Group Chief Financial Officer (M&A and IPO Experience, Construction / Project Logistics)

Recruit Haus Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit Haus Pte Ltd seeks a commercially driven Group CFO to partner with the CEO in the next growth phase, including IPO preparation, M&A and regional expansion. The role combines strategic financial leadership with hands-on oversight of the group finance function.

The CFO will advise the CEO and Board, manage funding and banking relationships, and drive governance, reporting and capital structure across multi-entity operations in Singapore.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to provide strategic financial guidance while overseeing finance function.
• Experience as CFO, Finance Director, or equivalent in multi-entity groups.
• Strong commercial mindset with hands-on, analytical approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead group financial strategy, budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow management.
• Act as key financial adviser to the CEO and Board.
• Lead IPO/listing readiness and coordinate with sponsors, auditors and lawyers.
• Manage banking relations, funding facilities and capital structure.
• Oversee M&A due diligence, structuring and integration.
• Strengthen controls, governance and management reporting.
• Monitor profitability, WIP, billing and working capital.
• Oversee group consolidation, audit, tax and statutory reporting.
• Improve finance systems, dashboards and processes.
• Build and lead a strong group finance team.

Skills

Commercial finance

Cash flow management

Strategic advisory

Hands-on leadership

Education

CA / ACCA / CPA / ICAEW or equivalent

Job description

Job Description & Requirements

We are seeking a commercially driven Group CFO to partner closely with the CEO in the Group's next phase of growth, including IPO preparation, M&A, regional expansion, funding and strengthening of financial governance.

This is not a pure accounting or reporting role. The CFO must be capable of providing strategic financial advice while remaining sufficiently hands-on to oversee the Group's finance function.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Group financial strategy, budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow management.
• Act as key Financial Adviser to the CEO and Board.
• Lead IPO/listing readiness and coordinate with sponsors, auditors, lawyers and other advisers.
• Manage banking relationships, funding facilities and capital structure.
• Lead financial evaluation, due diligence and structuring for M&A opportunities.
• Strengthen financial controls, governance and management reporting.
• Monitor business-unit and project profitability, WIP, billing, variation orders and working capital.
• Oversee Group consolidation, audit, tax and statutory reporting.
• Improve finance systems, dashboards and financial processes.
• Build and lead a strong Group Finance team.

Requirements

• CA / ACCA / CPA / ICAEW or equivalent.
• Approximately 15+ years' finance experience, including senior leadership experience as CFO, Finance Director, Group Financial Controller or similar.
• Experience managing a multi-entity and preferably multi-country group.
• Strong commercial, cash-flow and corporate finance capabilities.
• Experience in project-based industries such as logistics, engineering, construction, industrial services or manufacturing preferred.
• IPO, listed-company or pre-IPO experience strongly preferred.
• M&A and banking/fundraising experience highly advantageous.
• Comfortable working directly with an entrepreneurial CEO in a fast-growing environment.
• Hands-on, analytical and commercially minded.
• Able to start work short notice will be advantage

This is in partnership with the Employment and Employability Institute Pte Ltd (“e2i”).

e2i is the empowering network for workers and employers seeking employment and employability solutions. e2i serves as a bridge between workers and employers, connecting with workers to offer job security through job-matching, career guidance and skills upgrading services, and partnering employers to address their manpower needs through recruitment, training, and job redesign solutions. e2i is a tripartite initiative of the National Trades Union Congress set up to support nation-wide manpower and skills upgrading initiatives.