Role purpose: Support the daily operations of the Singapore Finance & Reporting function and provide analysis on sales and profit variances for the trading business, ensuring accurate and timely reporting and strong internal controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end accounting operations, including Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), billing, matching, and month-end cut-off (including goods-in-transit).
• Own and manage the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing process, including close calendar, schedules, and timely submission of reporting packs (e.g. Hyperion).
• Prepare and review monthly management reports, forecasts, and variance analysis(P&L and Balance Sheet) to support business performance discussions.
• Support credit control activities, including adherence to credit policies/approval matrix, AR follow-up, and credit insurance renewals and administration.
• Coordinate statutory and group reporting requirements, and support audits including journal/audit adjustment review and IFRS-to-FRS reconciliation.
• Support budgeting activities, including sales and raw materials planning inputs, budget preparation, and explanations to stakeholders as required.
• Manage tax and compliance activities including quarterly GST preparation, supporting corporate tax computations, tax provision calculations, and responding to IRAS queries (data support).
• Oversee key cash management controls, including bank reconciliation review, cashflow forecast review, and backup support for payment processing.
• Maintain finance master data governance for GL/accounting; partner with IT to resolve system issues and drive process automation improvements (e.g., M3, Power BI).
• Maintain and improve finance policies, SOPs, and internal controls; identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities.
• Provide day-to-day guidance and supervision to the AP/AR support team and Senior Accounts Executive, with progressive expansion of responsibilities.

Note: Responsibilities may be adjusted as required to support business needs.