Regional Head of Finance Systems

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About Fazz Financial Group

Fazz Financial Group is a digital financial services group founded in 2016. It is based in Southeast Asia, and is the holding group for over 10 FinTech startups, which includes PayFazz, Xfers, Modal Rakyat, StraitsX, and others.

Fazz Financial Group’s mission is to enable financial access for everyone, especially within Southeast Asia, where 70% of its population is underserved.

Fazz Financial Group has headquarters in Singapore and Indonesia, with 600 staff spread across regional offices in Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. We are proud to be local and knowledgeable about the region, giving an intimate understanding of Southeast Asia’s financial needs.

As a local group born and bred in Southeast Asia, companies within Fazz Financial Group are among the first Indonesian startups, and one of the many Singaporean startups to be seeded by the prestigious Y-Combinator programme. We are backed by both global and local investors including Insignia Venture Partners, B Capital, BRI Ventures, and many others.

We know how important our mission is to improving the livelihoods of millions of people in Southeast Asia. That’s why we’re looking for passionate and driven people to join us to accelerate financial access for everyone.

Head to our website to get to know us better: https://fazzfinancial.com/What you’ll do

• Own and steer the overall Finance systems, reporting & analytics evolution including future roadmaps and strategy
• Create and communicate the long-term direction of the Systems Team, ensuring it is resourced appropriately to support this direction
• Provide project management and change management methodology expertise to deliver continuous improvement initiatives
• Participate in the entire project lifecycle from requirements specification to implementation, ensuring that the solution fits its intended purpose from a functional, technical, and quality perspective
• Support the translation of business needs into analytics and reporting requirements through designing financial reports to facilitate data understanding
• Support and maintain the day-to-day operation of the ERP system infrastructure and other business application systems and ensure optimization
• Support the team members in delivering optimal outcomes by providing them with ongoing coaching and mentoring
• Conduct business application training and write NetSuite system architecture, training materials
• Acting as liaison when enhancements are requested to address identified gaps/needs; lead discussions to consider alternatives, consider cost/benefit analysis, recommend process improvement and technical solutions
• Providing input to and taking active part in system transformation projects; taking responsibility for the implementation and change management of new functionalities
• Support / lead cross-functional finance projects and drive initiatives on business process re-engineering
• Validate, prioritise, monitor the finance improvement initiatives and provide regular updates to the management on delivery progress and costings
• Responsible for “training the trainer” for each specialist area of the Finance team. This will include training new users as well as enhancing the knowledge of existing users for new system implementations and enhancements
  
  

What we’re looking for

• Recognised degree in Accounting or Computer Science or similar qualification. CPA/ ACCA qualifications and project management qualifications will be an advantage
• 7 to 10 years of proven experience in finance process & systems management, finance transformation and process improvement and project management experience
• Experience in leading financial project implementations and administering ERP system in a SaaS environment
• Previous working experience in established ERP system such as SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Adaptive Insights and CRM software such as Salesforce, Zoho will be an advantage
• Experience in data analytics and visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, Metabase etc)
• Experienced in the representation of data and information in management reports
• Consulting or internal systems implementation experience is a plus
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities through effective time management, organization, and communication. Project management expertise is essential.
• Ability to analyze, isolate and define issues; must examine options and act on a plan. Resilience in execution.
• Ability and strong desire to proactively explore the capabilities of new technologies to meet business needs. Possess strong communication (written and oral), interpersonal skills, and influencing skills with the gravitas to deal with stakeholders Visionary, with a proven ability to drive change and challenge the status quo Leadership Competency
• Strategic thinkers who are driven by results and can innovate and develop solutions to drive financial process simplification, business analytics and in full compliance to accounting standards.
• Lead, guide and support multiple workstream through the design and implementation of targeted change strategies including identification of change impacts to people, process, policy, and structure.
• Stakeholder identification and alignment, appropriate communication and feedback loops, success measures, training, organizational readiness, and long-term sustainability Functional Competency
• Understand financial business application in depth; provide recommendations and implications of changes to the system for informed decision making and risk mitigation.
• Ensure ERP system is configured to meet business and integration requirements as part of in collaboration with vendor and project team.
• Able and willing to travel within Southeast Asia
  
  

We love reviewing all the applications we receive, but unfortunately, we may not be able to get back to everyone individually. If we’d like to move forward with your application, we’ll definitely be in touch!

Fazz Financial Group is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment at Fazz Financial Group will be considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

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