Job Description

Be Part of Our Growth

We are looking for the best professionals in their respective fields - in this case a Finance Manager to join our Neste organization in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific regional finance team.

Your part in Neste's journey

It is surely a great time to join our journey in Singapore!

We are currently approx. 5000 Neste Employees in Europe, Asia and North America. We are the world's largest producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel refined from waste and residues, and we are also bringing renewable solutions to the plastics industries.

We are having an investment program of 1.5 billion EUR in our Singapore refinery to increase renewable products production capacity to meet the growing global market demand for low-carbon solutions in transport and cities, aviation, polymers and chemicals.

Regional finance team has an important role to play in our growth journey in Asia-Pacific and as a Finance Manager of Singapore, you will have a critical role in supporting the business growth in the APAC markets. Your key responsibilities include overviewing and controlling the finances of our legal entities in Singapore, while actively partnering with the local and global teams in any Finance related matters. All these require cooperation with multiple stakeholders both locally (internal & external) and within the region, as well as with the Headquarters.

To be successful in the role you combine proactive financial partnering with solid knowledge of financial accounting, reporting, and analysis. You are development oriented and possess technical skills to improve our accounting and reporting processes. You work in an independent and proactive way and can influence others also without formal position. You are able to take the lead and have a holistic approach on the financials and business but at the same time have an eye on those business critical details.

In your role, you will for instance:
- Be accountable for timely and accurate reporting of the entities
- Manage a team of Country Controllers; e.g. ensure their personal development
- Be responsible of the functioning of daily finance processes of the entities
- Control and coordinate operational financial matters of the entity with the Global Financial Services team and external service provider (e.g. tax reporting)
- Coordinate entity's financial closing tasks with your team, the Global Financial Services team, and other teams
- Ensure accounting policies and procedures are followed and documented
- Develop our accounting processes & reporting processes
- Review and analyze company financial reports and results
- Manage and coordinate the preparation of the entities' budgets and agreed KPIs
- With the local team, prepare rolling financial forecasts for Group reporting
- Be a solid and trusted finance partner for internal stakeholders
- Ensuring of general compliance of the company (audits, legal compliance, risk management, tax and customs issues as well as other compliance processes)
- With the support of our legal function, manage company legal structure and appropriate annual company documentation with external service provider
- Maintain banking relationships together with Head of Regional Finance and our Treasury function
- Actively participate in the local rollout of different IT systems

For this permanent position, we are hiring a talent who is keen to take the initiative and to actively lead the financials in cooperation with the key internal and external stakeholders, in order for us to achieve our common organizational goals. We thus achieve these goals and do things - together. We support each other and value our colleagues and the great working environment we have created. Overall, our work combines accountability, cooperation, and the desire to develop and renew. Working safely at all times is essential to all of us.

Keys to success in this role

The best combination of experiences, skills and background is:
? Master or Bachelor of Science, relevant university degree
? Over 10 years of work experience from managing an entity's finances
? Solid financial accounting and reporting knowledge
? Passion for continuous development
? Good team management skills and ability to develop people
? Strong analytical skills
? Strong problem solving and coordination skills
? Understanding of IFRS
? Experience from compliance matters
? ERP/financial system understanding, preferably SAP and HFM
? Experience from cooperating with banks
? Service mindset with can-do attitude
? Excellent co-operation, communication, and influencing skills

Our success is based on our people who are the driving force behind Neste's transformation to become a global leader in renewable and circular solutions. The passion that we have for creating a healthier planet for our children is what makes us unique. We believe everyone is a leader and share a natural desire for collaboration. If all this, as well as our values on care, cooperation, and courage resonate with you, you are the talent we are looking for.

Come and do meaningful work in a community that has its eyes set forward!

Please submit your application latest by 25th of November 2022.

The recruitment process includes interviews and aptitude testing.

For more information on our company and job application, please visit our corporate website: www.neste.com

We believe that it is the task of each generation to leave its children a healthier planet. To succeed in this we create responsible choices, everyday - choices that enable people to live a more sustainable life and consume fewer natural resources.