About NEON
NEON is a global leader in creating and producing experiential entertainment. NEON enjoys worldwide partnerships with The Walt Disney Company and Marvel Entertainment for Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. and Marvel Avengers Station: Evolution, 20th Century Studios for AVATAR: The Exhibition, Hasbro for Transformers: The Experience, NBCUniversal for Jurassic World: The Exhibition, and Lionsgate for The Hunger Games: The Exhibition. It also has a partnership with Warner Bros. Themed Entertainment to produce two brand-new, unique global touring themed art experiences namely Harry Potter: Visions of Magic that premiered in Cologne, Germany, in December 2023, and a DC inspired experience slated to debut in 2025. The Company also partners with the governments of Egypt and Peru for their original artefact IP experiences, Ramses the Great & the Gold of the Pharaohs and Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru, respectively, plus authentic artefact tours Pompeii: The Exhibition, Mummies of the World: The Exhibition, and Victoria the T. Rex.
The Group’s IP experiences are powered by ANIMAX, a fully owned subsidiary and a world-class creative animatronics powerhouse that specialises in research and development, engineering and entertainment robotics, with state-of-the-art facilities located in Nashville, US, Wuxi, China and the Middle East.
NEON’s global partnerships have enabled the Group to bring compelling experiences that leave lasting memories to millions of visitors in more than 80 cities to date globally. For more information, please visit www.neonglobal.com.
We are an exciting global entertainment company seeking a confident and experienced VP, Finance to join us in our Singapore office to manage the finance operations.
You will work closely with our corporate head office and report to the Chief Financial Controller. In collaboration with various corporate functions and both regional and local business leaders, you will co-lead a small team to manage our financial and accounting functions for our Singapore operations. You will be expected to drive business results by analyzing and providing timely, accurate and business relevant information to support critical decision making in a fast-paced, high pressure, entrepreneurial environment.
The ideal candidate is resilient, resourceful, hands-on, able to work independently and highly commercial-minded. You have strong interpersonal skills and highly capable of working in a global multi-cultural setting.
Key responsibilities include:
Financial Reporting & Analysis
- Support the Group Financial Controller with timely, accurate, critical and relevant financial information to stakeholders for informed decision making and evaluation.
- Analyze financial data and prepare Financial P&L and Cashflow Forecast and FP&A for current and subsequent years.
- Review the books and records of corporate entities and analyze monthly management accounts to better monitor internal controls.
- Oversee and prepare income statements, corporate treasury information and related bank documents (e.g. loans and bank guarantees etc.).
- Assist in any ad-hoc financial reporting and projects that may be assigned by Management.
- Timely closing of the entity financials and consolidation of actual results, budgets and forecasts to aid Intercompany reconciliations.
- Provide supporting information where needed for financial statements among the different business units within the Group.
Financial Operations
- Streamlining accounting functions and operations by assisting in systems maintenance and implementation, drafting accounting policies & procedures and providing controls and compliance support to business units.
- Group transfer pricing study and implementation.
- Develop internal control and policies framework and promote regulatory compliance.
- Liaise and work with external consultants to maintain and fine tune functions and financial reports and develop new reports and functions where required.
- Administer key banking platforms, prepare and review all treasury & banking documents as well as all banking facilities forms and submissions.
Corporate Affairs
- Participate in budgeting processes and liaise with 3rd party service providers and consultants for key projects as needed.
- Manage financial transactions and provide guidance on business finance issues to staff.
- Tax Compliance and Payroll processing (via external payroll partner).
- Coordinate and liaise with the auditors both internal and external for auditing processes.
The ideal candidate should have:
- Relevant Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business or accounting. Qualified Accountant (CPA or ACCA) preferred.
- At least 15 years of financial accounting experience, preferably in the entertainment, exhibitions, hospitality business.
- Strong knowledge in IFRS and audit requirements, well versed in contract reading and revenue recognition.
- Sound knowledge of accounting fundamentals and proficiency in accounting software.
- Excel financial modeling skills and strong understanding of database management to deal with large amount of information.
- Excellent communication skills; highly proficient in both oral and written English and able to communicate complex ideas in a simple way in order to work collaboratively with and influence others in a multicultural international environment.
- Excellent team player with good people management skills. Able to work under stress to meet tight reporting deadlines.
- Strong desire to make positive contribution to the Finance process and business operations.
- Assertive and able to be firm with cost control.
- Support operational decision; ability to analyze and interpret financial information and identify the key business issues underlying the numbers.
- Proven change management; ability to excel in uncertainty and comfortable to operate beyond a job description.
