Vice President, Finance

The Job

Financial Accounting, Controls & Compliance

• Provide leadership and oversight of the Group's accounting operations and financial reporting, ensuring the integrity, accuracy and timeliness of financial information.
• Oversee the financial close process, statutory financial statements and regulatory submissions, ensuring compliance with Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (SFRS), statutory requirements and corporate governance standards.
• Develop and maintain a robust finance governance framework encompassing policies, procedures, internal controls and risk management practices to safeguard assets, ensure regulatory compliance and support effective decision-making.
• Lead external audit engagements and manage relationships with auditors, regulators and other key stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement in finance processes, systems and controls to enhance operational efficiency, scalability and reporting effectiveness.

Tax Management & Optimisation

• Develop and execute the Group's tax strategy, balancing compliance, risk management and value creation.
• Provide tax leadership on capital investments, financing arrangements, acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures and other strategic transactions.
• Optimise the utilisation of tax incentives, capital allowances, deductions and reliefs to enhance project returns and cash flows.
• Oversee direct and indirect tax compliance, including corporate income tax, GST, withholding tax and property tax.
• Manage relationships with tax advisors and authorities and assess the impact of tax developments on the Group.

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

• Lead the Group's budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes to support strategic and operational objectives.
• Develop financial models and forecasts to support resource allocation, investment decisions and long-term planning.
• Partner with business divisions to align financial plans with operational priorities and corporate strategy.
• Establish and maintain a disciplined budgetary control framework to monitor performance against approved plans, analyse variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Lead regular performance reviews with business leaders to evaluate financial and operational outcomes, challenge assumptions and refine forecasts where required.
• Provide Management and the Board with insights on financial outlook, key risks, business performance and value creation opportunities.

Finance Transformation

• Partner with the CFO to lead finance transformation initiatives that enhance operational efficiency, strengthen governance and support the Group's strategic growth objectives.
• Review finance processes, policies, controls and systems to identify opportunities for optimisation, standardisation and improved effectiveness.
• Evaluate the finance technology landscape and drive automation, digitalisation, system enhancements and process simplification to improve productivity, control and reporting capabilities.
• Develop transformation roadmaps, business cases and cost-benefit analyses to support investment decisions and prioritisation of initiatives.
• Lead the implementation of approved initiatives, including project governance, stakeholder management, change management, testing, training and post-implementation reviews.
• Establish and monitor KPIs to measure transformation outcomes, benefits realisation and operational performance improvements.

Project Investment Evaluation

• Partner with business divisions to evaluate and prioritise capital investment opportunities in line with the Group's strategic and financial objectives.
• Challenge and validate commercial assumptions, project economics and key risks.
• Perform and review financial evaluations, including NPV, IRR, payback period, scenario and sensitivity analyses.
• Support investment governance and capital allocation decisions through rigorous financial assessment.
• Present investment analyses, recommendations and key financial insights to Management and the Board to support investment decisions and capital allocation.

Oversight of Joint Ventures & Associates

• Oversee the financial performance, governance and control environment of local joint ventures and overseas associates.
• Monitor investment performance and financial returns against strategic objectives.
• Review major business initiatives, capital commitments and investment proposals involving investee entities.
• Ensure appropriate financial reporting, governance and risk management practices are maintained.
• Support shareholder decision-making through independent financial oversight and assessment.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead, develop and motivate the finance team to deliver high performance and business value.
• Drive talent development, succession planning and capability building across the finance function.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Promote innovation, knowledge sharing and adoption of leading finance practices.
• Build organisational capability to support the Group's evolving business needs.

The Requirement

• A minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in financial management, with at least 5 years in a leadership role within similar capacity.
• Demonstrated expertise in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Proven track record of leading and developing finance teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Experience in port operations, logistics or related sectors is advantageous.
• Strong background in collaborating with cross-functional teams and engaging with senior management and external stakeholders.

Who you Are

• A hands-on and versatile finance professional who can deal with details. 
• The person must be open to challenges and willing to do more.   
• A self-motivated and disciplined individual who is able to work independently. 
• An effective problem solver with strong numerical, analytical and decision-making skills. 
• A team player and leader with effective communication, collaborative and stakeholder management skills. 
• A fair and honest individual who has high integrity and is committed to a high standard of professionalism and work ethics. 
• Possess the right mindset and attitude.