What is the Opportunity?
The Local Head of Finance of the branch in Singapore will lead the Accounting, Reporting & Change Team. The role owns Finance Regulatory, Statutory, Head Office and Tax reporting for Singapore entities, acts as a subject matter expert and Finance Business Partner for key local stakeholders, including Executive Committee members, and plays a key role in the strategy and management of the Singapore Finance function.
What will you do?
- Act as validator, auditor and main point of contact for the local regulator.
- Establish and maintain a working relationship with the local audit firm responsible for regulatory delivery.
- Maintain the required knowledge of internal processes and reporting.
- Lead financial control, tax and capital monitoring, and manage the local entity business plan.
- Organize and manage daily operations for timely and accurate accounting reports, including trial balance, ledger, profit and loss account and balance sheet substantiation.
- Attend monthly closing meetings with Head Office.
- Manage the team to ensure reporting meets CACEIS and statutory requirements, including general ledger, balance sheet substantiation, consolidation packages, local regulatory surveys and declarations, and Finance and Tax submissions.
- Lead the year-end audit and ensure financial statements are completed and submitted accurately and on time.
- Lead accounting system changes where applicable and continuously monitor and implement process improvements that balance efficiency with key controls.
- Review financial reports and attend meetings with stakeholders for financial presentations.
- Enhance Singapore Finance business partnering capabilities in support of country and business strategies and transformation objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent; a degree in Accounting and Finance is required.
- Professional accounting qualification such as CPA, ACCA or CIMA is an advantage.
- Six to ten years of experience.
- Extensive experience in financial management, accounting, budgeting and forecasting.
- Proven experience leading finance teams or projects.
- Experience in financial analysis, reporting and compliance.
- Familiarity with financial software and ERP systems.
- Exposure to strategic financial planning and decision-making.
- Strong project management and change skills.
- Advanced Excel knowledge; VBA and SAS knowledge are advantages.
- People management experience and strong written and verbal communication skills.
- English is mandatory; French is an asset.
Position details
- Permanent Contract
- Singapore, Singapore
- Working hours: 9:00am–6:00pm
- Telework: unauthorized
- Management position
What’s in it for you?
CACEIS offers performance-based bonuses, flexible benefits, competitive compensation, development support through coaching and management opportunities, a world-class financial services training program, and a collaborative culture where initiative and hard work are recognized.
About CACEIS
CACEIS is the asset servicing banking group of Crédit Agricole dedicated to asset managers and institutional investors. It provides services including execution, clearing, foreign exchange, securities lending, custody, depositary, fund administration, fund distribution support, middle-office outsourcing and issuer services.