Finance Transformation Manager
Through proprietary software and AI, along with a focus on customer delight, Sleek makes the back-office easy for micro SMEs.
We give Entrepreneurs time back to focus on what they love doing - growing their business and being with customers. With a surging number of Entrepreneurs globally, we are innovating in a highly lucrative space.
We operate 3 business segments:
Corporate Secretary: Automating the company incorporation, secretarial, filing, Nominee Director, mailroom and immigration processes via custom online robots and Sleek Sign. We are the market leaders in Singapore with ~5% market share of all new business incorporations
Accounting & Bookkeeping: Redefining what it means to do Accounting, Bookkeeping, Tax and Payroll thanks to our proprietary Sleek Books ledger, AI tools and exceptional customer service
FinTech payments: Overcoming a key challenge for Entrepreneurs by offering digital banking services to new businesses
Sleek launched in 2017 and now has around 15,000 customers across our offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK. We have around 500 staff with an intact startup mindset.
We have recently raised Series B financing off the back of >70% compound annual growth in Revenue over the last 5 years. Sleek has been recognised by The Financial Times, The Straits Times, Forbes and LinkedIn as one of the fastest growing companies in Asia.
Backed by world-class investors, we are on track to be one of the few cash flow positive, tech-enabled unicorns based out of Singapore.
Requirements
Mission: We are looking for a Finance Transformation Manager to drive the Finance department's digital transformation with two objectives: 1) enhance operational efficiency, by mapping out existing processes and systematically reviewing options to eliminate manual tasks through AI/automation solutions, leveraging capabilities like Claude CoWork, Gemini, Replit and other AI apps 2) expand real time insights and analytical capabilities through restructuring of finance data, expansion of reporting capabilities, and implementation of a new or upgraded financial systems.
Outcomes:
- Outcome 1: Comprehensive Process Audit and Transformation Roadmap
- Completed a thorough audit of current Finance department processes to identify all manual, inefficient, and high-risk steps, as well as areas where we are not optimizing functionalities available in existing tools
- Developed a clear 12-month transformation roadmap, prioritizing automation opportunities that leverage AI for maximum impact.
- Outcome 2: AI/Automation Implementation (Phase 1)
- Successfully designed and implemented at least two key AI-powered automation solutions (e.g., using Gemini or Claude CoWork) in areas like payroll, financial reconciliation or reporting; reviewed and activated relevant under-utilized functionalities in current systems
- Achieved a measurable reduction in the targeted processes' cycle time/ time spent by team members and a quantifiable improvement in data accuracy.
- Outcome 3: Recommendations regarding financial systems set up
- Analyzed current financial systems set up and reviewed future requirements to support group expansion
- Explored options to upgrade/ expand current financial system with add-ons vs. switching to a more sophisticated financial suite; provided recommendations.
- Outcome 4: Strategic Reporting Capabilities
- Created standardized, automated reporting templates that provide the CFO with real-time, actionable insights for high-level decision-making, leveraging AI
- Established cross-functional partnerships with the Data, Tech and business teams to ensure key business and financial data is meaningful, well-defined, properly recorded to be leveraged in analysis
Requirements:
- Degree in Accounting, Business, or similar field; 5-10 years total experience;
- Proven track record in analyzing Finance processes and delivering Finance transformation in a mid-size company environment.
- Direct ex