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Finance Transformation

Finance Transformation

Knight Auto Precision Engineering Pte LtdJurong East, SG.04, Singapore
9 days ago
Job description

Key Responsibilities

Core Accounting & Compliance

  • Oversee day-to-day accounting activities, including GL postings, reconciliations, accruals, and month-end close.
  • Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, tax filings, and audit requests.
  • Support accurate preparation of financial statements in line with accounting standards.
  • Monitor AP / AR ledgers, aging, and payment schedules to maintain healthy cash flow.

Process Improvement & Digitization

  • Assess current finance processes (costing, inventory, AP / AR, month-end close) and identify efficiency gaps.
  • Introduce automation and system enhancements to reduce manual effort, improve accuracy, and shorten cycle times.
  • Support M&A integration and post-acquisition harmonization
  • Standardize procedures across the KA Group, where applicable.

    • ERP & Systems Enablement

  • Support ERP / accounting system upgrades, replacements, or cloud migration.
  • Align finance systems with production and inventory processes (WIP tracking, finished goods costing).
  • Act as the link between Finance, IT, and external vendors during system projects.

    • Costing & Operational Finance

  • Drive costing analysis, including standard vs. actual, variance tracking, and margin analysis by product line.
  • Strengthen inventory accuracy and valuation processes in partnership with operations.

    • Financial Visibility & Reporting

  • Enhance management reporting and dashboards covering cash flow, working capital, and key KPIs (DSO, DPO, DIO).
  • Enable faster and more insightful month-end reporting.

    • Change Management & Training

  • Partner with finance and operations teams to secure adoption of new processes and systems.
  • Provide training and guidance to embed changes into day-to-day operations.

    • Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; professional certification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CMA) preferred.
  • 5+ years of progressive finance / accounting experience, ideally with exposure to manufacturing costing and inventory processes.
  • Hands-on experience with ERP / accounting systems; involvement in system upgrades or cloud migration is a strong advantage.
  • Proficiency in Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables, automation); exposure to BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is a plus.
  • Strong understanding of core accounting processes (GL, AP / AR, reconciliations, month-end close) and statutory compliance.
  • Process improvement mindset; experience with automation, Lean / Kaizen, or RPA tools preferred.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to collaborate across Finance, Operations, IT, and external vendors.
  • Self-starter, adaptable, and comfortable balancing hands-on accounting with transformation projects in a lean SME setup.
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    Finance Transformation • Jurong East, SG.04, Singapore