About the Company:

YCP is a Singapore-headquartered professional services group with 700+ professionals across 23 offices and 10,000+ projects delivered across Asia, spanning Strategy Advisory, PMO, Transaction/M&A, and Digital, Supply Chain, and Operational Transformation solutions. As the Group scales across a multi-entity footprint spanning Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, the UAE, the Netherlands and other markets.

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Group CFO and partnering with leadership, the Finance Director owns financial integrity, compliance, and controls. As a member of the leadership team, this role advises on profitability and growth, represents finance at board level, and leads transformation initiatives including acquisition integration, amalgamation, and finance digitalization.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead and develop the finance team across multiple offices, ensuring effective collaboration, clear accountability, consistent standards, and continuous development.

• Partner closely with the Group CFO, Managing Partner, and business unit leaders on strategic and investment decisions.

• Represent finance at regional management committee and board-level meetings, and maintain strong relationships with auditors, tax authorities, regulators, and bankers.

2. Financial Planning & Reporting

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, consolidation, and group reporting across all entities, including Regional Management Committee and board reporting.

• Oversee cash flow, receivables, fixed assets, and inter-company reconciliations, and drive financial analysis that informs P&L management and business growth.

• Maintain internal cost-rate structures and develop charge-out rates that reflect margin targets, supporting leadership in pricing and rate-setting decisions.

3. Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure full compliance with statutory, tax, audit, and corporate secretarial obligations across different jurisdictions, maintaining audit-ready processes and strong internal controls.

• Review GST/VAT submissions and corporate tax computations, and lead the intercompany charge-out and transfer pricing compliance.

4. Corporate Development & Transformation

• Drive budgeting and finance digital transformation initiatives to improve efficiency and reporting quality.

• Lead financial and operational integration of newly acquired businesses, and support M&A, due diligence, restructuring, and system implementation projects.

5. People & Administrative Oversight

• Prepare payroll, statutory contributions, bonus computations, and employees' personal income tax submissions.

• Manage corporate administrative matters, including banking/government platform access and office leasing arrangements.

Candidate Profile:

Required Experience & Capabilities

• Certified accountant (ACCA/CA/CPA) with strong technical grounding in IFRS/relevant local GAAP.

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including a senior regional or group finance leadership role in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment.

• Proven track record leading finance teams (min. 5 direct/indirect reports) across multiple offices, with credibility to guide board-level stakeholders.

• Hands-on experience with M&A, due diligence, post-merger integration, tax optimization, and financial structuring.

• Strong Excel/PowerPoint skills and excellent communication, with the adaptability to operate in a fast-changing, multi-division environment.

Location

• Periodic travel is required as part of the role.