Finance Manager

Position Purpose
Lead and manage the Finance & Accounting function to ensure accurate financial reporting, tax compliance, treasury management, effective internal controls, and corporate governance. Act as a trusted business partner to Management by providing financial, tax, compliance, and business advisory support that enables sustainable business growth while managing risks effectively.
We are envisioning the successful candidate serving as the Accounting & Finance Group Leader in the short term (2-3 years). Over the medium to long term (3-5 years), however, we would like this person to grow into a position overseeing the entire corporate administration function.
With this career path in mind, we would prefer candidates who possess not only strong accounting and finance expertise, but also experience in other administrative functions such as Human Resources, General Affairs, Legal, Internal Audit, and IT. Such a broad management background would be highly valuable for the role's future development and succession planning.
Key Responsibilities
1. Accounting & Financial Reporting
Lead and oversee all accounting functions, including AP, AR, GL, FA, Inventory, Treasury, and Month-end Closing.
Ensure accurate and timely preparation of financial statements, management reports, and group reporting packages.
Maintain compliance with accounting standards, company policies, and statutory requirements.
Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis activities.
2. Tax Compliance & Advisory
Manage all tax matters, including VAT, CIT, FCT, PIT, and Transfer Pricing.
Review contracts, business transactions, investments, and new business models from tax, accounting, and compliance perspectives.
Coordinate with auditors, tax consultants, legal advisors, and government authorities on compliance, tax audits, and regulatory matters.
Identify, assess, and mitigate tax and compliance risks while supporting business operations.
3. Treasury, Governance & Risk Management
Oversee cash flow, banking activities, foreign exchange exposure, and funding requirements.
Strengthen internal controls, compliance processes, and corporate governance.
Monitor financial, operational, tax, and compliance risks and recommend improvement actions.
Support fraud prevention initiatives and continuous improvement of business processes.
4. Business Partnering
Provide financial, tax, compliance, and commercial advice to Management and business departments.
Support strategic initiatives, business expansion, investments, and contract negotiations.
Work closely with Sales, Logistics, Procurement, HR, Admin, IT, and other departments to balance business growth, compliance, profitability, and risk management.
Serve as a trusted advisor to Management on business decisions and risk assessment.
5. Leadership & Team Development
Lead, coach, and develop Finance & Accounting team members.
Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
Ensure effective succession planning and resource management within the Finance & Accounting function.
Qualifications & Experience
Education
Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Economics.
Chief Accountant Certificate (required).
CPA, ACCA, CMA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
Professional Experience
Minimum 10 years of Accounting & Finance experience, including at least 5 years in leadership role.
Proficiency in SAP, ERP and other accounting/finance systems, with hands-on experience in financial reporting, transaction processing, data analysis, and system enhancement projects.
Strong experience in financial accounting, taxation, treasury management, financial reporting, internal controls, risk management, and corporate governance.
Hands-on experience in working with and managing relationships with external auditors, tax consultants, legal advisors, banks, tax authorities, customs authorities, and other government agencies.
Demonstrated ability to negotiate, resolve issues, and represent the company effectively in discussions with auditors, advisors, banks, government authorities, customs officers, and external business partners.
Proven experience in managing tax audits, tax inspections, customs reviews, statutory audits, and regulatory compliance matters.
Strong understanding of import-export operations, customs procedures, international trade transactions, logistics processes, and related tax implications.
Deep understanding of trading company operations, including sales activities, procurement, supply chain, inventory management, logistics cost control, and commercial risk management.
Experience in reviewing contracts, evaluating financial and tax risks, supporting new business models, investment projects, and strategic business initiatives.
Proven experience in balancing business needs, commercial objectives, compliance requirements, and risk management in a dynamic trading environment.
Experience in multinational corporations and Japanese companies is highly preferred.
Cost accounting experience, including product costing, inventory valuation, profitability analysis, and cost control, is considered a strong advantage.
Good command of English with the ability to communicate effectively with Management, Regional/HQ teams, auditors, consultants, banks, government authorities, and external stakeholders.
Business & Corporate Understanding
Strong understanding of end-to-end business operations, including trading, sales, logistics, procurement, treasury, risk management, and corporate governance.
Ability to evaluate business decisions from financial, tax, operational, compliance, and commercial perspectives.
Capable of acting as a trusted advisor to Management and supporting cross-functional decision-making.
Strong business acumen with the ability to balance business growth, compliance, risk management, and profitability.
Soft Skills & Leadership Competencies
Strong leadership, coaching, and people development skills.
Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management abilities.
Strong negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to build productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Strong business partnering and cross-functional collaboration capability.
Analytical mindset with practical problem-solving skills.
Strategic thinking with strong risk awareness and sound business judgment.
High integrity, accountability, and professional ethics.
Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic business environment.
Key Success Factors
Timely and accurate financial and management reporting.
Full compliance with accounting, tax, customs, and regulatory requirements.
Effective management of financial, tax, and operational risks.
Strong support for business growth and management decision-making.
Successful collaboration with auditors, advisors, government authorities, banks, and business partners.
Continuous enhancement of team capability, process efficiency, and governance standards.