Finance Manager - Media Industry

Requirements:

Ideal candidate must come from marketing agency / studio & production / media house industry.

Ideal candidate must have experience in international finance [ eg: SG & MY ]

At least Degree in Accounting with 3-5 years in full set accounts experience

Must master in Xero system , familiar with SFRS , Singapore GST , Malaysia SST and payroll across Singapore & Malaysia

Occasionally travel to KL/ JB office is required

Job Scopes:

Run a full set of accounts for SG (HQ) and MY entities in Xero; maintain clean GL, AR/AP, fixed assets and project/job costing.

Lead month-end close by T+5 (management accounts by T+7): P&L, balance sheet, cashflow, variance commentary and actionable insights for leadership.

Prepare consolidated management reports (entity, portfolio and client/job views) with trend analysis and margin drivers; present at monthly leadership.

Ensure GST (SG) and SST (MY) compliance incl. rate changes, transitional rules, reconciliations and returns.

Maintain compliance with SFRS/SFRS for Small Entities; coordinate annual financial statements, external audit and tax agents.

Build and track annual budget, quarterly re-forecasts and rolling 13-week cashflow.

Partner account leads on client/project pricing sheets, production budgets and post-mortems; drive GP% and utilization targets.

Own cashflow management: daily cash position, treasury/YouBiz card controls, intercompany settlements, FX where relevant.

Tighten AR: credit terms by client type, IO/PO hygiene, milestone billing, dunning cadence, dispute resolution; forecast cash conversion.

Govern AP: vendor onboarding, W-9/WHT equivalents (where applicable), 3-way match (PO-GRN-Invoice) for production/media, payment runs.

Oversee payroll and statutory submissions: CPF (SG); EPF / SOCSO (MY), including new EPF requirements for non-Malaysian employees effective Oct 2025; coordinate with HR on policies, benefits and year-end.