Responsibilities
·Group Entity Accounting & Month-end Closing: Oversee month-end closing for designated group entities, review accounting entries, and resolve reconciliation discrepancies.
·Group and Country-level Month-end Reporting: Verify the accuracy and completeness of data and follow up on discrepancy inquiries. Complete the preparation and consolidation elimination of group and country-level MR and CBP reports, collect trial balances and schedules from various countries, and output consolidated monthly management reports.
·Intercompany Reconciliation Settlement: Coordinate global intercompany reconciliation, resolve discrepancies, and oversee netting settlement.
·Cross-departmental Collaboration AR Control: Coordinate cross-departmental/cross-country credit control work, conduct AR review for group IL customers, determine collection strategies, and promote resolution of AR-related issues.
·Monthly AR Ageing Dashboard Preparation: Review group AR ageing data, compile and prepare dashboards, and submit to senior management.
·Customer-facing Payment Dispute Resolution: Coordinate with key group IL customers to resolve payment delays, facilitate dispute settlement, and secure payment commitments.
·Working Capital Reporting & Process Oversight: Oversee the group's working capital reporting system, coordinate cross-country financial collaboration, review data quality and compliance. Drive process optimization and resolve key issues affecting reporting efficiency and accuracy.
·Financial Information Support for Insurance Renewal: Coordinate and verify financial/legal data for insurance renewal, ensure compliance submission, and follow up on ad-hoc requirements.
·Statutory Financial Statements Preparation: Conduct annual statutory financial statements preparation work, liaise with country finance teams, Singapore-based filing company and external auditors. Collect audited local financial statements, statutory forms and compliance documents, prepare filing documents and submit through regulatory platforms, and cooperate with communications with regulatory authorities and auditors.
·Ad-hoc Projects and Data Support: Respond to ad-hoc data requests from the group finance, business departments and regional finance directors, issue standardized request forms to global country teams, collect and consolidate data, verify accuracy, and submit data sets and verification records as required.
Requirements
Qualifications:
·Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
·7-10 years of proven experience in financial management, with over 3 years of team leadership experience in multinational groups.
·Solid understanding in IFRS/GAAP standards; international tax compliance requirements.
·Exceptional communication and business partnering capabilities: Fluent in English (written and spoken) to collaborate with global teams and external institutions.
·Detail-oriented and proactive problem-solving mind set, with the ability to ensure zero errors in financial data and resolve cross-departmental financial disputes independently.
·Strong resilience to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality results within tight deadlines (e.g., monthly closing, regulatory reporting).
Preferred Skills
·Experience with international shipping operations and cross-border financial transactions.
·Team management experience
·Professional certification (CPA/ACCA/CMA) is a plus