Manager / Senior Manager, Finance (Frasers Hospitality)
The Manager / Senior Manager, Finance is responsible for the finance and accounting activities across a portfolio of hospitality-related entities operating across multiple jurisdictions. The role plays a key part in ensuring robust financial reporting, effective controls, and strong business partnership to support asset performance, operational decision‑making, and long‑term value creation.
Job Description
- Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including consolidated accounts, in accordance with IFRS and applicable local GAAP.
- Deliver accurate and timely management reports, variance analysis, and performance dashboards covering property, hospitality, and investment‑related metrics.
- Prepare consolidated cash flow statements, balance sheet schedules, and supporting analyses.
- Ensure disciplined and consistent closing processes across multiple entities and jurisdictions.
Budgeting, Forecasting & Asset Performance
- Lead annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes at both entity and group levels.
- Perform detailed financial analysis on operating and asset‑level performance, including actual vs budget/forecast and key cost drivers.
- Support financial planning and strategy for property, hospitality, and investment portfolios.
Cash Management
- Assist in cash flow planning and monitoring to support operational and investment requirements.
- Work closely with key internal and external stakeholders on financing administration and ongoing financial monitoring.
Tax, Statutory & Regulatory Compliance
- Coordinate and review corporate income tax, GST/VAT, and withholding tax matters across relevant jurisdictions.
- Liaise with tax advisors and overseas tax agents to ensure timely and accurate tax filings.
- Oversee statutory reporting and compliance for local and overseas entities.
Audit & Stakeholder Management
- Act as primary contact for external auditors to ensure smooth statutory and group audits.
- Review audit deliverables, statutory financial statements, and supporting schedules prior to sign‑off.
- Liaise with joint venture partners, property owners, hotel operators, outsourced accounting firms, and overseas finance teams on financial and operational matters.
Systems, Controls & Process Improvement
- Serve as business owner for finance and accounting systems, ensuring appropriate governance, controls, and data integrity.
- Drive process improvements, standardisation, and automation initiatives to enhance efficiency while maintaining strong controls.
- Coordinate fixed asset verification exercises and ensure proper accounting for properties and operating assets.
Business Support & Transactions
- Support acquisition, divestment, and value‑enhancement initiatives, including evaluation of accounting, tax, and operational implications.
- Partner business and operations teams on financial aspects of property and hospitality operations.
- Contribute to ad‑hoc projects such as system enhancements, portfolio restructurings, or finance transformation initiatives.
Key Qualifications
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline; professional qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent) preferred.
- Preferably minimum 8–10 years of relevant finance and accounting experience.
- Prior experience in real estate, hospitality, funds, REITs, or asset‑based businesses is highly preferred.
- Strong technical grounding in IFRS, consolidation, statutory reporting, and tax compliance.
- Experience managing multi‑entity and cross‑border financial operations.
- Proven ability to work with auditors, tax advisors, and overseas finance teams.
- Hands‑on, detail‑oriented, and comfortable operating in a dynamic, asset‑heavy environment.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
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