Job Description

About the role

We are seeking a highly competent and strategic Accounts Manager to oversee the full spectrum of financial accounting, reporting, and treasury functions. This role requires a hands-on leader who can ensure strict compliance with Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (SFRS), manage cash flow, drive process improvements, and act as a trusted business partner to senior management on budgeting, tenders, and investment decisions.

Key responsibilities

1. Financial Reporting & Accounting
. Review monthly management accounts prepared by the team, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely submission in compliance with SFRS and relevant accounting standards.
. Analyze monthly Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow statements, and supporting schedules.
. Investigate significant variances, unusual transactions, and financial risks, providing actionable recommendations to management.
. Oversee month-end and year-end closing procedures, ensuring all deadlines are met.
. Manage and review intercompany transactions, balances, and reconciliations.
. Maintain robust accounting records, documentation, and audit trails recommend and implement updates to accounting policies as needed.
2. Cash Flow & Treasury Management
. Prepare and monitor short-term and long-term cash flow forecasts to ensure sufficient liquidity for operations.
. Monitor daily/weekly bank balances and upcoming payment commitments.
. Plan funding requirements and manage loan repayments, interest costs, and existing bank facilities.
. Proactively identify potential cash flow shortages and recommend mitigation strategies.
. Coordinate with operational departments on payment priorities and cash requirements monitor utilization of bank guarantees, overdrafts, and trade facilities.
3. Audit, Tax & Statutory Compliance
. Coordinate the annual external audit process, ensuring timely submission of audit schedules and supporting documents.
. Liaise with auditors on accounting treatment and review audited financial statements.
. Oversee corporate tax computations, filings, and payments to ensure statutory deadlines are met.
. Manage GST compliance, including reviewing GST calculations and supporting schedules.
. Stay abreast of changes in accounting, tax, and statutory regulations, assessing their impact on the Group follow up on audit findings to implement corrective actions.
4. Budgeting & Financial Analysis
. Lead the annual budgeting and financial planning process, challenging departmental assumptions where necessary.
. Prepare monthly Budget vs. Actual analysis, identifying key variances in revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and profitability.
. Provide senior management with financial insights to improve profitability and cost efficiency.
. Update rolling financial forecasts based on actual performance and changing business conditions.
5. Project Tender & Investment Evaluation
. Review financial models for new projects, tenders, and business opportunities.
. Assess project profitability, payback periods, IRR, NPV, and other relevant financial indicators.
. Review tender pricing, cost assumptions, and financial risks, providing recommendations before submission or approval.
. Monitor approved projects against original budgets and financial assumptions.
6. Payment Controls & Internal Governance
. Review and approve payment schedules and requests in accordance with the company's delegated authority.
. Ensure all payments are properly supported by approved invoices, purchase orders, GRNs, and relevant documentation.
. Enforce strict segregation of duties between payment preparation, verification, approval, and release to prevent errors and fraud.
. Strengthen internal controls, review bank reconciliations, and investigate significant reconciling items.
7. AR/AP & Working Capital Management
. Monitor accounts receivable, collections, and customer/tenant aging reports escalate significant overdue accounts.
. Manage supplier balances, payment terms, and credit limits, aligning payment planning with cash flow.
. Review credit control procedures and drive improvements to collection efficiency.
. Oversee reconciliations for major customers and suppliers.
8. Process Improvement & System Optimization
. Establish, review, and improve departmental SOPs for accounting, billing, payment, and month-end closing.
. Identify inefficient processes and implement automation or system improvements to increase productivity and accuracy.
. Standardize accounting procedures across business units where appropriate.
9. Team Leadership & Development
. Supervise, mentor, and allocate responsibilities effectively within the Accounts team.
. Review work completed by Account Executives/Senior Executives to ensure accuracy and deadline adherence.
. Provide technical guidance, set clear KPIs, and conduct performance reviews to foster team growth.
. Ensure adequate backup arrangements and continuity of critical functions within the department.
10. Strategic Advisory & Corporate Governance
. Provide financial analysis and advice to support business decisions, M&A, refinancing, and expansion plans.
. Highlight financial risks, control weaknesses, and cost-saving opportunities to management.
. Support Board/Management reporting and presentations.
. Liaise with external stakeholders including auditors, tax agents, company secretaries, banks, and regulators as required.
What you'll bring
. Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, or a related field. Professional certification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CA) is highly preferred.
. Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in accounting or finance, with at least 5 years in a supervisory or managerial capacity.
. Strong proficiency in SFRS, corporate tax, and GST compliance. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP accounting systems (e.g. SAGE, SAP, Xero, NetSuite).
. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
. Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines while acting as a strategic business partner to senior management.