Job Description
About Zilingo
Zilingo is making the fashion supply chain Fair, Connected and Transparent using Technology, Data and Financial Services. We are working to improve the entire supply chain for fashion, from the cotton farm to the closet. Our business model has three main pillars: Commerce, Services and Sustainability.
- Commerce. We operate a global technology-enabled sourcing business, and the largest B2B marketplace for fashion in South and Southeast Asia, which connects yarn mills, fabric mills, factories, brands and merchants through a discovery and transaction platform.
- Services (Saas, MaaS, Fintech). We develop and deploy Software as a Service to factories and brands to help improve operational efficiency; help brands and factories enhance branding Marketing as a Service; and use technology to connect makers and merchants with access to working capital.
- Sustainability. We provide brands with transparency into the sustainability of their supply chain. We also bring sustainable fabric and recycling to global brands, and are launching a Sustainability Fund which enables factories to improve sustainability with investment.
Job Overview/Purpose
- Drive financial planning by analysing Zilingo's performance and risks
- Retaining constant awareness of Zilingo's financial position and acting to prevent problems
Responsibilities
- Manage the finance and accounting department
- Design, run and improve finance and accounting processes including day-to-day processes, monitoring, reporting, finance approval and month-end/quarterly close process
- Oversee the following finance and accounting related processes for the SGP entity:
- Set up, manage and provide ongoing training to finance and accounting personnel
- Support global operations on expansion into new locations (finance related documentation, paperwork/trail, processes etc.)
- Conduct weekly and monthly financial assessments and generate reports for the senior management team
- Establish and monitor budgets/spends in accordance with local standards
- Conduct analysis of financial risks and benefits on business initiatives
Must Haves
- 8-10 years of experience in controllership, finance, accounting and/or audit
- Strong business acumen to be able to partner with and advise commercial and business teams
- Prior Big 4 accounting/audit firm experience preferred
- Experience working with Asia and SEA companies / culture
- Graduate/Post Graduate degree in Economics, Finance or Business
- Chartered Accountancy required (CPA or equivalent)
- Experience in building and managing teams (multi-location, multi-levels) and working cross functions
- Experience in building and establishing finance and accounting framework, SOPs and related processes
- Strong numerical and analytical ability
- Strong accounting background & knowledge
- Dynamic and flexible, adaptable to changing environment, able to thrive in an unstructured environment
- Oracle NetSuite ERP knowledge an advantage