Job Description

As part of Changi Airport Group\'s (CAG) dream to innovate, create the airport of the future and grow our business, CAG has various startups and ventures to facilitate and develop deep innovation capabilities to deliver the next generation customer experience and grow both our traditional and new revenues.

We are seeking an experienced Finance professional who desires to play a pivotal role in setting up a new entity (which could be a joint venture company or subsidiary), build your own finance team, and thereafter manage the financial operations to keep the business running smoothly. As Head of Finance, you will work closely with the Management and Board as well as Group Finance to contribute to the decision making and success of the business.

The roles and responsibilities for the Head of Finance for the new subsidiary / joint venture company includes:

1. Establishing finance foundation, financial operations, internal control, reporting and compliance (with support from Group finance)

• Design finance policies, processes, SOPs and internal controls (e.g delegation of authority, procurement and finance policies etc).
• Set up accounting system and data structure to facilitate financial performance analysis.
• Hiring of finance team and advise right-sizing of finance department for sustainable financial operations.

2. Oversight over all aspects of finance, including but not limited to

• All aspects of day-to-day financial operations (e.g. accounting, accounts receivable/payable, payroll, bank reconciliations etc),
• Maintenance and enforcement of finance policies, processes, SOPs and controls.
• Tax and compliance requirements (e.g. audits, corporate tax, withholding tax, GST returns etc)

• Financial reporting, management reporting and analysis, regulatory reporting, group reporting.
• Strategic financial management including budgeting and forecasting and providing financial advice to General Manager, Department Heads and Board in development of major initiatives.
• Cash, capital and liquidity management / financial risk management.
• Strategic resource allocation, cost control, cost analysis and asset investment decisions.
• Interaction with potential JV stakeholders (depending on the structure of entities) on financial reporting requirements and information requests.

Requirements and skills

• Bachelor\'s degree in accounting, finance or related field.
• Proven work experience as Head of Finance or similar role for at least 5 years. Experience across a wide spectrum of finance functions and setting up new finance department is an advantage.
• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated expertise in managing the various different needs of stakeholders of complex shareholding structures.
• Sound knowledge of relevant financial, tax, internal controls and financial best practices.
• Strong business acumen and keen analytical skills.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and works well in a fast-paced startup ecosystem.
• Willing and able to be hands-on, especially during the initial set-up phase.

Changi Airport Group