Job Title: Finance Director
Location: Singapore
Reporting To: COO
Company: Nova Complex Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Developer
About the Role
Nova Complex is seeking an experienced and strategic Finance Director to establish and lead our finance function from Singapore. You will work closely with the COO and be responsible for setting up the finance function, building a high-performing team, and supporting major digital infrastructure and renewable energy projects globally.
This is a hands-on leadership role suited for someone who can operate both strategically and operationally in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Key Responsibilities
1. Finance Function Setup & Leadership
- Build and lead the finance team globally, including implementing systems, controls, governance frameworks, and reporting processes.
- Serve as the key financial advisor to the COO and senior leadership.
- Establish group-wide financial standards, scalable processes, and long-term finance operating models.
2. Financial Planning & Budgeting
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and medium/long-term financial planning across multiple geographies.
- Develop and maintain financial models to support investment decisions, funding strategies, and project performance monitoring.
3. Project & Corporate Finance
- Support project financing activities, including debt financing, due diligence, project financial models, and lender engagement.
- Work with banks, financial advisors, and external stakeholders to secure and manage project funding.
- Support capital structuring and optimisation for new markets and new project vehicles.
4. Accounting & Reporting
- Oversee group accounting standards, monthly/quarterly closings, and consolidated reporting.
- Ensure compliance with relevant tax, regulatory, and statutory reporting requirements across Singapore, Europe, and other markets.
- Manage external audit processes and liaise with local accounting partners.
5. Cashflow, Procurement & Vendor Management
- Oversee global cashflow planning, treasury management, working capital, and cost controls.
- Establish payment governance, invoice workflows, procurement policies, and vendor due diligence frameworks.
- Monitor project-level and group-level cashflow positions.
6. Compliance & Risk Management
- Ensure adherence to financial regulations and corporate governance requirements in Singapore and overseas entities.
- Manage financial risk, covenant compliance, project drawdowns, and reporting obligations to lenders.
- Implement internal controls to safeguard company assets and financial integrity.
7. Cross-Border Collaboration
- Act as the strategic finance bridge between key stakeholders in the company.
- Ensure alignment with group policies, reporting calendars, and performance management frameworks.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CPA/CA/ACCA or equivalent preferred.
- 1015 years of progressive finance experience, ideally with exposure to infrastructure, real estate, energy, digital infrastructure, or other capital-intensive industries.
- Strong experience in project financing, corporate finance, and full-spectrum finance operations.
- Strong knowledge of financial regulations in Singapore; familiarity with cross-border statutory/tax requirements is an advantage.
- Experience building or scaling finance functions in a high-growth or new-market environment.
- Excellent financial modelling, analytical, and strategic planning capabilities.
- Hands-on, entrepreneurial, and willing to build processes from scratch.
- Strong communication skills; fluent in English. Mandarin or European languages are advantageous due to cross-border collaboration.
- Ability to work with global teams across time zones.
Preferred Background
- Experience in developers, investment firms, or financial advisory roles within infrastructure, renewable energy, data centres, or real assets.
- Exposure to green financing, sustainability-linked loans, or energy transition financing.
- Experience working with Chinese or Southeast Asian stakeholders on cross-border transactions.
