Assistant Finance Controller / Finance Controller (Japanese Speaking)

About the role

Keenfinity, a global provider of security and communication solutions, is hiring a Japanese-speaking Assistant Finance Controller / Finance Controller in Singapore. The role covers local governance, credit and purchasing oversight, customer escalation support, reporting, cost controlling, legal entity management and treasury.

Key responsibilities

• Lead local governance: champion risk management and internal controls, collaborate with central teams on audits, and ensure local operations comply with regulations.
• Credit management: resolve customer disputes, review orders on credit blocks, and manage overdue receivables to improve cash flow.
• Purchasing: oversee procurement for countries without dedicated staff, handle local-for-local transactions, demo goods and indirect purchases, and assign FI invoices in APM.
• Customer escalation support: handle delivery complaints, payment issues, warranty cases and contractual concerns.
• Support pricing and contracts: help negotiate customer contracts, maintain pricelists, set net pricing for selective customers and administer partner-level discounts in SAP.
• Reporting: prepare monthly sales associate performance reports, run Tier2 point-of-sale reporting, perform ad-hoc sales analytics and handle external reporting to government, customers and regulators.
• Cost controlling: lead month-end close, year-end close, business planning and financial controlling, implement cost-saving measures and manage intercompany charges for SLAs.
• Legal entity management: calculate transfer pricing, oversee year-end close reporting and tax documentation, coordinate GAAP and IFRS audits, record leasing cases and act as the main interface with BPO partners.
• Treasury: oversee liquidity management and banking affairs.

Required profile

• Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in finance accounting or sales operations, with a strong understanding of financial controls and compliance.
• Fluent in English and Japanese, with excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Experience with cost center controlling, transfer pricing and performance reporting.

Required skills

• Proficiency in financial software and ERP systems, particularly SAP.
• Strong analytical skills, self-driven and able to work independently.