Financial Controller

A. Overall Purpose Of The Job

Providing commercial support, pricing calculation, value added review and analysis on the financial performance of Aspire Singapore business, inclusive of planning, managing and analyzing financials, working capital / cashflow management and balance sheet governance for Singapore and provide additional report and other ad-hoc financial analysis to the regional Aspire APMEA finance team

B. Key Responsibilities

Within this role you will have the ownership to:• Month end closing
•  Ensure month end closing activities are completed by Global Shared Services team and all required documents are submitted on time
•  Review and analyse the profitability of all products, including pricing and product allocations
•  Manage General & Administration expenditure to be in line with target and KPI, as well as compliance with General Affairs Policy and Procedures (GAPP)
•  Manage Capex budgets
•  Provide variance commentary and preparing Monthly Business Review pack
• Submit profitability and other information for global/ regional accounts to Regional team.
• Monitor and drive necessary actions to meet/exceed all KPIs (financial & non-financial), including working capital such as Cash, AR, AP, Interco and WIP.
• Budgeting/Forecasting
• Lead in the forecasting/budgeting process, building up the budget/forecast by partnering with various departments to gather the necessary information
•  Review and assess sales pipeline
• Strategic long term planning to meet long term goal
• Provide additional charts/analysis in budget packs to articulate year-on-year growth

C. Job Profile

Required Skills and Knowledge
• Strong numerical and analytical skills, problem solver
• Good finance knowledge
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience in a professional services MNC environment preferred, but not requisite
• Knowledge of Oracle, Cognos a plus

Required Competencies
• Team player with good communication and interpersonal skills
• Highly adaptable to changing requirements, driven and energizing
• Adopts issues & resolutions-based approach to problems
• Ability to multi-task and operate under tight timeline
• Proactive and resourceful

Required Work Experience
• At least 12 years of experience, of which 5 have been in FP&A in an MNC environment
• FP&A and commercial finance experience would be a plus
• Minimal travel required (<20%) to Singapore to visit the office

Required Qualifications

•  Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy or equivalent, CPA Preferred

Required Languages
• Fluent written and spoken English