About the Role:
We are partnering with a leading insurance organization to appoint a CFO for their Singapore entity. The role will serve as a key strategic partner to the CEO and the leadership team, driving financial performance, governance, and long-term growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide financial leadership across diverse business models
- Partner closely with management, business heads, to achieve strategic and financial objectives.
- Act as principal financial adviser to management and the board on profitability, capital, growth, and sustainability.
- Lead annual planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management.
- Deliver insights and recommendations to support business initiatives, investments, and expense management.
- Oversee accounting, financial close, statutory and regulatory reporting, tax filings, and group reporting.
- Manage audits, ensuring strong governance and remediation of findings.
- Manage liquidity, cash flow, banking relationships, and capital planning.
- Develop and monitor investment strategies aligned with risk appetite and regulatory requirements.
- Oversee finance operations
- Drive process simplification, standardization, and automation.
- Lead and develop a high-performing finance team
- Build strong relationships with senior executives, regulators, auditors, and regional/global stakeholders.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA/ACCA or equivalent.
- 15+ years of progressive finance leadership experience
- Experience in the insurance industry and strong knowledge of Singapore insurance regulatory requirements is a must
- Ability to influence senior executives, boards, and regulators.
- Exceptional people leadership skills
- Strategic, empathetic, collaborative, and commercially astute.
How to apply
If you are interested in discussing this role further, please apply for the position or contact Christy Zhang at cz@escorporatefunctions.com (Job Code - CZ/82994).
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