Head of Finance

Confidential Company; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company in Singapore seeks a Finance Leader to oversee financial, cost and management accounting, drive budgeting and forecasting, and align finance with business objectives.

The role requires strong leadership, internal controls, and procurement governance, with proven ability to coach teams and engage stakeholders across the organization.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accountancy, Finance or a related discipline, with a professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA, CPA or equivalent).
• Relevant experience in finance and accounting, including financial reporting, budgeting, financial planning and analysis, and internal controls.
• Proven experience in people management, including leading, developing and coaching a team.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills, business acumen and the ability to translate financial insights into actionable recommendations.
• Sound judgement, strong problem-solving skills and a high level of integrity.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all functions relating to financial, cost and management accounting.
• Monitor utilisation of budget and advise on optimal use of budget and flag gaps for timely actions.
• Collaborate with other teams to align financial goals with business objectives.
• Review, develop and maintain policies and processes to enhance Finance team’s effectiveness.
• Lead annual budget processes, perform financial forecasts and monitor performance against budget.
• Manage the budget process, including developing processes, procedures and systems that support planning and internal controls.
• Oversee procurement function and ensure governance of procurement process.
• Build, develop and manage relationships with vendors and partnerships.
• Monitor and manage deals to ensure project objectives are maintained.
• Review and develop processes to enhance procurement processes.
• Communicate and collaborate with user teams to understand their needs for procurement advice.

Skills

Budgeting & Forecasting

Financial Reporting

Team Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Procurement Oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accountancy/Finance

ACCA/CPA or equivalent

Job description

• Oversee all functions relating to financial, cost and management accounting.
• Monitor utilisation of budget and advice on optimal use of budget and flag any gaps for necessary actions on a timely basis.
• Collaborate with other teams to align financial goals with overall business objectives.
• Review, develop and maintain existing policies and processes to enhance the Finance team’s effectiveness and efficiency.
• Lead the annual budget processes, perform financial forecasts and monitor financial performance against approved budget.
• Manage the budget process, including developing processes, procedures and systems that support strategic and transparent budget planning, preparation, ongoing management and internal controls.
• Oversee Company’s procurement function and ensure compliance and governance of Company’s procurement process.
• Build, develop and manage relationships with vendors, leading to effective partnerships.
• Monitor and manage deals to ensure that project objectives are maintained.
• Review and develop processes to enhance procurement processes.
• Communicate and collaborate with user teams to understand their needs to be able to give appropriate procurement advice.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accountancy, Finance or a related discipline, with a professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA, CPA or equivalent).
• Relevant experience in finance and accounting, including financial reporting, budgeting, financial planning and analysis, and internal controls.
• Proven experience in people management, including leading, developing and coaching a team.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills, business acumen and the ability to translate financial insights into actionable recommendations.
• Sound judgement, strong problem-solving skills and a high level of integrity.