ASM is a leading global supplier of products, services, and materials for semiconductor processing. For more than half a century, innovation has been at the core of everything we do. Our smart, ambitious people are dedicated to creating cutting-edge solutions for the world’s leading semiconductor providers. Every day we push the development of next-generation computer-chip technology, always staying a few steps ahead of what’s next.

The talented, enthusiastic people at ASM are just like you: dedicated to improving people’s lives and unlocking new potential. With our collaborative approach to R&D, we advance key semiconductor technologies and platforms like ALD, epitaxy, PEALD, PECVD, and vertical furnaces. And we have recently entered the promising high-growth market: silicon carbide epitaxy. Year after year, our innovations help to make chips smaller, faster, and more powerful. In fact, you will find our technology in every aspect of modern life: in AI, medical equipment, 5G, smartphones, autonomous driving, and more.

As an Application Architect Manager - Finance, you will be responsible for overseeing the design, development, and implementation of financial software applications and solutions. Your expertise will drive the strategic planning and optimization of financial system ensuring seamless integration with our organization's technology infrastructure

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of application architectures for complex systems, ensuring consistency with specified requirements agreed with both external and internal customers
• Take full responsibility for the balance between functional, service quality and systems management requirements within a significant area of the organization
• Support the establishment of policy and strategy for the selection of systems architecture components, and co-ordinates design activities, promoting the discipline to ensure consistency. Ensures that appropriate standards (corporate, industry, national and international) are adhered to
• Contribute to the creation and review of a systems capability strategy for responsible area to meet the strategic requirements of the business
• Develop models and plans to drive forward the strategy, taking advantage of opportunities to improve business performance
• Take responsibility for investigative work to determine requirements and specify effective business processes, through improvements in information systems, data management, practices, procedures, organization and equipment
• Provide leadership and guidelines for responsible area to promote the development and exploitation of IT technologies for next generation practices in the complex capital equipment manufacturing business
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architect, Digital and Data architect, Infrastructure architect and IT Security architect to identify synergies and dependencies in IT roadmap to avoid unnecessary reworks
• Drives the development and recruitment of application architecture and solution design competency and capability set that meets the company needs
• Analyse business processes; identifies alternative solutions, assesses feasibility, and recommends new approaches, typically seeking to exploit technology components.
• Evaluates the financial, cultural, technological, organizational and environmental factors which must be addressed in the change programme
• Establishes client requirements for the implementation of significant changes in organizational mission, business functions and process, organizational roles and responsibilities, and scope or nature of service delivery

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Over 15 years of relevant IT experience including experience in leading fully cycle project roll-out
• Strong understanding of financial processes, regulations, and compliance requirements
• Excellent communication skills to interact with stakeholders at all levels and convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Problem-solving and analytical mindset, capable of identifying and resolving complex technical challenges

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in S/4HANA implementation project end-to-end would be a bonus
• Experience in leading SAP blueprinting efforts for sizable projects that involves complex capital equipment manufacturing business contexts especially in product configuration, engineering, and manufacturing, etc.

Personal characteristics

• Critical Thinker: ability to apply Systems Thinking. Uses principles to derive methods
• Leading change: ability to bring about strategic change to meet organizational goals
• Inherent ability to implement an organizational vision in a continuously changing environment
• Strong influencer who can work in a highly collaborative team environment and is able to reach consensus-based decisions.
• Has a strong result orientation with a focus on operational excellence
• Excellent organizational and program management skills
• Demonstrated strong financial stewardship
• Ability to manage through ambiguity

At ASM we are committed to supporting our people, enabling them to develop their talents and perform at their best. We actively promote an inclusive and diverse culture that fosters trust and transparency. Our people are our power, and we value the differences between everyone because it is what make us better as a team. By embracing a wide range of perspectives, we enable a culture of continuous exploration and adoption of new ideas. At every step, we know that it is our valued people who enable us to deliver excellent products and service to our clients – and to make a meaningful difference in society.

So join us on our journey and unleash the power of an open mind. Discover how you can be part of our exciting future and apply today! To learn more about ASM, find us at asm.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Reporting & Operation

- Lead the finance team and manage financial cycles, providing leadership, direction and management of the finance and accounting team, oversee the financial management, accounting and reporting matters;

- Establish business control over financial processes and complying with corporate policies, Financial Reporting Standards, legal, statutory and tax requirements, ensure compliance with SGX Mainboard listed rules;

- Proactively communicate with operating team, understand the work-in-progress, analyse the operating costs incurred, propose ideas to optimize cost saving and productivity;

- Work closely with joint venture stakeholders, regularly track the business and returns from joint venture;

- Control the progress and review the quarterly and annual consolidated accounts and variance analysis for submission to SGX;

- Presentation of quarterly / annual results, business progress to Audit Committee & Board of Directors;

- Highlight financial / operational variances and recommend action plan to CEO / peer managers;

- Involved in managing cross-functional project, put in place of accounting policies;

- Guide staff for preparation of annual quarterly budget and drive control of variances for whole group;

- Contacting person with auditors, company secretary, share registrar, public relationship company for annual audit planning, annual report printing and arrangement of annual general meeting (“AGM”);

- Liaise with lawyers and company secretaries, review resolution, (banking) legal documents, agreements, contracts, acquisition of new subsidiary and properties;

- Co-ordinate and work closely with corporate advisors for sustainability reports and any ad hoc reporting required by SGX or statutory board;

- Participate in operational action plan, spearheading the finance related projects, e.g. system digitalisaiton and implementation of ERP

- Ad hoc assignment from the Director(s) / Board of Directors

Treasury

- Review debts collections and payment to suppliers / subcontractors;

- Negotiate and work closely with banks for borrowing, interest rate, performance bond, banker guarantee, corporate guarantee, project financing, responsible for annual review from each bank;

- Cashflow projection and fund management, improve working capital management and facilitate business growth

Planning & Leadership

- Train up, influence and improve finance team, prioritize the tasks and direct the assignment

- Put in place of system and internal control procedures, evaluate the organization structure and reporting lines

- Regular discussion with CEO to evolve strategies, advise and align on long-term business and financial planning in line with corporation vision;

- Provide commercial insight and leadership across the business and risk management;

- Establish and develop relations with senior management, external partners and stakeholders;

- Review all formal finance, HR and IT related procedures.

Qualification of Chief Finance Officer

- An MBA or CPA is also highly desirable;

- At least 10 years' experience in the finance industry and proven leadership and management experience is essential – with examples of when they have demonstrated excellence in the workplace;

- Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the executive presence to work with senior management, investors and external stakeholders.

- Able to engage with staff at all levels of the organisation and exercise sound judgement.

- Strong business and leadership acumen.

- Able to make decisions and proactive.

- Team player.