Head of Finance (Manufacturing)

Key Responsibilities

Business Performance & Profitability

• Monitor revenue, gross margin, operating costs, profitability, and cash flow across the group.
  
• Analyse profitability by business unit and highlight areas impacting the bottom line.
  
• Challenge budgets, forecasts, and assumptions, recommending corrective actions.
  
• Review major proposals, investments, and commitments from a financial and risk perspective.
  
• Identify margin leakage and assess financial impact of customer deals, contracts, and projects.
  
• Partner with Sales and Operations to ensure revenue growth is achieved without margin erosion.
  
• Liaise with legal advisers on contracts and agreements.
  

Financial & Governance Oversight

• Review management accounts and financial reports prepared by the accounting team, investigating significant variances or unusual items.
  
• Oversee compliance with listing requirements, continuous disclosure, IPTs, and corporate governance matters.
  
• Coordinate with auditors, regulators, company secretary, and professional advisers.
  
• Maintain robust internal controls and enterprise risk management processes.
  
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, working capital, cash flow, treasury, and capital allocation.
  
• Provide senior management with independent views on financial performance, business risks, and actions required to improve profitability.
  

Requirements

• Degree in Accountancy, Finance, Business, or equivalent.
  
• Professional qualification (CA Singapore, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent).
  
• 10+ years experience in finance, audit, FP&A, commercial finance, or risk.
  
• Exposure to listed‑company environment preferred.
  
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting standards (SFRS(I)/IFRS) and listing requirements.
  
• Commercial acumen in pricing, margins, credit risk, working capital, and profitability.