Assistant Manager, Finance

Job Description

About Us

Headquartered in Singapore, SATS Ltd. is one of the world's largest providers of air cargo handling services and Asia's leading airline caterer. SATS Gateway Services provides airfreight and ground handling services including passenger services, ramp and baggage handling, aviation security services, aircraft cleaning and aviation laundry. SATS Food Solutions serves airlines and institutions, and operates central kitchens with large-scale food production and distribution capabilities for a wide range of cuisines.

SATS is present in the Asia-Pacific, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, powering an interconnected world of trade, travel and taste. Following the acquisition of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in 2023, the combined SATS and WFS network operates over 225 stations in 27 countries. These cover trade routes responsible for more than 50% of global air cargo volume. SATS has been listed on the Singapore Exchange since May 2000. For more information, please visit www.sats.com.sg

Why Join Us

At SATS, people are our greatest asset and we build our success on the knowledge, expertise and performance of every contributor, by embracing diversity and uniqueness. As part of our holistic approach and commitment to embracing FAM (Fulfilling, Appreciated, Meaningful) in the workplace, we offer the runway to develop Fulfilling careers that foster your career growth, recognising and Appreciating the strength of talent and capabilities that we continue to build internally; and inspiring and encouraging each other to make Meaningful contributions in the work we do at SATS.

Key Responsibilities 2. Accounts Receivable (AR), Billing & Credit Control 3. Financial Closing, Reporting & Controls 4. Digitalisation, Automation & Data Analytics 5. Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Accounts Payable (AP) & Procure-to-Pay
• Oversee end-to-end accounts payable operations, including invoice processing, supplier payments, vendor master maintenance, and issue resolution.
• Ensure timely and accurate payments in accordance with approved authorities and payment terms.
• Manage AP month-end activities, including accruals, reconciliations, and balance sheet schedules.
• Support GST, withholding tax, and statutory reporting requirements relating to payables.
• Drive compliance with procurement policies, purchase orders, and three-way matching requirements.
• Lead AP process improvements and automation initiatives to enhance efficiency and control.
• Oversee billing, credit notes, customer receipts, refunds, and account reconciliations.
• Lead collection and credit-control activities to improve cash collection and minimise overdue balances.
• Monitor ageing reports, customer disputes, credit exposure, and expected cash inflows.
• Support bad debt assessments and recommend appropriate credit-control actions.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and customers to resolve billing and payment issues.
• Ensure timely completion of AP and AR month-end, quarter-end, and year-end activities.
• Review reconciliations, balance sheet schedules, and ageing reports, and resolve outstanding issues.
• Maintain strong internal controls, segregation of duties, and audit-ready documentation.
• Support internal and external audits and provide accurate and timely responses to audit and tax queries.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, control frameworks, and process KPIs.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve operational efficiency.
• Lead workflow automation initiatives using Microsoft Power Automate and other digital tools.
• Develop dashboards and management reports using Power BI to provide operational and financial insights.
• Utilise Power Query and advanced Excel tools to analyse, reconcile, and manage large datasets.
• Act as Finance Process Owner or Key User for Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations enhancements, testing, training, and implementation activities.
• Partner with IT and system vendors to implement solutions while maintaining strong financial controls.
• Lead, coach, and develop the AP/AR team to achieve high service standards and performance.
• Monitor workload, productivity, accuracy, and KPI achievement across the team.
• Act as the escalation point for complex payment, collection, reconciliation, and customer or supplier issues.
• Drive continuous improvement and change management initiatives across finance operations.
• Build strong partnerships with Finance, Procurement, Operations, IT, and external stakeholders
  
  

Key Requirements

• Degree in Accountancy, Finance or an equivalent professional qualification.
• At least 8 years of relevant finance experience, including substantial AP and/or AR experience and prior responsibility for leading or supervising a team.
• Strong working knowledge of financial accounting, month-end close, reconciliations, internal controls, GST and credit-control practices.
• Experience in a shared-services, high-volume, distribution, food, manufacturing or similarly operational business environment is advantageous.
• Hands-on experience with an ERP system; experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations is advantageous.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, structured data analysis and reconciliation techniques.
• Working proficiency in Power Query for data extraction, transformation and repeatable reporting.
• Ability to create or enhance practical Power BI dashboards and translate finance requirements into clear visual insights.
• Ability to design, build or maintain basic Power Automate workflows, including testing, exception handling and process documentation.
• Comfortable learning AI-enabled finance tools and applying them responsibly to improve productivity, controls and decision support.
• Ability to translate business and control requirements into clear system requirements and test scenarios.