Requirements:

Ideal candidate must come from marketing agency / studio & production / media house industry.
Ideal candidate must have experience in international finance [ eg: SG & MY ]
At least Degree in Accounting with 3-5 years in full set accounts experience
Must master in Xero system, familiar with SFRS, Singapore GST, Malaysia SST and payroll across Singapore & Malaysia
Occasionally travel to KL/ JB office is required

Job Scopes:

Run a full set of accounts for SG (HQ) and MY entities in Xero maintain clean GL, AR/AP, fixed assets and project/job costing.
Lead month-end close by T+5 (management accounts by T+7): P&L, balance sheet, cashflow, variance commentary and actionable insights for leadership.
Prepare consolidated management reports (entity, portfolio and client/job views) with trend analysis and margin drivers present at monthly leadership.
Ensure GST (SG) and SST (MY) compliance incl. rate changes, transitional rules, reconciliations and returns.
Maintain compliance with SFRS/SFRS for Small Entities coordinate annual financial statements, external audit and tax agents.
Build and track annual budget, quarterly re-forecasts and rolling 13-week cashflow.
Partner account leads on client/project pricing sheets, production budgets and post-mortems drive GP% and utilization targets.
Own cashflow management: daily cash position, treasury/YouBiz card controls, intercompany settlements, FX where relevant.
Tighten AR: credit terms by client type, IO/PO hygiene, milestone billing, dunning cadence, dispute resolution forecast cash conversion.
Govern AP: vendor onboarding, W-9/WHT equivalents (where applicable), 3-way match (PO-GRN-Invoice) for production/media, payment runs.
Oversee payroll and statutory submissions: CPF (SG) EPF / SOCSO (MY), including new EPF requirements for non-Malaysian employees effective Oct 2025 coordinate with HR on policies, benefits and year-end.

Finance Manager - Media Industry