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.