Job Purpose
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the role oversees group accounting activities for corporate office and subsidiaries. Job is responsible for ensuring timely and accurate month-end closing and financial reporting (monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial reporting), working closely with external auditor to ensure all audit requirements are met. This job also ensures effective internal controls are in place and prepares the organization for both internal and external audits. This role also oversees all corporate finance activities, ensuring active reporting back to KWE. Works closely with the regional commercial and operations team in areas such as financial reporting, invoicing of new customers, providing oversight and controls over volume incentive plans for large customers.
Responsibilities
Financial Policies, Guidelines, and Protocols
• Responsible for the development and execution of the corporate financing strategy and policies through specialist expertise and insights, ensuring that the strategy meets APLL's long term business priorities.
• Communicate the action plan and key activities proposed and required, explaining how this supports APLL's broader mission, vision and business goals.
Accounting and Reporting
• Manage the Group’s financial reporting obligations, with responsibility for preparation and submission of monthly report, quarterly group consolidated reports to KWE Japan, and yearly audited financial statements for APLL group, APLL SG and APLL Americas.
• Manage accounting function for holding company entities; ensure all financial transactions are properly recorded, filed, and reported.
• Prepare monthly financial close of corporate entities together with Group consolidation, balance sheet review and reconciliations.
• Assist the CFO in preparing reports to senior executives, stakeholders, and board members; includes ad-hoc requests from senior management.
• Ensure reporting functions and responses to ad-hoc requests for financial related information are appropriately delivered.
• Manage Corporate AR reporting, corporate G&A allocations, ICO settlement through Group Treasury and provide support for Group Tax.
• Manage the audit process, engage group statutory auditors; for quarterly and year-end audit reviews, audit issues resolution, ad-hoc or special matters, group audit fee negotiations etc.
• Oversee Balance Sheet reconciliations for the company and subsidiaries, all statutory obligations of the entities, includes Financial Statements and Tax returns, and any other local and overseas filings.
• Analyse and advise on the financial aspects - Includes valuation, technical accounting issues and risk/compliance as well as meeting the company's strategic planning.
• Coordinate overall financial closing and provide oversight over all financial accounting numbers and reporting. Liaises closely with external auditor to ensure all audit requirements are being met, through quarterly reviews and updates.
• Ensure active and accurate financial reporting back to KWE for approvals.
• Work closely with the regional commercial and operations team in areas such as financial reporting, invoicing of new customers, providing oversight and controls over volume incentive plans for large customers. Provide specialist advice and guidance on key operational issues.
• Ensure all financial reporting comply with relevant rules, regulations and financial reporting standards.
Control and Compliance
• Ensure effective internal controls are in place to comply with IFRS, local GAAPs, local regulatory requirement for financial and tax reporting.
• Ensure compliance with statutory law and financial regulations; adopt new accounting standards where necessary.
• Document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls; update Finance Policy and Operating Manuals to assure relevance and accuracy.
• Manage group audits, consolidation, corporate reporting in an IFRS compliant environment, and auditor’s relationship
• Provide JSOX (FR-CLC) compliance support
• Ensure Internal Audit points are addressed and implemented.
• Undertake a range of other activities within the Corporate Finance function, in conjunction with other Finance staff, such as governance/internal control activities, group insurance management, due diligence support to Finance IT systems enhancement projects and IT vendor contract review.
Leadership and Direction
• Set appropriate performance objectives that are aligned with APLL's growth strategy, track and monitor direct report's progress against business goals and personal development goals.
• Evaluate current direct report's capabilities, identify gaps, and guide them to prioritize development activities; Lead capability building for the team to ensure the team has the right skills to deliver against current and emerging requirements
• Embed personal/team development and the fulfilment of personal/team potential in the culture of the organization. Build capabilities elsewhere in the organization through mentoring and other informal methods in striving to be the Employer of Choice.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accountancy/Finance/Business (MBA is preferred).
- CPA or ACCA qualification.
General Experience
• Minimum 12 years' experience in financial reporting, audit, internal controls, finance systems and processes
• Good understanding of IFRS accounting principles, combined with proven work experience.
• Strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills with strong business acumen.
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, able to work independently and as a team.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills as well as good leadership and management abilities.
• Experience from supply chain or logistics industries is preferred.
Managerial Experience
• Minimum 10 years of progressive managerial experience.
• Demonstrated ability at coaching people – acts as a leader, as a mentor, supports others in professional development. Allocates time and effort to discuss development requirements and provides feedback regarding performance and capability.
• Building team and individual capability, ensuring personal effectiveness for work in current and future roles.
