Head of Accounting

Key responsibilities

• Lead a regional reporting team of approximately 15 people across Singapore and Malaysia
• Oversee a broad accounting scope including AP, GL, AR, revenue recognition, project costing, and project accounting
• Manage accounting exposure across Asset Co, EPC, POC accounting, post-EPC chartering, and IFRS 16 / finance lease accounting
• Support Corporate Finance on bids and tenders, tax matters, project structuring, and other corporate initiatives
• Provide accounting support for projects through to completion, including preparation for bond listings (the group currently has two bonds listed in the Netherlands)
• Own audit management, including coordination with European entities and liaison with European auditors
• Track regulatory and accounting standard changes, assess impact, and update policies accordingly
• Drive simplification, standardisation, and digitalisation/automation of FA&R processes, including ERP alignment
• Lead, mentor, and develop a young, high-growth regional team (Malaysia team is generally 30 years old and under), building a strong performance culture

Role requirements

• 12+ years in Financial Accounting & Reporting, ideally within a multinational or Big 4 background
• Strong experience leading financial reporting teams across multiple entities/geographies
• Strong technical grounding in IFRS and local GAAP, especially in IFRS 16
• Experience across AP, GL, AR, revenue recognition, project accounting, and project costing
• Experience with project-based businesses ,EPC, AssetCo, chartering, leasing, or infrastructure is highly relevant sector exposure involving vessels or offshore assets is advantageous
• Ability to manage accounting for international entities and work with stakeholders across Asia, Europe, and the US
• Strong audit management experience, including with international/European auditors
• Exposure to M&A, financing, corporate actions, bids & tenders, and new project structuring is valuable
• Professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, or equivalent
• Strong people leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills

Why should you apply

• Regional Head role with genuine international exposure across Asia and Europe
• High visibility with Corporate Finance, CFO, senior management, and international stakeholders
• Exposure across the full project lifecycle - bids/tenders, project accounting, EPC, chartering, financing, and bond listing
• Opportunity to join the group's largest and fastest-growing core business
• Strong transformation agenda covering simplification, standardisation, digitalisation, automation, and ERP alignment
• Broad technical accounting exposure rather than a pure reporting role