Senior Finance Manager

Our client is looking for a senior finance professional to lead a team, manage budgeting and forecasting, oversee funds, ensure strong governance, and partner stakeholders to drive sound decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, guide, and develop a team of finance professionals, ensuring effective delivery, capability building, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to team planning by setting objectives, strategies, and performance measures aligned with broader organisational goals.
• Mentor and coach team members to strengthen leadership, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Act as a finance business partner to assigned units, providing strategic and operational financial advice to management and key stakeholders.
• Oversee day-to-day financial operations, ensuring strong controls over budgeting, forecasting, revenue tracking, and financial reporting.
• Drive annual budgeting and forecast exercises, coordinating submissions and movements to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Participate in management and planning meetings, offering sound financial insights to support strategic and operational decisions.
• Analyse financial performance, funding positions, and cost drivers, delivering clear and actionable insights through regular reporting.
• Identify opportunities for cost efficiency and resource optimisation, working with stakeholders to implement improvements.
• Prepare and present financial performance reports to senior management.
• Provide financial guidance across the full lifecycle of funds and grants, including budget planning, utilisation monitoring, and reporting.
• Collaborate closely with project leads and stakeholders to resolve issues, optimise funding utilisation, and support delivery of objectives.
• Ensure compliance with funding terms, conditions, and contractual requirements.
• Prepare and submit claims and financial reports to external parties, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and audit readiness.
• Coordinate with auditors and relevant teams during audits, year-end close, and fund closure processes to ensure accurate posting and reliable financial outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with applicable financial regulations, tax requirements, and internal policies.
• Perform control testing and follow up on exceptions to mitigate financial and operational risks.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors on audit-related matters where required.
• Oversee fixed asset management activities, including verification exercises and maintenance of accurate records.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and functional partners.
• Provide clear guidance on financial policies, procedures, and best practices to ensure consistent understanding and application.
• Identify and recommend improvements to processes and systems to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and resource allocation.
• Lead or contribute to projects, system implementations, and change initiatives as required.
• Support ad hoc assignments as assigned by senior finance leadership.

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting or equivalent professional qualification.
• Approximately 10 years of relevant finance experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership or supervisory role.
• Strong exposure to budgeting, forecasting, compliance, and financial advisory work.
• Solid understanding of accounting standards, audit practices, and financial controls.
• Ability to interpret and apply funding or contractual terms with accuracy and sound judgment.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across all levels.
• Highly analytical, well-organised, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Self-motivated, accountable, and able to operate independently under tight deadlines.
• Proficient in enterprise financial systems and standard office applications, with adaptability to new tools and technologies.

Office Location: West, Singapore

Interested candidates kindly forward your CV to [email protected] (Gwen Hu, Reg No: R22109984). You may email this great opportunity to someone who would be a great fit for this role.

All information will be kept strictly confidential. We regret to inform that only successful applicants will be contacted.

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