FINANCIAL REPORTING & COMPLIANCE

• Manage group audits, consolidation, corporate and statutory reporting in compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations, and SGX requirements.
• Ensure the accuracy, quality, and timeliness of monthly financial and management reports, annual budgets, and board-level reporting.
• Communicate financial and business performance to the investor community.
• Maintain strong working relationships with auditors, tax agents, corporate secretaries, and other stakeholders to ensure regulatory compliance.
• The GFC is part of the senior management team and provides executive leadership on financial matters, supporting the ARC Chairman and Board in fulfilling their oversight responsibilities. The GFC works closely with the CEO and senior management team to align financial strategy with the Group’s objectives, while maintaining transparent and constructive engagement with the ARC Chairman and Board Members on governance, risk, and financial reporting matters.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Professional certifications such as CPA, ACCA, or CA.
• ISCA Foundation and Professional Program certification highly preferred

1. Experience

• Minimum 8–10 years of relevant experience, including at least 3-5 years in a senior leadership role within public listed companies
• Experience in group-level consolidation, corporate restructuring, audit, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.

1. Technical Expertise

• Strong knowledge of IFRS and SGX reporting requirements.
• Proficiency in ERP systems (eg MS Business Central) and advance excel.
• Familiarity with business intelligence tools (eg Power BI) and financial automation platforms.

1. Soft Skills

• Ability to mentor, inspire and drive accountability to build a high-performing Finance team
• Understand operational, market and strategic implications of financial decisions
• Risk awareness in guiding responsible decision-making by balancing business opportunity with risk management
• High integrity and ethical standards including and resilience under pressure.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills including inter-departmental collaboration.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments.