Our trusted client, a reputable G7 main contractor is on the look-out for their next deputy finance manager.
Responsibilities
- Oversee daily finance operations including AR, AP, GL postings, and bank reconciliations to ensure timely, accurate processing and strong documentation control.
- Review and approve payments, ensuring compliance with approval matrix, contract terms, and internal controls.
- Ensure proper maintenance of supporting documents for transactions, audits, and project claims.
- Monitor ageing (AR/AP) and take proactive action to reduce overdue receivables and prevent payment issues.
- Support month-end closing, ensuring accurate accruals, provisions, and reconciliations.
- Prepare and review management reports including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and KPI dashboards.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis (project and overhead).
- Support daily/weekly cash position monitoring and short-term cash flow planning.
- Coordinate with project teams on cash requirements, payment scheduling, and collection priorities.
- Assist with banking matters (e.g., bank facilities, guarantees, project-related accounts) and ensure timely bank documentation.
- Ensure timely preparation, review, and submission of statutory tax filings (e.g., corporate tax, SST, withholding tax, indirect taxes where applicable).
- Coordinate with tax agents/auditors and respond to queries, audits, and assessments professionally and promptly.
- Maintain strong governance and internal controls, ensuring adherence to company policy and regulatory requirements.
- Supporting Financial Audit by preparing schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documents on time.
- Maintain proper documentation and filing discipline to ensure readiness for audits at any time.
- Guide and review work of finance team members and support daily operational issues.
- Work closely with project teams, HR, Procurement and QS to improve accuracy of forecasting, billing status, and cost control.
- Assist the Finance Manager and step in as required to ensure continuity of finance operations.
- Improve finance SOPs and strengthen controls across payment processing, reporting, and project finance processes.
- Support ERP/accounting system enhancements, automation initiatives, and data accuracy improvements.
- Ensure finance processes can scale effectively to support growing project.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of accounting or any related field.
- Experience in the construction or property industry is highly preferred. Alternatively, candidates from fast-paced or large-scale industries may be considered.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a senior finance role.
- Proven experience in leading and mentoring a team.
- Familiarity with SAP.
- High proficiency in finance operations, reporting and tax compliance.
- Able to work under pressure and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Comfortable working in dynamic and evolving setup, and able to work with minimum supervision.
- Hands-on, dependable, and proactive in supporting the team.
This role is managed exclusively by Ashley Mathew. Please apply to be considered for this role.
