About Berge Bulk
Situated within Singapore's vibrant maritime hub, Berge Bulk leads innovation in the shipping industry. Embracing their vision of leading the world towards a zero-carbon future through safe, efficient, and sustainable shipping practices, Berge Bulk is making significant strides in technological advancements. With a goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025, Berge Bulk is actively shaping the future of shipping. This strategic pursuit reflects their commitment to maritime technology leadership.
Berge Bulk’s three key milestones
Berge Bulk has set an ambitious decarbonization timeline which consists of three key milestones…
- Offset 100% of Scope-1 carbon emissions from 2025.
- Build and operate a zero-emissions vessel by 2030.
- Achieve zero-emissions fleetwide by 2050.
Purpose of the Job
Reporting to the Financial Controller, the finance manager manages a team of 10 accountants to oversee General Ledger, Tax Compliance, Group consolidation and various projects. He or she is expected to come with strong leadership qualities, good communication skills, and an appetite for change management. The ideal candidate should be a hands-on, systems versed, technically strong individual, with a preference for driving best practice in internal controls and accounting practices and actively looking for ways to improve efficiency and accuracy. He/She will play a key role in developing their team and act as the team representative for various initiatives. This role is a natural second in command to the Financial Controller.
Job Accountabilities/Key Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day support and clear guidance to the team, enabling them to deliver key priorities effectively.
- Review the basis of preparation of group and entity accounts and the finalization for internal and external reporting.
- Lead the statutory audit and liaise with tax agents for corporate tax filings and compliance matters.
- Ensure timely review and update of accounting policies and transfer pricing documentation.
- Monitor and interpret Singapore and Global changes in tax legislation pertinent to the shipping industry.
- Maintain and periodically review the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all core finance processes.
- Develop and maintain an accounting coding guide for the invoice processing team (non-accounting trained).
- Identify inefficiencies in current finance and accounting workflows and recommend process enhancements.
- Lead automation initiatives to reduce manual work, streamline month-end closing, and improve reporting timelines.
- Evaluate and optimize ERP systems and financial tools to enhance accuracy and productivity.
- Be able to communicate effectively to internal and external stakeholders and be adaptive on technical accounting topics based on who the audience is.
Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum Degree in Finance and Accounting
- Qualified CPA / ACCA / CA with prior Big 4 experience (minimum 5 years) is preferred
- Minimum of 10 years total experience, including shipping, maritime or asset-heavy industries
- Good technical knowledge of FRS, accounting system(s), taxes and internal controls
- Good technical experience of sizeable asset base, loans, equities, and derivatives.
- Proven capability in managing, motivating and leading a team towards common goals
- Strong communication and analytical skills
- Proven track record in project management and its execution
- Strong IT and business process skills. (important to be process driven accountant)
- Experience with Oracle or similar major financial system
- Experience with Eyeshare would be a plus
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