Hybrid Financial Controller

at Sleek

• Job title: Financial Controller
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Singapore

About the role

• Financial Controller safeguarding financial integrity at fintech startup that automates back-office services. Overseeing financial reporting, compliance, and internal controls with a focus on startups.

Responsibilities

• Ensure key schedules are maintained in a clear, accessible, well presented format (3BD after month end)
• Ensure general ledger is accurate (3BD after month end)
• Issue the complete management reporting package (5BD after month end)
• Provide a detailed variance analysis report comparing actual performance against budget and prior periods, with explanations for all variances exceeding 10% (6BD after month end)
• Sign-off on all balance sheet account reconciliations (8BD after month end)
• Design and maintain robust consolidation systems and processes (intercompany agreements, transfer pricing policies)
• Manage financial statements in multiple currencies and ensure accurate translation into group currency; provide insights on the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations on financial performance
• Ensure compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Assess current financial system for efficiency and effectiveness, identifying areas for improvement
• Develop and implement best practices for financial reporting within the system
• Collaborate with IT teams to introduce new features
• Design, document, and enforce key internal financial controls (e.g., Segregation of Duties, 3-way matching for payments, authorisation limits) for all processes
• Maintain and regularly update (at least annually) the Financial Policy and Procedure (P&P) Manual, ensuring staff adherence and alignment with global standards and local regulatory requirements

Requirements

• CPA or CFA or equivalent qualification
• At least 10 years experience in a Finance-related role
• At least 3 years experience in an in-house Finance role
• Experience managing others
• Experience managing an Audit (need not be an ex-Auditor though)
• Experience in a startup/ scaleup
• Experience managing accounting for entities across multiple jurisdictions (including intercompany agreements)
• Excellent spoken and written English.

Benefits

• Humility and kindness: Humility is a core attribute we hire for, which means we have a culture of not taking ourselves too seriously and being able to laugh. Kindness is also incredibly important. We are committed to creating and nurturing a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Flexibility: You’ll be able to work from home. If you need to start early or start late to cater to your family or other needs, we don’t mind, so long as you get your work done and proactively communicate. You can also work fully remote from anywhere in the world for 1 month each year
• Financial benefits: We pay competitive market salaries and provide staff with generous paid time off and holiday schedules. Certain staff at Sleek are also eligible for our employee share ownership plan and can share in the upside of our stellar growth trajectory as we work toward listing on a prominent stock exchange in the Asia Pacific region.
• Personal growth: You’ll get a lot of responsibility and autonomy at Sleek - we move at a fast pace so you’ll be making decisions, making mistakes and learning. There’s also a range of internal and external facing training programmes we run. We’re also at the forefront of utilising AI in our space and are developing a regional centre of AI excellence. It is our intention that if you leave Sleek, you leave as a more well-rounded person and professional.
• Sleek is also a proudly certified B Corp. Since we started our journey in 2017, we’ve been committed to building Sleek as a force for good. In just over 5 years, we’ve joined a community of industry leaders like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry's, and P&G who are building an inclusive, equitable, and a regenerative economy. We have planted over 29,271 trees to reforest our ecosystem and saved 7 tons of paper from landfills by processing over 1.4M pages through SleekSign. We aim to be Carbon Neutral by 2030.