About the Opportunity
An established regional financial institution is looking for an experienced finance leader to oversee legal entity finance, governance, and financial control across multiple jurisdictions. This position plays a key role in ensuring strong financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence while partnering closely with senior business leaders.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the financial management and reporting activities across multiple legal entities within the group.
- Oversee month-end and year-end financial reporting, including consolidation and review of reports prepared by overseas finance providers.
- Ensure accuracy and governance across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and General Ledger processes.
- Review payment transactions to ensure appropriate approvals, supporting documentation and policy compliance.
- Partner with business stakeholders to resolve accounting matters, cost allocations and finance-related queries.
- Manage statutory reporting, regulatory submissions and compliance requirements across licensed entities.
- Oversee direct and indirect tax compliance, including corporate tax, GST, VAT and SST filings where applicable.
- Coordinate annual external audits and preparation of statutory financial statements.
- Support transfer pricing reviews together with external advisors.
- Monitor group liquidity, cash flow planning and intercompany funding activities.
- Participate in finance transformation initiatives, ERP implementation and continuous process improvement.
- Support corporate projects including new entity setup, licensing activities and other strategic finance initiatives.
What We’re Looking For
- Professional accounting qualification (CPA, ACCA, CA or equivalent).
- Around 15 years or more of progressive finance experience, ideally within financial services, investment management or asset management.
- Strong technical knowledge in financial reporting, consolidation, financial controls and accounting operations.
- Familiar with statutory reporting, tax compliance and regulatory reporting.
- Experience managing external auditors and cross-border finance activities.
- Comfortable working across multiple stakeholders and international teams.
- Strong analytical mindset with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- Exposure to ERP implementation or finance system projects would be an added advantage.
- Experience supporting regional entities is preferred.
