Finance Assurance Manager

Job Title: Finance Assurance Manager

Location: Chennai

Perm/Contract/ Full-time/Part-time: Full-Time

On-site/Hybrid/Remote: On-site

Who We Are:

Robert Walters is the world's most trusted talent solutions business. Across the globe, we deliver recruitment, outsourcing, and talent advisory services for businesses of all sizes, opening doors for people with diverse skills, ambitions, and backgrounds.

Our Outsourcing service delivers recruitment for some of the world's top employers, and we are currently recruiting on behalf of one our client which is among the top 12 container shipping lines in the world. Established in Singapore in 1967, we are the largest homegrown carrier in Southeast Asia. We serve customers in over 500 locations, with a focus on Asia, China, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, Oceania and the Pacific Islands. Operating a fleet of around 100 container vessels, we provide shipping services and solutions to customers in more than 90 countries worldwide. Whatever the product dry, refrigerated, breakbulk or special cargo we will find a way to ship it in a safe and efficient manner. With our global network of agencies and intermodal corridors, we aim to bring value to our customers through end-to-end transportation.

The Role:

Our client is seeking a Finance Assurance Manager in the Finance division.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to join a global team, providing top-tier service to existing and prospective clients while expanding the business on a product and global level.

The successful candidate will be responsible for acquiring new clients, managing existing relationships, and contributing to the company's mission of becoming a Top Clearer worldwide in commodity markets.

Role & Responsibilities:

Assurance - reliability and integrity of financial information

• Address internal control deficiencies reported by Internal Audit Department and drive agencies on prompt remediation and action plan to resolve deficiencies on a timely basis.
• Review of agent's Monthly Management Report (MMR) for accuracy and completeness.
• Review monthly balance sheet schedules, work with agents to clear aged balances and ensure balances are fully supported. Also ensure clearing accounts are fully reconciled.
• Work with agents on the preparation of financial reports, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
• Review draft audited financial statements.

Risk Assessment and Mitigation

• Identify and assess risks or non-conformity issues related to financial processes, compliance and operations.
• Develop and maintain Country Risk Register to log all risks identified.
• Develop strategies to mitigate risks and improve control procedures.

Compliance

• Ensure the agents meet all its statutory and compliance obligations, including statutory accounting and tax issues, Group's guidelines, policies and SOP.
• Draft and modify Group policies. Support the rollout of new Group policies by providing training to agents on control procedures and policies.

Drive Efficiency / Process Improvement

• Continuously Identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency gains within the agency finance function; may include streamlining financial processes, implementing automation tools, or adopting best practices to enhance productivity and accuracy.
• Continuously evaluate the efficiency of controls and recommend improvements.
• Support country system enhancements and development.

Training & Communication

• Communicate financial performance, risks, and opportunities to senior management and relevant stakeholders.
• Participate in performance evaluation of finance staff and conduct counselling sessions to identify skill development needs

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field Accountancy, Commerce, Finance or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in finance or accounting, with a proven track record in financial management, auditing and compliance.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• High attention to detail and accuracy, able to deep dive into data.

Professional Skill Sets:

• Oracle Fusion working experience is mandatory
• MS Office suite of applications - Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.
• Strong knowledge of financial regulations and legislation.
• Communication and presentation skills
• Time management
• Stakeholder management
• Change management

This position is being recruited on behalf of our client through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, acts as an employment business and agency, partnering with top organisations to help them find the best talent. We welcome applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities.

Client promotes collaboration and aims to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential.

As we are continuously hiring for all our clients in the region, we will retain your CV in our database for any other positions that may fit your profile. Therefore, please let us know if you are not agreeable to that.