Senior Finance Executive/Assistant Finance Manager

Finance Executive – Chemicals Manufacturing(Tuas)

-Location: Singapore (Tuas)

-Industry: Specialty Chemicals / Chemical Manufacturing

-Position: Finance Executive

-Employment Type: Permanent | Hands-on Finance Operations Role |Immediate Start

About the Opportunity

We are partnering with an international Specialty Chemicalsmanufacturer that has just started production at its new manufacturing facilityin Tuas, Singapore. The business is in its start-up phase and is looking for ahands-on Finance Executive to take full ownership of day-to-day financeoperations from Day 1.

This is a role for a candidate who is ready to roll up theirsleeves. You will run the core accounting for the Singapore plant, keep thebooks accurate on the current legacy systems and manual processes, and helpmove the business onto a new group-wide ERP that is being rolled out now.

Reporting to Group Finance leadership you will also coordinatedaily finance activity for Singapore and coordinate with the regional team inChina. This suits a Finance Executive, Plant Accountant or Senior Accountantwho wants real ownership in a growing manufacturing operation, not a narrowlydefined role in a large organisation.

Key Responsibilities

-Day-to-Day Finance Operations: Own AP, AR, invoicing, payments,bank reconciliations and general ledger activity for the Singaporemanufacturing entity.

-Month-End & Year-End Close: Deliver timely, accurate closingand financial reporting to regional and Group management.

-Manufacturing Accounting: Make sure raw materials, inventory,work-in-progress (WIP), finished goods and goods in transit are accounted forcorrectly.

-Intercompany & Group Reporting: Handle intercompanytransactions and reconciliations, and support consolidation and reportingacross regional entities.

-Legacy Systems & ERP Transition: Keep finance running on theexisting systems and manual workflows, and support ERP testing, datavalidation, process documentation and adoption as the new system rolls out.

-Regional Coordination: Coordinate and oversee daily financeactivities with the China finance team so reporting is accurate, on time andaligned with Group requirements.

-Controls & Process Improvement: Set up practical financialcontrols and approval processes, and identify ways to automate invoiceprocessing and purchase-order matching.

Requirements

-Education & Professional Qualifications

--Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.

--ACCA, CPA or equivalent professional qualification would beadvantageous.

-Technical Expertise

--Solid hands-on accounting experience covering AP, AR, generalledger, reconciliations and month-end close.

--Strong understanding of manufacturing accounting, includinginventory, WIP, finished goods, goods in transit and production-relatedtransactions.

--Comfortable with legacy accounting systems, manual workflows andExcel-based processes.

--Exposure to ERP implementations or migrations would beadvantageous. Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central orDynamics NAV would be an added advantage, though training will be provided.

--Exposure to intercompany accounting, multi-entity reporting andmore than one accounting standard.

-Ideal Industry Background & AlternativeIndustries

--Finance experience in Chemicals / Manufacturing / Process Plants/ Production environments

-Personal Attributes

--Start-up mindset: flexible, quick and comfortable working whilestructures are still being built.

--Strong ownership: follows issues through to completion withoutwaiting for direction.

--Practical and pragmatic: maintains financial discipline withoutover-relying on established procedures.

--Confident working with colleagues across Singapore, China andEurope.

-Other Details

--Site-based at the manufacturing facility in Tuas.

--Occasional regional travel when required

Interested in Exploring This Opportunity?

If you are a hands-on finance professional from a manufacturingbackground who wants to own day-to-day finance in a growing start-up plant, wewould welcome a confidential discussion.

All applications and enquiries will be treated with strict confidentiality..