Head of Finance and Strategy, Pre-IPO Readiness

About ScaleUp.SG

ScaleUp is a PE-backed, institutionally backed financial platformbuilding a category-defining alpha generation yield business powered byregime-aware AI. The company has processed $3.2bn+ for 50+ blue-chipclients(including global fintechs, listcos) and is now entering the next phaseof growth, with a focus on application of PCAOB/IFRS reporting, audit readiness andIPO-quality financial reporting.

The Role

ScaleUp is hiring a senior finance leader to own thereporting and execution workstreams for its restructuring and proposed IPO .The mandate: define the reporting perimeter, build audit-ready historical andpro forma financials, lead the statutory audit process , and position thecompany for institutional investors and capital markets.

We need a builder—someone who can structure, document,defend, and deliver a workable reporting solution in a complex multi-entityenvironment. This is not a role for someone who only flags risk; it is forsomeone who architects the solution and gets it across the line with auditors,the Sponsor, and regulators.

What You Will Do

• Lead the statutory audit process – work with the Reporting Accountants on ASC606/IFRS 15 (revenue recognition of the technology licensing royalty, sales-based royalty exception, minimum royalty floor)
• Define the reporting perimeter – prepare standalone, pro forma, and consolidated financials across regional entities
• Draft and defend technical accounting memos – including royalty revenue recognition, transfer pricing, and ASC 810/ IFRS 10 consolidation analysis of the Big-4 audited JV
• Prepare audit-ready documentation – basis-of-preparation papers, reconciliations, supporting schedules for financing scenarios
• Own transfer pricing benchmarking – royalty rate under the Technology Licensing Agreement and the interim fee-sharing arrangement , and related-party transaction documentation
• Build pro forma financials for the post-reorganisation structure
• Strengthen reporting processes – controls, close discipline, and finance governance across a scaling multi-entity platform
• Coordinate across finance, legal, tax, and management – keep restructuring and reporting workstreams aligned

What We Are Looking For (Ordered by Importance)

1. Corporate finance and deal experience – 8–15+ years in investment banking, corporate finance, Big 4 transaction advisory, or senior finance roles in high-growth, multi-entity organizations; proven ability to structure and execute complex transactions from a financial and reporting perspective
2. IPO and capital markets expertise – direct experience preparing companies for public listing, including drafting offer documents ( exchange experience strongly preferred ; HKEX or SEC experience also relevant), managing regulator comment processes, and building the financial infrastructure for public company readiness
3. Commercial and strategic mindset – ability to translate financial data into investor-grade narratives, support fundraising and M&A activities, and partner with management to drive valuation and growth outcomes
4. Technical accounting authority – deep understanding of ASC 606 / IFRS 15 , with hands-on experience in royalty revenue recognition, the sales-based royalty exception, and the minimum royalty floor ; ability to draft and defend technical memos for the Reporting Accountants and Sponsor
5. Restructuring and spin-off execution – proven track record in designing reporting perimeters, preparing statutory entity and pro forma financials , and managing the accounting and tax implications of complex reorganisations
6. Cross-functional leadership – comfortable working directly with founders, investors, legal counsel, tax advisers, and auditors in a fast-moving, high-stakes environment
7. Builder mindset – able to create first-time reporting frameworks, allocation methodologies, and audit support from incomplete starting points; more builder than risk-focused controller
8. Industry experience – fintech, asset management, wealthtech, treasury, or other regulated, multi-entity business models is highly relevant

To Apply

Please send your CV and a short note highlighting relevantexperience in spin-offs, restructurings, audit readiness, US or regional IPO preparation , or other complex reporting assignments.