Lead, Finance (R2R)

Nanyang Technological University Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nanyang Technological University Singapore is seeking a leader for their R2R function. This role involves overseeing operations in General Ledger, Fixed Assets, and reporting, ensuring timely financial closure and compliance with accounting standards.

You will also drive automation and digital transformation initiatives, while managing a skilled team to enhance financial governance and reporting quality across the university. A degree in Accountancy and at least 10 years of relevant experience are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in financial reporting, GL, or R2R.
• Strong knowledge of financial close, reporting, and accounting standards.
• Experience in leading teams and managing stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end R2R operations, including General Ledger and Fixed Assets.
• Oversee month-end and year-end financial close ensuring accuracy.
• Drive process improvements and digital initiatives.

Skills

Financial reporting

General Ledger governance

Fixed assets accounting

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Digital finance transformation

Education

Degree in Accountancy or equivalent

Job description

NTU Shared Services (NSS) Finance delivers end-to-end finance services across the University, supporting operational excellence, governance, and strategic decision-making. The Record-to-Report (R2R) function is a core pillar responsible for financial reporting, accounting integrity, and data governance.

This role leads the R2R function covering General Ledger, Fixed Assets and Master Data Management, ensuring accurate and timely financial close and reporting. The position also drives process optimisation, automation, and transformation initiatives, positioning R2R as a strategic finance partner.

Success in this role will be reflected in stronger close discipline, improved reporting quality, enhanced data governance, and measurable progress in process optimisation and digitalisation across the R2R function.

Why Join This Role

This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of R2R within a large, complex university environment, with exposure to enterprise-wide finance transformation, digitalisation and leadership-level decision support. The role combines operational leadership with the mandate to modernise processes, strengthen data and reporting capabilities, and contribute to the next phase of finance shared services at NTU.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end R2R operations, including General Ledger, Fixed Assets and Master Data Management
• Oversee month-end, quarter-end and year-end financial close, ensuring accuracy, completeness and strong cut-off discipline
• Manage balance sheet integrity, including reconciliation governance and timely resolution of exceptions
• Support preparation of management, statutory and audit reports, ensuring reliability and compliance
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, taxation requirements (including GST and Withholding Tax reporting validation) and NTU policies
• Drive review and validation of GST/WHT returns, ensuring alignment with GL and underlying financial data
• Strengthen financial controls, governance frameworks and audit readiness across R2R processes
• Drive process improvements, automation and digital initiatives (e.g. RPA, analytics, system enhancements)
• Oversee finance system governance and data integrity, including master data quality and controls
• Partner stakeholders (OFIN, Schools, Departments, CITS) to provide accounting advisory and resolve complex issues
• Lead and develop the R2R team, building strong technical accounting, systems and data capabilities

Requirements

• Degree in Accountancy or equivalent (CPA/CA preferred)
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in financial reporting / GL / R2R
• Strong knowledge of:
• Financial close and reporting
• General Ledger and balance sheet governance
• Fixed assets accounting
• Accounting standards and GST/WHT principles
• Experience in leading teams and managing stakeholders
• Experience as a digital finance change agents on AI-enabled finance processes