Roles & Responsibilities
Position Overview
We are looking for a highly skilled Finance Controller to establish, oversee, and scale the finance operations of our clients Singapore business. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring both strategic vision and operational execution. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in asset-heavy industries and ideally within Hyperscale Data Center operations, with proven expertise in building finance and accounting functions from the ground up.
You will play a key role in ensuring financial governance, operational excellence, and compliance while supporting sustainable business growth and large-scale infrastructure investment.
Key Responsibilities
- Finance Operations Setup : Lead the design and establishment of end-to-end finance and accounting processes, including policies, systems, controls, and reporting structures.
- Accounting & Reporting : Oversee day-to-day accounting functions, including GL, AP, AR, reconciliations, and statutory reporting in compliance with Singapore FRS and group standards.
- Budgeting & Forecasting : Develop and manage annual budgets, long-term forecasts, and cash flow models tailored to asset-heavy, capex-intensive businesses.
- Capex & Asset Management : Implement processes to manage high-value capital expenditure, asset tracking, depreciation, and lifecycle costing.
- Project Finance & Controls : Partner with engineering, construction, and operations teams to monitor project budgets, costs, and financial milestones.
- Audit & Compliance : Manage statutory audits, tax filings, and ensure full compliance with local regulations and corporate governance standards.
- System Implementation : Lead ERP / finance system implementation or optimization to enable automation, scalability, and transparency in reporting.
- Business Partnering : Work closely with senior leadership to provide insights, risk assessments, and financial advice on major decisions, investments, and contracts.
- Team Leadership : Build and lead a high-performing finance team, fostering a culture of integrity, accuracy, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications & Requirements
Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline; CPA / CA / ACCA qualified strongly preferred.Minimum 10 years of progressive finance experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.Strong background in asset-heavy industries such as data centers, infrastructure, energy, utilities.Prior experience setting up finance operations and building accounting structures from scratch is highly desirable.Expertise in Singapore statutory compliance, tax, audit, and regulatory frameworks.Proven experience managing capex-heavy projects, project finance, and cost control in large-scale environments.Strong knowledge of ERP / financial systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, etc.) and ability to drive system implementation.Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.Analytical, detail-oriented, with strong business acumen.Tell employers what skills you have
Forecasting
Management Skills
System Implementation
Budgets
Asset Tracking
Annual Budgets
Tax
ERP
Investments
Accounting
Tax Audit
Audits
Budgeting
Capital
Cash Flow
Audit