Senior Executive / Assistant Finance Manager

Job Summary

Experience in a manufacturing or factory environment are preferred.

Responsibilities:

Cashflow, Working Capital & Accounts Payable/Receivable Management:

• Oversee billing, collections, and customer account reconciliations to ensure timely and accurate receivables management.
• Monitor AR ageing and implement collection strategies to minimise overdue accounts and bad debts.
• Coordinate with sales and operations to resolve disputes, validate sales and intercompany transactions and manage customer credit risk.
• Develop and maintain accurate cashflow forecasts to ensure adequate liquidity for day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives.
• Oversee payment planning and execution, including vendor payment runs, prioritisation and cash allocation in line with cashflow forecasts.
• Monitor and optimise working capital by managing payables, receivables, and inventory in collaboration with business stakeholders.
• Mitigate cashflow, foreign exchange, and interest rate risks while ensuring compliance with regulatory and tax requirements.
• Drive process improvements in treasury, AP, and AR operations to enhance efficiency, strengthen controls, and improve cash conversion cycles.

Finance Operations & Reporting:

• Supervise daily finance operations and provide guidance to the team to ensure prompt and accurate accounting records.
• Support monthly closing, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany/related-party reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Support internal and external audits, tax reporting, and compliance with statutory requirements.
• Continuously improve finance operations and handle other ad-hoc assignments as needed.

Specifications/Requirements (Education, Experience, Skills):

• Possess minimum qualification of bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field.
• Demonstration of key finance competencies and qualifications with at least 5 years of experience.
• Ability to take initiative, guide and influence others towards goal accomplishment.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• A solid understanding of financial statistics and accounting principles.
• Able to manage, guide and lead employees to ensure appropriate financial processes are being used.
• Proficient user of finance software.