Assistant Finance Manager

**About us**

Love, Bonito is a digital-first company on a mission to empower the everyday Asian woman and inspire self-confidence. We are the leading direct-to-consumer womenswear brand, headquartered in Singapore, with an omni-channel presence across Indonesia and Malaysia, a retail franchise in Cambodia, and are fast expanding into international markets namely Japan, Hong Kong SAR China and United States of America.

Founded in 2010, we are proudly female-founded with more than 70% female representation across our organisation, leadership and STEM roles (#girlpower). We raised a US$50M Series C round in 2021 and know that we’re on the cusp of something great, where we’re working towards becoming the most thoughtful brand globally, for the Asian female consumer, especially when it comes to our products, community and experiences.

There’s a lot more work to be done with all of our exciting plans. So we’re looking to team up with people who are wildly passionate about making an impact and be part of a dynamic team, in a workplace with no corporate BS (yes, you read that right).

**The role**

You will be responsible for running day-to-day operations for our HQ and local team and contributing to the growth of the regional accounting function. You will not only ensure timely preparation of our payable / receivable function across our entities. You will also help to drive the improvement of accounting best practices in all operating entities.

**Main responsibilities**
- Handle full set of accounts, review Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, and Bank Reconciliation
- Handle company’s monthly payments in accordance with approved procedures
- Timely and accurate completion of all monthly and yearly closing activities
- Monitor cash flow needs and ensure that we clear our payables and receivables timely and accurately
- Preparing income statements, balance sheets, and other financial reports required from time to time
- Ensuring compliance with IFRS, and that accounting policies applied are consistent with the group
- Implementing and executing reporting processes in line with the designed SOP
- Identify improvement areas and initiate changes to improve the financial reporting and accounting operational processes
- Leverage technology to constantly improve productivity and quality of finance processes
- Coordinate with the HQ team, head of tax, legal, and technology teams in relation to ad-hoc projects
- Liaise with Banker, Company Secretary, Auditor, Tax Agent on banking and financial matters
- Support the CFO and Senior Financial Reporting Manager in regional and other projects assigned from time to time

**Requirements**:
**You should have / be**
- A passion for all things accounting and finance
- A genuine interest in fashion retailing and/or e-commerce
- An ability to think & work strategically and systematically - continuously prioritizing key deliverables
- Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to think out of the box with solutions that are scalable, sustainable and cost-efficient
- A self-starter, proactive and hands-on approach
- Strong project management, multitasking and execution abilities
- Strong communication skills to inspire and influence internal stakeholders (HQ or Markets)
- Strong leader who is able to motivate and inspire the Team to achieve their targets and team player, able to work well with other functional departments.

**Qualifications & Experience**
- Diploma/Degree in accountancy
- Minimum 3 years' experience in management roles.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel
- Good command of both spoken and written English.
- Experience with SAP Business One

**Benefits**
- A dynamic, no corporate-BS environment to learn, grow, and really make an impact
- Full corporate insurance
- Staff discounts
- Remote/hybrid