Business Controller - Singapore - BUREAU VERITAS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

Description

Job Responsibilities

· Reports to the Singapore Financial Controller and will be the main finance business partner to the assigned operational Business Units.

· Lead Business Line budgeting and forecasting processes for the Business Units assigned to the Business Controller.

· Lead the month-end financial closing process for internal management reporting.

· Ensure accuracy & timely submission of order books (work performed in the month) maintained by Business Units to determine accounting accruals (revenue/costing) for the proper accounting cut-off during the month-end closing.

· Advise and implement process improvement measures for Business Units on resource allocation, invoicing process, revenue recognition, expense booking and other management reporting related issues.

· Collaborate with sales team on new tenders or contracts to ensure financial compliance with the company's business models.

· Partner closely with Business Line Management, operational teams, and Shared Service Center team to develop and implement strategies and initiatives that lead to continuous improvement from a financial and business control aspect.

· Develop and maintain costing models to ensure that cost drivers are understood by sales team/Business Line Management and ensure that activities are priced to recover their true cost. Review and refine pricing models/tools

· Regularly review and improve accounting policies and controls, for operations team to follow, to ensure that proper month-end closing figures are posted.

· Manage audit queries from Internal and External Auditors regarding operational transactions.

· Assist the Financial Controller with preparing materials for the Monthly Business Review Meetings, as well as other related meetings

Job Requirements

· Diploma/Degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance or have an Accomplished Finance/Accounting Professional qualification (eg. ACCA)

· Having accounting knowledge is a requirement; however, further on-the job training will be provided.

· 1-5 years of relevant work experience in finance/accounting, controlling, taxation or audit. More experienced candidates will be considered as well.

· Fresh degree/diploma holders are welcome to apply if they are accounting trained.

· Having a hands-on mindset and being comfortable with cross-department business interactions.

· Moderate proficiency with Microsoft Excel (eg. VLOOKUP, moderate data cleansing, pivot tables)

· Familiar with Microsoft applications such as PowerPoint, Word, Outlook

· Prior experience with SAP BPC, Oracle accounting software, VBA and Power BI would be an advantage, but not a requirement.

· Having good business report writing skills in English.

· Comfortable with accounting/financial numbers.

· Ability to work well under pressure to meet monthly deadlines and be a strong team-player.