Finance Assistant Manager/Manager

Reporting Line: Head of Finance / General Manager

Role Overview:

The ideal candidate will excel in driving financial reporting, data analysis/optimization, cashflow planning, and expense monitoring to enhance organizational performance. He/She will collaborate with department heads, establish strong business partnerships, and play a key role in shaping financial strategies.

Responsibilities & Duties:

Financial Reporting and Analysis

• Drive the consolidation of weekly/monthly/quarterly/bi-annual/annual reporting with comprehensive analysis and comments.

• Review actual reporting and explain gaps in actual vs budget/estimates to stakeholders.

Data Analysis and Optimization

• Identify trends, variances, and opportunities for optimization and improvement.

• Analyse financial and business data for cost optimization and revenue enhancement.
• Leverage insights to establish strong business partnership, driving strategic decision-making and operational improvements.

Cashflow Planning and Expense Monitoring

• Develop and implement effective cashflow planning strategies.

• Monitor and forecast cashflow to ensure financial stability and liquidity.

• Monitor seasonality of expenses and track YTD/YTG spending and ambitions.

Financial Risk Management

• Continuously assess financial risks and opportunities through analyses and stakeholder meetings.

• Prepare consolidated monthly risk and opportunities reporting with relevant commentaries.

Statutory Compliance and Grant Application

• Ensure timely preparation of annual statutory accounts and tax filings (income tax, GST, etc.) in compliance with local regulatory requirements.

• Oversee corporate secretarial deliverables.
• Oversee grant applications, including processing of grants, and preparing necessary documents for audit and claim purposes.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. CA/CPA preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in accounting or finance, with retail or beauty spa background preferred.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the ability to handle large data sets is critical.
• Strong analytical skills, meticulous.
• Possesses a sense of inquisitiveness on work matters.
• Able to work independently as well as collaboratively, as part of a team with strong work ethic.

About Porcelain:

Porcelain is a cult-premium skincare brand from Singapore founded by veteran aesthetician, Jenny and her daughter, Pauline with the vision to marry craftsmanship and technology to create the future of skincare. Guided by its key philosophy of achieving healthy skin from within, Porcelain Spa and Porcelain Skincare (its product range) has won more than 80 awards since its inception in 2009.

Porcelain has been featured on Forbes, BBC, the Louis Vuitton City guide and won Best Beauty Spa in Asia (WLSA) for 8 consecutive years. An industry trailblazer, they own and operate three upscale spas including Singapores first smart-spa x wellness café concept store at Paragon Orchard.

A digital pioneer, they are highly tech-enabled. One product being a proprietary mobile app which tracks a clients skincare journey and offers personalized prescriptions. Through their uncompromising standards in products and service, Porcelain aims to be a lifelong beauty partner that journeys with every individual through the evolution of their skin.

Brand Vision:

Porcelain aims to be aglobal skincare company by being your trusted lifelong beauty partner, helping you feelconfident in your own skin.

Brand Mission:

More than an established skincare brand with deep technical expertise, Porcelain will always be a PEOPLE-first company. We are enabled by technology to consistently deliver excellent products and services. Beyond that, we aim to better lives through building deeper relationships with our stakeholders while being highly conscious of the impact and value we create in the world. #DoWellDoGood