Chief Financial Officer

The Job In A Nutshell:

The Chief Financial Officer is the senior finance, commercial and shared-services leaderfor Move Repeat PTE LTD (MR),  responsible for building the financial infrastructure, governance,capital discipline and Finance & HR operating platform required to supportthe group’s next stage of growth.

Reporting tothe CEO, the CFO partners closely with the Board, and the brand GMs to guide strategic decision-making across capital allocation, cashmanagement, board reporting, financial planning, risk, systems, people, M&A,fundraising readiness and regional expansion.

The roleexists to move the group from founder-led operational finance and HR toscalable C-suite financial leadership ensuring the group grows across brands,markets and ownership models with strongervisibility, accountability and control.

The CFO’smandate is to build the financial infrastructure, decision-making cadence, teamcapability, and Finance/HR shared services structure required for Move Repeat’snext phase of disciplined growth.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Group Financial Stretegy, Capital & Investor Readiness (20%)

• Lead the financial strategy for Move Repeat PTE LTD as aSingapore-headquartered holding group across its current and future brandportfolio, regional entities, investment interests and new projects.
• Partner with the CEO and Board on group-level decisions includingregional expansion, acquisitions, franchise/master franchise opportunities, newstudio openings, debt or equity funding, shareholder support and capitalstructure.
• Own short- and medium-term cashflow visibility across the group,including rent, payroll, tax, capex, intercompany funding, headcountcommitments, investment commitments and working capital requirements.
• Work with the brand GMs on people-cost planning, senior hiringdecisions, organisation design implications and the financial impact of scalingheadcount across brands and markets.
• Establish a disciplined capital allocation framework for newlocations, renovations and acquisitions, ensuring each material investment hasa clear business case, payback expectation and post-investment review.

2. Financial Planning & Analysis, Performance and Board Reporting (20%)

• Lead the group FP&A cycle, including annual budgets, rollingforecasts, monthly management accounts, board reporting, variance analysis andscenario planning across all brands and entities.
• Build consistent brand, country, studio and department-levelreporting across Yoga Movement, STRONG and REVL-related interests, ensuringleadership can clearly see performance by business unit and revenue stream.
• Own studio-level unit economics, including revenue per studio,class utilisation, teacher/trainer payroll, front desk payroll, rent as apercentage of revenue, marketing contribution, operating margin, breakevenpoint, capex payback and cash contribution.
• Translate financial data and people data into clear operatingactions for brand GMs and functional leaders, including decisions on headcount,rostering, incentives, pricing, promotions, utilisation, scheduling, payroll,marketing spend, supplier costs and location-level performance.
• Analyse key revenue streams including class packs, memberships,third-party platforms, expired classes, teacher training, merchandise,franchise fees, royalties and master franchise income.
• Translate financial data and people-cost datd into clear operatingactions for brand GMs , including decisions on pricing, promotions,utilisation, scheduling, payroll, incentives, marketing spend, supplier costsand location-level performance.

3. Governance, Controls, Compliance, & Audit (20%)

• Own financial and HR governance across the group’s regions &broader APAC interests, ensuring accurate consolidation, statutory reporting,tax, payroll, audit and corporate obligations.
• Lead the annual group audit process, including auditor management,entity-level preparation, consolidation, intercompany reconciliation,supporting schedules, technical accounting judgements and clear communicationof audit risks to the CEO and Board.
• Strengthen controls across revenue recognition, AP/AR, payroll, employmentdocumentation, procurement, inventory, capex, bank access and supplierpayments.
• Maintain clean intercompany positions across the holding company,operating entities and investment interests, ensuring transparency aroundfunding support, recharges, management fees, related-party balances andentity-level obligations.
• Monitor group risk exposure including liquidity, leaseliabilities, foreign exchange, tax, employment cost, landlord commitments,credit risk, operational dependency, related-party transactions and jointventure or investment risk.
• Own and build practical group finance and HR policies and procedures,including approval limits, payroll processes, employment contracts, FAR, proceurement,claims, revenue controls and document retention - that protect the group whileremaining simple enough for studio, brand and functional teams to follow.

4. Shared Services, Systems & Data (20%)

• Lead the roadmap for finance, HR, payroll and reporting systemsacross accounting, studio management, CRM, HRIS, business intelligence andoperational reporting platforms for the group.
• Identify and resolve gaps between operating systems and financialreporting, ensuring studio sales data, payroll data, customer data, accountingrecords and management reports reconcile and can be trusted.
• Improve month-end close, payroll processing, HR workflows, AP/AR,approvals, reporting automation, policy document management and data governanceso Finance and HR can support regional growth without simply adding headcount.
• Ensure systems implementation is commercially useful, giving theCEO, Board, GMs and studio leaders timely information to make better decisions.
• Build scalable shared-services processes that reduce dependency onindividual knowledge and create stronger continuity across Finance, HR,payroll, audit, compliance and reporting.

5. Growth, M&A, & Business Partnering (20%)

• Lead financial due diligence, valuation support, and integrationplanning for acquisitions, new markets, franchise opportunities, masterfranchise structures and strategic partnerships.
• Support regional expansion decisions with robust analysis of studioeconomics, fit-out requirements, payroll assumptions, pricing, working capital,tax considerations and full financial modelling.
• Oversee group HR operations, ensuring the business has consistentprocesses for contracts, work passes/EP matters, employee records, payrollinputs, leave administration, probation tracking, performance cycles, policymanagement and people-related reporting.
• Partner with brand GMs  toembed financial accountability into operating decisions, including headcountplanning, incentive structures, remuneration modelling, organization structure,performance management and people-related rick.
• Elevate Finance and HR from transactional support functions into acommercially credible shared-services platform that enables Move Repeat PTE LTD to grow with stronger discipline, clearer accountability, better peopleprocesses and stronger decision-making.
• Balance growth ambition with margin improvement, liquidity, leaseexposure and the practical cash realities of a studio-based, multi-brandconsumer business.

Skills You'll Need:
This job is for you if you have the following skill set;

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or a related discipline;CPA, CA, ACCA or equivalent strongly preferred.
• 10+ years’ progressive finance experience, including seniorleadership across multi-entity, multi-location businesses.
• Proven experience leading group reporting, budgeting, forecasting,external audit, tax, cashflow, controls and board-level financial analysis.
• Strong understanding of Singapore financial reporting, GST, tax,CPF/payroll obligations and statutory compliance, with exposure to regionalentities.
• Experience managing Finance teams and working closely with HR& payroll in a lean shared-services environment.
• Demonstrated ability to translate operating metrics intocommercial decisions across locations, brands and business units.
• Experience supporting M&A, due diligence, integration,fundraising, debt/equity discussions or investor reporting.
• Credibility to partner directly with founders, CEO, Board,auditors, advisors, banks, landlords and operational leaders.