Finance Director

Job Description : FD SOUTH EAST ASIA OUT OF SINGAPORE An exciting Finance Director, SEA job has been made available at a privately held industrial firm with mroe than 70 years of establishment. : Reporting to the MD and dotted line to Group CFO, you need to provide financial and commercial strategic leadership and advice across the corporate services finance and commercial team. · Ensure the timely completion of all financial and statutory reporting at local, country, and regional levels for the corporation, including the comprehensive year end reporting requirements for audited financial statements and tax returns across Southeast Asia · Review monthly financial results and work with management teams to identify and implement initiatives to improve gross margins, reduce overheads and to improve net income · Lead the development and preparation of the SEA budget package including all financial and operational schedules and help communicate them to the parent company senior executive group · Lead the co-ordination of the independent financial audit processes throughout SEA and be the liaison point person for the audit partners · Manage foreign currency risks across SEA, including reviewing and approving all International forward exchange cover as needed · In conjunction with the Sales sand service directors, assist with the commercial pricing and contracts across all retail, fleet and major account tenders, renewals/rollovers, additions and early terminations for product sales/rentals and or service · Approve all the SEA asset additions to new/second-hand lift truck inventory, rental fleet, and FMOL, to ensure they are correctly inducted into AS400 or balance sheet inventory, including all accessories, batteries, chargers and attachments · Oversee asset management, including appropriate controls to safeguard the financial assets, in the area of property and leasing advice, vehicle fleet, insurance policies for all aspects of the company’s operations, and ‘best value’ purchasing arrangements To succeed in this Finance Director, SEA position, you must have prior experience in an industrial sector and possess strong ability to deal with different stakeholders. · Degree in Accountancy, CPA qualified · Prior Big 4 experience is preferred · Experience in senior finance roles for large US based parent companies preferred · Extensive International multi-jurisdictional business, accounting, audit and tax experience preferred · Experience managing successful bank/finance company relationships, KYC matters and · structuring local and regional borrowing facilities preferred. · Experience structuring, advising on and dealing with creative rental fleet financing and customer leasing facilities a plus · Competent within IBM AS400 and/or SAP a plus · Deep Knowledge across the AS400 General Ledgers, revenues and cost a strong plus · Experience moving companies of our size and complexity through a systemwide transition to SAP (which would occur with global internal and external support) a strong plus · Strong understanding of current business processes · Strong communication skills, written and verbal, including comfort with video conferencing and online/remote management skills

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