Head of Finance - Reporting

Our client is looking for a Financial Reporting Specialist to produce timely, consistent financial statements across the group in line with group policies and accounting standards. The role is hands-on, covering financial reporting, general accounting, fixed-asset management, and month-end close, while also guiding team members and supporting audits and internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare monthly reporting submissions in Hyperion
• Prepare trial balances, balance-sheet schedules, and supporting schedules for consolidation
• Reconcile intercompany balances and investigate discrepancies
• Analyze financial statements and explain month-on-month movements and variances

General Accounting & Month-End Close

• Handle general ledger activities: maintain journal control lists; post and review BlackLine standard journals (AJDs); prepare and post manual journals
• Process accruals (BlackLine and manual), including cost-center allocation for shared expenses
• Manage prepayments, depreciation (fixed assets & ROU), and ROU lease liabilities
• Process intercompany journals (BlackLine and manual) and procurement-card journals from other workstreams
• Prepare and post period-end adjustments: payroll-related bank entries (salary, bonus, CPF, FWL, unposted receipts/payments); provisions for doubtful debts, warranty, and stock obsolescence; treasury shares; current and deferred tax provisions; foreign currency revaluation

Fixed Assets & Right-of-Use Assets

• Oversee fixed-asset and ROU accounting in line with group policies
• Coordinate asset sighting exercises—prepare asset tags, generate and circulate sighting lists and instruction memos
• Process asset requests, including capitalization, transfers, and disposals
• Monitor fixed-asset budget utilization and follow up on variances
• Prepare standard and ad-hoc fixed-asset reports and supporting schedules

Planning & Management Accounting Support

• Support cost accounting, project costing, and cost-control activities
• Process journals from business partners
• Perform inter-departmental cost allocations for support and shared-service centers

Forecasting, Budgeting & Year-End Close

• Prepare budgeting and forecasting templates and input data into Hyperion
• Support budget monitoring and variance analysis
• Carry out year-end close: accruals for external vendor invoices not recorded in Procure-to-Pay; prepare year-end consolidation schedules; execute year-end rollover in SAP

Audit & Stakeholder Support

• Support external audits and internal reviews by preparing schedules and responding to queries
• Liaise with internal stakeholders to resolve accounting and reporting issues
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and reporting deadlines

Team Support

• Provide day-to-day guidance and on-the-job coaching to junior team members
• Act as a subject-matter resource for accounting and reporting matters
• Support process improvements and standardization initiatives

Requirements

• Degree in Accountancy or equivalent from a reputable university
• Professional qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent) preferred
• Minimum 6 years of financial reporting experience, including at least 2 years in a supervisory or team-lead capacity
• Hands-on experience with SAP FICO, Oracle Hyperion, BlackLine, and advanced Excel
• Hands-on experience with Power BI (or similar) for financial dashboards, data visualization, automated reports, or management insights
• Demonstrated track record of improving financial reporting or close processes (e.g., reducing manual effort, shortening close timelines, standardizing reporting)
• Practical exposure to automation, digitalization, or AI-enabled initiatives in finance or reporting is highly desirable

Skills & Attributes

• Strong technical accounting knowledge and attention to detail
• Good written and spoken English
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to work effectively with stakeholders and guide the team to meet delivery goals
• Able to work independently while leading by example to meet tight reporting timelines
• Willing to support regional operations across different time zones and meet calendar-day deadlines with flexible off days