Deputy Finance Controller

Key Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Deputy Finance Controller to join a newly established data centre company in Singapore. The FinanceController will play a key role in building and establishing the Company's finance function and will be responsible for financial reporting, accounting, financial controls, budgeting, forecasting, taxation, cash flow management and financial governance.

The role will work closely with senior management, shareholders, investors, project teams, operations, procurement, legal, tax advisers, auditors, banks and other external stakeholders.

Given the Company's development and growth stage, the successful candidate will be expected to take a hands-on approach and help establish appropriate financial processes, systems and controls from the ground up.

Responsibilities

1. Financial Reporting & Accounting

• Lead the Company's day-to-day accounting and financial reporting functions.
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting.
• Prepare management accounts, financial statements, cash flow statements and other financial reports for management and shareholders.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (SFRS) and relevant accounting requirements.
• Oversee general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets and other accounting functions.
• Establish and maintain appropriate accounting policies, procedures and internal controls.
• Coordinate year-end audits and work closely with external auditors and professional advisers.

2. Project Finance & Data Centre Development

• Support the financial management of data centre development and construction projects.
• Establish appropriate project accounting and cost-tracking mechanisms for development and construction expenditure.
• Monitor project CAPEX, commitments, variations, invoices and actual expenditure against approved budgets.
• Work closely with project and engineering teams to ensure accurate financial reporting of construction costs and project progress.
• Support accounting treatment for capital expenditure, construction-in-progress, fixed assets and commissioning of data centre facilities.
• Monitor project cost overruns and provide timely analysis and escalation to management.

3. Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Planning

• Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting process.
• Prepare and maintain project and corporate financial models in collaboration with management and relevant stakeholders.
• Monitor actual performance against budget and provide variance analysis and recommendations.
• Develop financial forecasts covering CAPEX, OPEX, revenue, cash flow and funding requirements.
• Provide financial analysis to support strategic and operational decision-making.

4. Cash Flow & Treasury Management

• Manage the Company's cash flow and working capital requirements.
• Monitor cash balances, payment obligations, project funding requirements and liquidity.
• Coordinate with banks and financing partners on banking facilities, drawdowns and other financing matters.
• Establish appropriate controls over payments, banking activities and cash management.
• Support management in evaluating financing structures and funding requirements for data centre development and expansion.

5. Taxation & Statutory Compliance

• Oversee corporate tax, GST and other applicable tax compliance matters.
• Coordinate with external tax advisers on tax planning, tax filings and tax-related matters.
• Ensure timely submission of statutory filings and compliance with applicable Singapore regulatory requirements.
• Monitor tax implications relating to data centre development, construction, financing, operations and related‑party transactions.

6. Internal Controls & Governance

• Establish and strengthen the Company's financial policies, processes and internal control framework.
• Implement appropriate approval authorities, segregation of duties and financial controls.
• Ensure effective controls over procurement, CAPEX, payments, expenses and contractual commitments.
• Identify financial and operational risks and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
• Support internal and external audit processes and ensure timely resolution of audit findings.

7. Commercial & Business Support

• Provide financial and commercial analysis to support management decisions.
• Review major contracts, procurement arrangements and commercial proposals from a financial perspective.
• Support evaluation of customer contracts, power supply arrangements, construction contracts, service agreements and other material commerc