Regional Finance Manager

Role Overview

Our client is looking for a hands-on Finance Manager to oversee the full spectrum of accounting and finance operations for entities in Southeast Asia, while being based in Singapore.

This role will lead the month-end closing, financial reporting, statutory compliance, and internal control processes across both markets, while managing and guiding the in-country accounting teams to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee full spectrum accounting functions, including month-end, quarterly, and year-end closing for the assigned entities.

• Review and ensure accuracy of financial statements, balance sheet reconciliations, and management reports.

• Manage, develop and guide local finance teams in the SEA entitles, ensuring deliverables are completed accurately and on time.

• Ensure compliance with local accounting standards, tax regulations, and statutory reporting requirements.

• Review journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and accounting transactions in the system.

• Monitor accounts receivable processes, including collections, billing issues, credit notes, and receivables aging.

• Oversee inventory reconciliation and costing processes, including review of purchase price variances and inventory provisions.

• Support cash flow monitoring, forecasting, and coordination with corporate treasury where required.

• Coordinate with external auditors, tax agents, and shared service providers on audit and tax matters.

• Ensure strong internal controls and financial governance are maintained across the entities.

• Partner with internal stakeholders to provide technical accounting guidance and support on operational finance matters.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance CPA or equivalent professional qualification preferred.

• Minimum 8 years of accounting experience, with strong exposure to full set accounting and financial reporting.

• Prior people management experience, ideally managing regional or remote finance teams.

• Experience working within multinational environments and coordinating across multiple countries.

• Familiarity with SAP and Oracle Hyperion is highly preferred.

• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, formulas).

• Detail-oriented, hands-on, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with tight reporting timelines.

Additional Information

• Travel required: Up to 10%