Deputy Group Finance Director (Consolidation & Reporting)

About the role

Surbana Jurong is looking for a Deputy Group Finance Director to lead its Group consolidation and reporting function. The role ensures timely, accurate and compliant financial reporting across the Group, manages the monthly, quarterly and annual consolidation process and technical accounting matters, supports strategic finance initiatives such as OneStream implementation and process transformation, and leads the consolidation and reporting team.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the monthly, quarterly and annual Group consolidation process and review and approve consolidation journals, intercompany eliminations, foreign currency translation, non-controlling interests and equity accounting entries.
• Ensure timely and accurate consolidated financial statements and management reports, and review consolidated cash flow statements and supporting schedules.
• Analyse significant movements in financial results and balance sheet accounts, and provide technical accounting guidance on consolidation matters.
• Assess the accounting implications of acquisitions, disposals, restructuring and changes in ownership, monitor new accounting standards and maintain governance over consolidation processes and documentation.
• Support quarterly reporting and information requests from the shareholder, liaise with external auditors, support Board and senior management reporting, and help integrate new entities into Group reporting.
• Support OneStream implementation and optimisation, improve consolidation and intercompany reconciliation processes, and work with IT on master data and reporting enhancements.
• Provide leadership, coaching and technical guidance to the consolidation and reporting team, coordinate reporting timelines and drive continuous process improvement.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification such as Singapore Chartered Accountant, CA, CPA, ACCA or an equivalent recognised qualification.
• At least 10 years of relevant accounting and financial reporting experience, including substantial hands-on experience in complex multi-entity, multi-currency Group consolidation.
• Experience in a Big Four firm and/or a listed or large multinational organisation is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience preparing or reviewing consolidated financial statements, management reports, cash flow statements and statutory disclosures, and managing external audits.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of IFRS and Singapore Financial Reporting Standards, including consolidation, foreign currency translation, business combinations, equity accounting and non-controlling interests.
• Hands-on knowledge of OneStream is strongly preferred; SAP BPC or CCH Tagetik experience is also considered.
• Working knowledge of a major ERP system, preferably SAP S/4HANA.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and financial data analysis skills; experience with reporting dashboards, data integration, system testing, master data governance or finance-system implementation is advantageous.