The Head of Finance (China) will be involved in the financial planning and management for the Group’s operations in China. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Head of Finance (China) will drive the creation of stakeholders’ values through proactive business partnering and providing timely advice on working capital and financial management.

Duties & Responsibilities

The Head of Finance (China) will be based in Shanghai, China. The key duties and responsibilities of the Head of Finance (China) will include, but not limited to, the following:

Financial Planning and Reporting

• Plan, execute and drive the annual budgeting process for the Group, including mid-year revisions.
• Support and participate in financial scenario planning or strategic planning exercises from time to time.
• Track and provide analyses of financial performance against the budget and providing useful recommendations to management.
• Conduct both internal and external periodic peer financial reviews to develop key performance matrices and benchmarks.
• Ensure compliance with all internal reporting and statutory filing deadlines.
• Review, adopt and report on IFRS and PRC GAAP changes that will impact the results of the Group.
• Plan and manage the audit process to ensure timely reporting and filing of results with the relevant Authorities.

Corporate Secretarial Function

• Coordinate the conduct of all Shareholders' meetings, Board of Directors' meetings, Sub-Committees' meetings, including the recording and circulation of Minutes.
• Adapting and developing a code of Corporate Governance and Whistle-blowing policy applicable to the Group.

Tax Planning and Analysis

• Perform annual tax planning studies for the Group to minimise tax burdens and ensure timely utilisation of capital allowances and tax losses.

Treasury and Working Capital

• Manage the monthly operating cash flow projection and execute the required treasury activities to ensure adequacy of working capital in all operating units and/or enhance the returns on excess liquidity
• Monitor monthly gearing and utilisation of bank facilities.
• Conduct annual review of banking facilities and the covenants' checklist to ensure adequacy and compliance.

Financial Policy and Procedures

• Review existing internal accounting and finance policies and procedures including delegation of authority matrices, banking approval matrices to identify gaps and recommend refinements with the aim of enhancing controls and at the same time improving efficiency.
• Supplement the Group's collection of policies and procedures on a regular basis. Devise standardised templates for forms, reports where possible.
• Plan and execute annual inventory and capital assets count across the Group.
• Review existing workflow and procedures to ensure timely collection of receivables and on-time payment of payables.
• Conduct continuous review of the operating efficacy of the Group's operations in China and implement improvements as appropriate.

Investments and Operations

• Perform financial projections to assess financial feasibility of new projects that the Group intends to embark on.
• Develop operating budgets/ financial plans for new projects secured added during the year.
• Monitor and assist on matters relating to existing projects undertaken by the Group in China.

Requirements:

• Strong integrity and good understanding of ethics.
• Hands-on, neat and meticulous to a fault and a strong propensity to be in control of facts/ numbers.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and comfortable auditing and working with complex financial models.
• Working knowledge of Singapore-China cross-border tax issues (transfer pricing, withholding tax implications, Singapore-China Double Tax Agreement, profit repatriation from China to Singapore etc).
• Strong working knowledge of IFRS and PRC GAAP
• Bachelors' degree in Accounting/ Finance or other equivalent academic qualifications.
• At least 8 years' experience in managing Finance teams of no less than 20 members in China.
• Strong communicator with the ability to relate to people of a diverse mix of seniority and cultural background.
• Bilingual in English and Chinese (both written and oral).

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