Senior Finance Executive

Financial Analysis & Budget Planning

• Partner with the Managing Director to support annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and rolling cash flow projections across all APAC entities.
• Conduct variance analysis between actual and budgeted spend, identifying trends and flagging risks or opportunities to leadership.
• Provide regular cost and spend analysis to ensure expenditure remains within approved budgets; proactively escalate overspending to the Managing Director.
• Support business partners with data-driven insights to inform departmental budget planning and resource allocation.

General Accounting

• Balance and reconcile accounts for all countries across the APAC region, including Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Dubai, and Japan
• Prepare and file statutory returns, including SST (Malaysia) and GST (Singapore), and support compliance with local tax requirements in Taiwan, Dubai, and Japan
• Perform month-end bank reconciliations, balance sheet schedules, GL, fixed assets and AP reconciliations for all APAC entities
• Post monthly accruals, prepayments, revaluations, depreciation, and GST/SST entries accurately and on time

Accounts Payable (AP)

• Process all AP transactions in line with internal controls, including staff claims, vendor invoices, credit card expenses, and petty cash.
• Develop and maintain key controls and SOPs for AP functions, ensuring compliance with relevant tax regulations.
• Ensure all payments align with the company's authorisation matrix; manage vendor and stakeholder relationships to resolve disputes, tax issues, and contract queries.
• Conduct quarterly intercompany repayment analysis and process related payments.
• Support year-end audits, ensuring all required documentation is submitted to auditors in a timely manner

Accounts Receivable (AR)

• Update and allocate daily cash sheets across all bank accounts in the region.
• Coordinate with credit controllers to ensure accurate payment allocations and manage AR mailboxes across all regional entities.

What We're Looking

• 4+ years experience in a finance, accounts payable, or accounting role, ideally with exposure to multiple APAC markets.
• Demonstrated experience supporting budget planning, forecasting, or financial analysis, not transactional accounting alone.
• Strong working knowledge of statutory filing requirements (e.g. GST, SST) across one or more APAC jurisdictions.
• Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to build and interpret financial models and reports.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to liaise with senior leadership, auditors, and external vendors.
• A proactive, detail-oriented approach with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.