The posting
As a global luxury brand, TOD'S stands not only for core Italian artisanship, but mostly for the capacity to distinguish itself as a classic trend setter. TOD'S represents an understated effortless attire and a lifestyle. Living well is an art, and that is what TOD'S is: a delicate symbol of comfort and elegance.
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer, South East Asia and Pacific
Location: Singapore
Brands: TOD’S & Roger Vivier
Type: Full-time
Role Overview
The Finance Manager is responsible for the integrity, compliance and effective management of accounting, tax and treasury activities across Australia, Thailand and Singapore.
The role oversees financial accounting and reporting, statutory and tax compliance, treasury, audits and internal controls across the three markets. The Regional Finance Manager leads two accountants based in Singapore and manages the outsourced accounting agent in Thailand, ensuring consistent accounting practices, effective controls and timely compliance across the region.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting & Financial Control
- Manage the monthly, quarterly and annual financial close across Australia, Thailand and Singapore.
- Prepare monthly financial accruals and serve as the regional co-owner and system administrator for Concur.
- Ensure accurate accounting, reconciliations and financial reporting in accordance with Group policies and applicable accounting standards.
- Prepare quarterly reporting package for HQ submission
- Oversee key retail accounting areas, including revenue, inventory, payment settlements, leases, fixed assets and intercompany transactions.
- Maintain strong balance-sheet controls and ensure accounting issues are resolved promptly.
- Act as budget owner of accounting professional fee, plan the budget quarterly and monitor the spending
Statutory Reporting & Audit
- Ensure timely completion of statutory accounts and regulatory requirements across the three markets.
- Lead the annual external audit process and coordinate with auditors and external advisers.
- Ensure local statutory accounts reconcile with Group reporting.
- Ensure compliance of turnover audit requirements with landlord
Tax
- Oversee corporate income tax, GST/VAT, withholding tax and other tax compliance requirements.
- Coordinate tax returns, transfer-pricing documentation and tax payments with external advisers.
- Manage tax audits and queries from relevant authorities.
- Monitor tax risks associated with intercompany and cross-border transactions.
Treasury
- Oversee cash management, liquidity, payments and banking activities across the region.
- Manage bank accounts, payment authorities and banking relationships.
- Forecast monthly cashflow and monitor sales receivable from landlord for concession lease
- Coordinate intercompany funding, dividends and cash repatriation.
- Ensure appropriate controls over treasury and payment activities.
- In- charged application of bank guarantee for new /renewal lease
- Being admin of corporate credit card
Internal Controls & Process Improvement
- Maintain an effective internal-control framework and appropriate segregation of duties.
- Ensure compliance with Group finance policies and delegation of authority.
- Identify opportunities to standardise, simplify and automate accounting and finance processes.
- Support finance-system and process-improvement initiatives.
Team & External Provider Management
- Lead, coach and develop the two Singapore-based accountants.
- Manage the outsourced accounting agent in Thailand, including closing quality, timeliness and compliance.
- Manage new opening or relocation registration in compliance with local compliance need.
- Coordinate effectively with the Regional CFO, Group Finance, external auditors, tax advisers, banks and other business functions.
Candidate Profile
- Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
- 12+ years of relevant finance experience, ideally including regional responsibilities.
- Strong hands-on experience across accounting, tax, treasury, statutory reporting and audit.
- Hands-on SAP S/4HANA experience is mandatory.
- Professional accounting qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent is preferred, but not required.
- Experience in retail, consumer goods or another high-volume transactional business is highly advantageous.
- Experience covering Australia, Singapore and/or Thailand is strongly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of accounting standards, internal controls and financial governance.
- Experience managing a small finance team and outsourced accounting providers.
- Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills.
- Hands-on, pragmatic and comfortable working in a lean regional finance structure.
We offer a competitive remuneration package to the right candidate. Interested parties please apply with your full resume with date of availability, latest and expected salary. We apologize that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
TOD’S Group promotes the values of inclusion and full equality between persons at all stages of an employment relationship. Therefore, in line with the principles of our Code of Ethics and the Policy for the Protection of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, all qualified applicants will be considered, regardless of their gender, age, nationality, culture, religious belief and sexual orientation.
More information on Tod’s can be found on http://www.todsgroup.com/
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