Scope of Work:

The Finance Assistant Manager supports the Finance Manager in overseeing day-to-day financial operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across HQ, Homes, and Centres. This role involves supervising finance staff, managing AR/AP processes, supporting audits, preparing reports, and contributing to budgeting and financial planning. The Finance Assistant Manager also ensures adherence to accounting standards, strengthens internal controls, and provides guidance to the finance team for smooth financial operations.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Supervise and support daily AR/AP activities including invoicing, receipts, donations, grants, and vendor payments.
• Review reconciliations for bank accounts, subsidies, GIRO, grants, and donor contributions.
• Ensure accuracy of journal entries, financial transactions, and data entry in accounting systems.
• Assist in preparing monthly management accounts, variance analysis, and year-end statutory accounts.
• Develop and review audit schedules, ensuring audit readiness across HQ, Homes, and Centres.
• Support consolidation of financial reports for management and regulators.
• Support the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts.
• Monitor actuals versus budget, and highlight variances to the Finance Manager.
• Provide input for financial planning and cost optimisation.
• Ensure compliance with FRS, Charities Act, IPC Codes, and Jamiyah financial policies.
• Maintain strong internal controls, documentation, and audit trails.
• Ensure accurate and timely submissions to regulatory portals (e.g., ILTC, GSII).
• Support enhancements of SAP and other accounting systems.
• Recommend process improvements for efficiency and transparency.
• Ensure proper documentation and implementation of SOPs for finance processes.
• Provide guidance and oversight to Finance Executives and Officers.
• Review work quality, mentor staff, and ensure training needs are addressed.
• Foster teamwork and professionalism within the finance team.
• Perform other finance-related tasks and projects as assigned by the Finance Manager or Senior Management.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy, Finance, or related field (professional qualifications such as CPA/CA preferred).
• Minimum 5–7 years of finance/accounting experience, with at least 2 years in a supervisory role.
• Strong knowledge of AR/AP, grants, donations, and non-profit financial management.
• Experience with SAP and computerized accounting systems preferred.
• Strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills to work with internal and external stakeholders.
• High integrity, confidentiality, and resilience under deadlines.
• Alignment with Jamiyah Singapore’s mission and values.