Country Finance, Manager II (Singapore & Malaysia)

• Coordinate and support the budgeting process for the country, working with the operations and/or commercial leadership team to determine and propose budget for the country
• Track country financial accounting operations and processes by monitoring and reviewing key metrics periodically
• Lead the periodic country financial closing and reporting to country leadership on balance sheet and P&L statements
• Lead adherence to established standards for Finance data quality for reporting purposes
• Lead GBS (Global Business Support) team in ensuring collections meet established targets to ensure financial sustainability of APLL's operations
• Review key financial health metrics for the country to assess gaps and implement measures to address gaps and maintain financial sustainability of the business
• Conduct deep dive and root cause analysis on critical and recurring country Finance operations issues to discuss, identify and implement solutions that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Finance processes and controls
• Oversee internal and statutory audit processes within the country, leading action to address audit findings, and ensuring robust controls to prevent future audit issues
• Oversee and sign off on payments for various purposes in line with authorized approval limits
• Work with the region/country Operations and Finance leadership to resolve major Finance operations related issues and challenges.

• Lead the implementation of Finance processes, policies and guidelines at the country level, in line with established Global best practices for APLL
• Review Finance processes, policies and guidelines to assess gaps and opportunity areas from efficiency and quality perspective
• Drive adoption of continuous improvement approaches and processes within the country finance team Technology Management
• Support the development and implementation of a Finance systems technology roadmap, coordinating implementation of new systems and systems enhancements from at the country level to support, enable and enhance Finance operations and processes
• Provide feedback on Finance systems to regional and global finance leadership as well as IT teams to enable identification of gaps and opportunity areas
• Coordinate user testing at the country level for enhancements to Finance systems or for development and implementation of new systems
• Drive change management within country Finance teams, working with the IT team, to ensure smooth and successful adoption of new business processes and associated technologies and systems

• budgets and operational matters from a financial perspective
• Maintain relationships with customers to work on addressing finance issues, ensuring timely collections etc.
• Observe, interpret and comply with the local tax regulations, work together with

• 5 to 10 years' working experience
• Exposure to taxation and transfer pricing needed.
• Prior audit experience, preferably with big 4 an advantage
• Sound knowledge of risks and internal controls in an organization
• Strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills with strong business

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