Finance Manager - Payments

Our client is a Payment Service Provider (PSP) that offers businesses across Asia Pacific an integrated platform for online, in-store and business-to-business payments. The PSP holds regulatory licences in several markets and is backed by leading global investors. It is now strengthening its finance team to support continued regional growth.

As Finance Manager, you will manage the day-to-day finance operations across the group’s regional entities. Your scope will cover accounting and close, merchant settlement and reconciliation, safeguarding of customer funds, regulatory reporting, audit and tax. This is a hands-on role. It suits someone who enjoys working directly with the data, and who also wants to partner with management on business performance and cost management.

• Manage the monthly and year-end close for group entities, and deliver accurate, timely financial statements
  
• Maintain the general ledger, including accruals, revenue recognition, intercompany balances and FX
  
• Prepare management reports and analysis for senior management
  
• Perform and review settlement and merchant payout reconciliations, and work with internal teams to resolve recurring issues
  
• Support the safeguarding of customer funds and the preparation of regulatory returns across licensed markets
  
• Maintain internal controls and documentation to meet audit and regulatory requirements
  
• Coordinate statutory audits, tax filings and compliance deadlines, working with external auditors, tax advisers and corporate secretaries
  
• Track key business metrics such as margins and cost to serve, and support budgeting and forecasting
  
• Monitor vendor spending and support cost control initiatives
  
• Supervise and guide finance operations staff, and improve processes and automation as the business scales
  

Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years of finance or accounting experience, ideally with a foundation in external audit or assurance
  
• An accounting qualification such as CA (Singapore), ACCA, CPA or equivalent is highly beneficial
  
• Hands-on experience with month-end close, statutory audits and financial reporting
  
• Familiarity with high-volume transaction reconciliations
  
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills for working with large datasets
  
• Experience in payments, fintech, e-money or financial services is an advantage
  
• Familiarity with payments licensing and safeguarding requirements in the region is an advantage
  
• Knowledge of SQL, or willingness to pick it up, is an advantage
  
• Supervisory experience, or readiness to guide junior team members
  
• Strong attention to detail, ownership of deadlines and a problem-solving mindset
  

Benefits

• Broad exposure to a regulated, multi-entity finance function
  
• Learning and development support, including professional membership sponsorship
  
• Comprehensive medical coverage and flexible work arrangements
  
• Career growth opportunities as the finance function expands