Senior Finance Manager (Real Estate/ REIT)

Our client, a prominent real estate investment platform with a diversified portfolio of real estate assets is seeking an experienced finance professional to support financial management, reporting, and strategic decision-making across its property portfolio. This role offers exposure to portfolio finance, regulatory reporting, capital management, and stakeholder engagement within a listed real estate environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and review of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting for the property portfolio, including consolidated accounts, management reporting, and variance analysis
• Oversee statutory reporting and financial disclosures, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards, listing requirements for SGX, and MAS regulatory obligations
• Drive annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, and long-term financial planning processes across asset and portfolio levels
• Lead preparation of board materials, financial reports and supporting documentation for audits and regulatory requirements
• Provide financial analysis and performance insights covering rental income, operating expenses, capital expenditure, cash flows, and asset-level returns to support business and investment decisions
• Manage tax compliance, regulatory submissions, and governance-related reporting requirements while liaising with external advisors and relevant stakeholders
• Support treasury and capital management activities, including liquidity planning, financing arrangements, debt management, and working capital optimisation
• Partner closely with asset management, property management, investment, and operations teams to enhance portfolio performance and financial visibility
• Review and strengthen internal controls, financial governance frameworks, and reporting processes while driving finance transformation and operational improvement initiatives
• Lead and develop finance team members, while presenting financial performance, forecasts, and strategic recommendations to senior management and key stakeholders

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline, with professional qualifications such as CA, CPA, or ACCA preferred
• At least 8–10 years of relevant experience within REITs, real estate investment platforms, property developers, asset managers, or similar real estate-focused organisations
• Strong experience in financial reporting, consolidation, budgeting, forecasting, and business partnering within a property or asset-intensive environment
• Sound knowledge of Singapore financial reporting standards, listed company reporting requirements, and regulatory compliance frameworks
• Exposure to portfolio finance, property performance analysis, treasury activities, and capital management initiatives would be advantageous
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage senior management, business leaders, auditors, lenders, and external advisors
• Proven leadership capabilities with experience managing and developing finance teams
• Commercially minded, analytical, and able to operate effectively in a dynamic and fast-paced investment environment

Please contact Brendan Low by emailing your cv directly in word format to [email protected].

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