Finance Reporting Lead/ Manager

About the Role

Our client is a global technology and engineering organization headquartered in Singapore, delivering advanced digital, engineering, and mission-critical solutions to enterprises and governments worldwide. With operations in 50+ cities globally, the company is actively investing in enterprise AI, automation, and intelligent digital platforms to transform large-scale operations and business workflows.

As part of its continued business expansion, the company is seeking an experienced Financial Reporting Lead/ Manager to join its Regional Finance team in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in financial reporting, general accounting, fixed assets management, budgeting, and team leadership while working closely with stakeholders across different countries.
Key Responsibilities

As the Financial Reporting Lead/ Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting while overseeing accounting operations and supporting regional finance activities.
1. Financial Reporting & General Accounting

- Lead month-end and year-end closing activities, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.

- Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, prepayments, depreciation, intercompany transactions, and balance sheet reconciliations.

- Prepare monthly financial reports, trial balances, management schedules, and financial statement analysis.

- Support group consolidation reporting and ensure compliance with accounting standards and corporate policies.

2. Fixed Assets Management

- Oversee the fixed asset lifecycle, including asset capitalization, transfers, disposals, depreciation, and physical asset verification.

- Manage Right-of-Use (ROU) assets and lease accounting.

- Monitor capital expenditure against approved budgets and generate fixed asset reports.

3. Planning & Management Accounting

- Support cost accounting, project costing, budgeting, and forecasting activities.

- Prepare forecasting templates and maintain financial planning data.

- Manage provisions including inventory obsolescence, warranty, doubtful debts, and other accounting estimates.

4. Audit & Stakeholder Management

- Act as the key finance contact for both internal and external auditors.

- Collaborate with regional finance teams and business stakeholders to resolve accounting issues and improve financial processes.

- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reporting efficiency and controls.

5. Team Leadership

- Lead and mentor a finance team, ensuring high-quality deliverables and professional development.

- Allocate workload, review outputs, and support team performance.

Key Requirements

- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.

- Professional accounting qualifications such as ACCA, CPA, CA, or equivalent are highly preferred.

- Minimum 6 years of Financial Reporting or General Ledger experience, including at least 2 years in a supervisory or team leadership role.

- Fluent in English

- Strong knowledge of financial reporting, month-end close, and management accounting processes.

- Experience with ERP systems such as SAP FICO, as well as reporting tools including Oracle Hyperion and BlackLine, is highly advantageous.

- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

- Strong analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail.

- Good communication and stakeholder management skills.

- Able to work independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

- Comfortable collaborating with regional/global teams across different time zones.

Originally posted on Himalayas