Finance manager

About the role

Hands-on Finance Manager overseeing finance and accounting operations for manufacturing entities and service centre, supervise a small finance team to ensure accurate financial reporting, sub-group consolidation, inventory accounting, compliance, internal controls, and statutory audits, while partnering with business leaders and supporting the Financial Controller.

Key responsibilities

• Review and oversee accounting activities performed by the GL Executive, AR Officer, and AP Officer to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely reporting.

• Lead month-end and year-end closing, management reporting, sub-group consolidation, and balance sheet reviews.

• Oversee inventory accounting, costing, stock provisions, cash flow, and working capital management.

• Coordinate statutory audits, tax compliance, and regulatory reporting requirements.

• Partner with Department Heads to develop annual budgets, forecasts, and operational targets.

• Analyze financial performance against budget, identify key variances, and recommend corrective actions and improvement initiatives.

• Monitor revenue and cost drivers, providing insights to enhance profitability, operational efficiency, and risk management.

• Work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.

• Support the preparation of management, board, and investor reporting materials, providing financial analysis and business insights.

• Drive process improvements, strengthen internal controls, and enhance finance reporting tools and systems.

About you

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field with 7+ years of finance and accounting experience.

• Strong hands-on experience in financial reporting, consolidation, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis, preferably within a manufacturing environment.

• Good knowledge of inventory accounting, costing, internal controls, statutory compliance, and audit management.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial modelling skills with high attention to detail.

• Effective communicator with the ability to work closely with internal and external stakeholders.

• Independent, proactive, and capable of leading a small finance team while supporting the Financial Controller.

• Committed to continuous improvement and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

About us

Fong's Engineering and Manufacturing Pte Ltd (FEM) is a manufacturing and service centre organisation.