Head of Accounting

Head of Accounting - Singapore - Sleek Corp
1 week ago
Accounting / Finance
Description
About Sleek
We make the back-office easy for micro SMEs through proprietary software and AI, customer delight. This gives Entrepreneurs time to focus on business growth and customers.
Our 3 business segments are:
Corporate Secretary: Automating company incorporation, secretarial, filing, Nominee Director, mailroom, and immigration processes via custom online robots and SleekSign. We lead in Singapore with ~5% market share of all new incorporations.
Accounting & Bookkeeping: Redefining Accounting, Bookkeeping, Tax, and Payroll thanks to our proprietary SleekBooks ledger, AI tools, and exceptional customer service.
FinTech payments: Offering digital banking services to new businesses.
Sleek launched in 2017 with around 15,000 customers across offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and the UK. Our 450 staff have a startup mindset.
We achieved >70% compound annual growth in Revenue over 5 years, recognised by The Financial Times, The Straits Times, Forbes, and LinkedIn as one of Asia's fastest growing companies. Backed by world-class investors, we aim to be a cash flow positive tech-enabled unicorn based out of Singapore.
Great things about working at Sleek...
Humility and kindness: Humility is core to our culture, not taking ourselves too seriously and being able to laugh. Kindness is also important. We nurture a diverse and inclusive environment.
Flexibility: You can work from home 2-3 days per week. If needed, you can start early or late to cater to family needs, so long as you get work done and proactively communicate. You can also work fully remote anywhere in the world for 1 month each year.
Financial benefits: We pay competitive salaries and provide generous paid time off and holiday schedules. You'll also access our S$1,200 pa flexi benefits scheme for home office equipment or health and fitness expenditure. Some staff are eligible for our employee share ownership plan and can share in our growth trajectory as we list on a prominent stock exchange.
Personal growth: You'll have responsibility and autonomy - we move fast so you'll make decisions, learn from mistakes, and grow. There are internal and external training programmes. We're at the forefront of utilising AI and developing a regional centre of AI excellence.
Sleek is certified B Corp. Since 2017, we've built Sleek as a force for good. In 5 years, we joined industry leaders like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry's, and P&G building an inclusive economy. We've planted over 29,271 trees to reforest our ecosystem and saved 7 tons of paper from landfills.
About the role
We seek the Head of Accounting, reporting to the Country Head of Sleek Singapore and part of the management team. Below are Mission and Outcomes over 6-12 months.
Mission: The Head of Accounting leads the team, driving process transformation, compliance, and profitability. They ensure team competency and client satisfaction through timely, accurate, and high-quality deliverables.
Outcomes:
Provide structured training and leadership to the accounting team, ensuring they stay updated on accounting standards and regulatory requirements. Demonstrate expertise in ACRA regulations and Singapore company setups.
Ensure timely filing of corporate returns and taxes per SLAs, with 60% AR filed by month 4 and 100% by month 7, maintaining 96% client satisfaction. Aim for 70% gross profitability, excluding passthrough fees, and achieve 99% automation of key accounting tasks by 2025.
Maintain team efficiency through timely hiring and training, swift corrective actions for staff issues, and full compliance with workflows. Contribute to continuous improvement of the accounting bot.
To do this, you'll have a minimum of 8 years' experience in client-facing and handling complex accounting matters including commercial and/or audit experience. You'll likely be located in Singapore.
Requirements:
Recognised degree in Accountancy or equivalent.
Professionally certified preferably with ACCA, CPA, or CA qualification and a member of ISCA.
Proven track record of more than 3 years of leadership experience in a fast-paced and technology-driven organisation.
Good understanding of Singapore regulatory compliance.
Hands-on experience with Google workspace and Microsoft applications.
Resourceful and experienced with various productivity software applicable to facilitate daily work.
Self-motivated, positive attitude, proactive, highly-organised, and detail-oriented.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Able to adapt to VUCA thinking and contribute to process improvement efforts.
Able to meet tight deadlines.
Immediate availability is preferred.
Behavioural fit is also important at Sleek. We will look for candidates that have proven themselves embodying the below attributes in their recent roles:
Ownership: Shows reliability and helps build trust within the team. We move fast and need to know everyone sees things through to completion and proactively helps when challenges arise.
Humility: Allows for open-mindedness to feedback and willingness to learn from others. It creates a positive work environment.
Structured Thinking: Shows sound judgement, pragmatic solutions balancing organisation, team, and customer needs.
Data driven: Uses sound data to support strategies and review initiative success.
Can have tough conversations positively: Proactively builds empathy, trust, and great working relationships.
About the interview process
The successful candidate will participate in the below stages. It might seem like a lot, but don't worry - we come prepared. We anticipate the process to last no more than 3 weeks depending on your availability.
Introductory call:
A ~30 minute video call with a member of our HR team to discuss your application and get a better understanding of your experience and expectations for the role.
Project or case study or technical test:
If it's a project, you'll have 1 week to complete a short assignment related to what you'll actually do in your first month. You'll present some slides/designs/doc/excel model/code to a few members of the team, followed by Q&A.
If it's a case study, there's nothing to prepare. You'll have a ~45-60 minute chat with the Hiring Manager, where he or she will give you real-life challenges and ask for your approach to solving them.
If it's a technical test, it is usually a 30-50 minute online assessment conducted in real-time, while a member of staff is dialled into the call.
A ~60 minute chat with the Hiring Manager.
We'll discuss your last couple of roles to understand your experience in more detail.
In addition, we'll gauge your strengths.
Behavioural fit assessment:
A ~60 minute chat, usually with a member of HR or the leadership team.
We'll dive into some recent work situations to understand how you think and work.
Reference interviews:
We'll have 2-3 short phone or video calls with references you provide.
We may ask for permission to have these calls earlier on in the interview process.
Requirement for background screening:
Please be aware that Sleek is a regulated entity and requires different levels of background checks on staff depending on their role. This may include verifying your education, any criminal history, political exposure, bankruptcy, or adverse credit history using external vendors.
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