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Job Overview:
The Finance Manager plays a vital role in supporting the financial integrity of the organization, with a key focus on fund accounting, internal controls, and audit readiness. This role ensures accurate, complete, and compliant financial reporting aligned with donor restrictions, legal requirements, and best practices in non-profit accounting.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Fund Accounting and Reporting
- Ensure accuracy and completeness in applying fund accounting principles across all financial processes
- Facilitate the monthly financial close by coordinating with outsourced accounting service provider
- Provide relevant information such as accrual listings, investment statements, payroll information and other schedules required to accurately close the books
- Ensure correctness of cash and investment balances and management accounts are prepared timely, accurately, and in compliance with FRS
- Liaise with external auditors and coordinate with outsourced accounting service provider to ensure completeness and accuracy of audit deliverables
- Ensure accurate regulatory filings, including reporting of tax deductions to IRAS and utilisation of government grants
2. Financial Operations and Stakeholder Engagement
- Support budgeting and forecasting activities as well as variance analysis across internal departments
- Liaise with internal departments on finance matters including programme and grant-related expenses
- Provide finance support for cross-functional projects including UAT testing and system enhancements
- Assist in onboarding and guiding junior team members as needed
3. Procurement & Internal Controls
- Monitor procurement transactions for compliance with internal policies
- Coordinate with internal auditors during scheduled reviews, walkthroughs, or control testing
- Participate in improvement initiatives for finance SOPs and system workflows
4. Strategic Finance & Continuous Improvement
- Support the Assistant Director in financial planning and strategic initiatives
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and automation within finance operations
- Contribute to the development and refinement of finance policies and procedures
