or Accounting

CPA (preferred)

Job description

Role Overview

The position will report to the CEO of the Business Unit (BU) and may require frequent travelling to the subsidiaries within the BU/Group of companies.

Job Descriptions

Major Job scope includes but not limited to:-

[A] Finance & Reporting

Financial Management & Reporting

• Oversee all aspects of financial management of the entities within the BU, including consolidated financial reporting, auditing, taxation, regulatory compliance, as well as inventory, working capital and credit control management.
• Ensure timely year end close and preparation of statutory accounts in accordance with Corporate Finance calendar.
• Formulate and recommend relevant finance & accounting policies to maintain and improve the BU reporting structure and efficiency, where applicable.
• Enhance financial and BU consolidation reporting using KNIME workflow, where applicable.

Treasury Management

• Monitor the financing matters, oversee the treasury activities related to cash flow, borrowings, debt, and capital management for the entities within the BU.
• Perform short-, medium- and long-term cash flow forecast & funding needs and evaluate hedging requirements within the BU as needed.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Liaise with entities' finance team on preparation of annual operation plan (AOP) and monitor trends/projections/achievements accordingly.
• Perform financial analyses to determine the BU's present and forecasted financial health.

Others

• Perform any other duties commensurate with the accountabilities of the position, as assigned by the superior, which may include finance related support to IT & MIS, HR & Admin, Procurement departments.

[B] Compliance & Governance

Internal Control

• Develop and oversee the overall internal controls within the BU to prevent or deal with violations of legal guidelines/ internal policies .
• Evaluate & revise the BU policies and procedures as needed, to ensure effectiveness and in line with established regulatory standards to ensure standardization and alignment amongst all subsidiaries and BU.
• Adopt the best practices and internal control procedures of the existing entities and apply to the new entity, as needed.

Risk Management

• Maintain risk management framework with an overview of organizational policies and procedures relevant to finance and ensure implemented appropriately through regular review.
• Liaise with the respective subsidiaries to ensure their risk registers are properly maintained and reviewed proactively, new/potential risks to be identified and risk mitigation measures to be put in place, where necessary.

Other Governance Matters

• Oversee all aspects of company secretarial matters, including liaison with Company Secretary and preparation of board papers for Board meeting, Management meetings, investors' briefing etc.
• Oversee all aspects of share listing matters, including liaison with company secretary, share registrar, lawyer and investment banker in respect of employees' share grant, corporate share buy-back related matters.

Job requirement & qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, Professional Degree in Finance, Accounting or equivalent. CPA is preferred but not required.
• At least 5 years experiences in managerial position in relevant industry
• Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Attention to details, thoroughness, organization, analyzing information
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Solid understanding of financial statistics and accounting principles, esp. consolidation of accounts
• Public company experience and M&A experience preferred but not required
• Good command of English and Chinese is required
• Willing to travel