Group Finance Manager

The Group Finance Manager owns GDT’s group accounting engine from our new Singapore headquarters. This role exists to run the general ledgers, month-end close, and core finance processes across GDT’s three jurisdictions (Singapore, New Zealand, and Germany), and to work side by side with the Head of Finance to build a modern, scalable finance function that gives the business real insight, not just numbers.

As GDT moves its headquarters from New Zealand to Singapore to be closer to customers, talent, and capital in Asia, this role plays a central part in standing up the new Singapore ledger, systems, processes, and controls, and in shaping how finance runs in the new multi-jurisdiction structure.

The right person will bring strong technical accounting and hands-on general ledger experience, a builder’s mindset that sees a blank page as an opportunity, and the curiosity to turn accounting data into insight that leaders can act on.

The Group Finance Manager is accountable for group accounting, month-end close, and the core finance processes across GDT’s entities, and for helping design and build the systems and frameworks that will support a growing, multi-jurisdiction business. All accountabilities are executed in partnership with the Head of Finance and in line with GDT’s commitment to operating as an independent, neutral, and transparent price discovery platform.

• Group Accounting & General Ledger: Own the group general ledger and group accounting from Singapore across three entities and three general ledgers. Own consolidation, intercompany, and group reporting alongside GDT’s external advisors. Own and improve GDT’s accounting policies and processes so they are consistent, clean, and fit for a growing group.
• Month-End Close & BU Reporting: Own the month-end process and close calendar end to end, including reconciliations, accruals, journals, and management accounts, and continuously tighten the close so the business gets accurate numbers faster. Own business unit reporting, ensuring accurate BU-level reporting and clear communication with budget owners.
• Capitalisation & Capex: Own the capitalisation and capex process, including the capitalisation policy, fixed asset register, and depreciation. Track capex against budget and ensure that what GDT capitalises is well supported and audit-ready.
• Accounts Payable & Receivable: Own the AP and AR cycles, including supplier set-up, payment runs, invoicing, collections, and cash application. Ensure processes are efficient, well controlled, and work across multiple currencies and entities.
• Expense Management: Own GDT’s expense management software, policy, and processes, including corporate cards across entities. Drive adoption, compliance, and a good experience for staff.
• Payroll: Ensure GDT’s payroll across multiple jurisdictions is processed accurately and on time each month.
• Treasury & Hedging: Support the Head of Finance on treasury, cash management, and FX hedging. Help design and implement the hedging framework, cash forecasting, and banking set-up across jurisdictions.
• Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Partnering: Support the annual budget and reforecast cycles. Work with business leaders to build and own their budgets, then report on performance and help explain the story behind the numbers so leaders can make better decisions.
• Subsidiary Reporting & Compliance: Work with advisors in GDT’s subsidiary jurisdictions (New Zealand and Germany) to ensure accurate and timely statutory reporting, tax, and compliance. Act as the group’s point of coordination so nothing falls through the cracks between countries.
• External Partners & Audit: Work with external accountants, auditors, tax advisors, lawyers, and banks to get things done. Manage the year-end audit process and keep advisors well briefed and on track.
• Singapore Migration & Finance Build: Play a key role in GDT’s move from New Zealand to Singapore. Help stand up the new Singapore ledger, accounting systems, processes, and controls, and shape how finance runs in the new structure.
• Systems & Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement new tools, automation, and frameworks that make finance faster and more useful. Build the processes and controls a scaling, multi-jurisdiction business needs.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with the Head of Finance as a true partner, and with the CEO and GDT Leadership Team, budget holders, system owners, People and Culture, and Europe leadership to deliver accurate reporting and support good decisions. Coordinate with external auditors, tax and legal advisors, local accountants and advisors in New Zealand and Germany, banks, and software and systems vendors.

Skills & Experience

• Degree in accounting, commerce, or finance, and a qualified Chartered Accountant (e.g. CA ANZ, ISCA, ICAEW) or equivalent
• Minimum 3-5 years in a relevant accounting role
• Hands-on experience with general ledger, month-end close, and reconciliations
• Working knowledge of IFRS or equivalent standards (e.g. SFRS(I))
• Eligible to work in Singapore, with some flexibility to work across New Zealand, Singapore, and European time zones and to travel occasionally
• (preferred) Big 4 audit or advisory experience
• (preferred) Multi-entity, multi-currency group accounting and consolidation experience
• (preferred) Experience implementing or improving finance systems and processes
• (preferred) Exposure to treasury, FX, or hedging
• (preferred) Experience in a growing or changing business
• (preferred) Industry experience in commodity or financial markets, multi-party digital platforms (especially B2B), or international trade and export businesses

Personal Attributes

• A builder who sees a blank page as an opportunity, is comfortable designing processes from scratch rather than just running existing ones, and takes genuine ownership of outcomes
• Curious and commercially minded: asks why the numbers moved, not just what moved, and is keen to turn accounting data into insight leaders can act on
• Collaborative, building strong relationships across the business and with external advisors, and able to explain finance in plain language to non-finance people
• Technically rigorous, with strong technical accounting, sound judgement, and a high standard for accuracy and controls, without losing sight of what matters most
• A systems and process thinker who naturally looks to automate, simplify, and scale, comfortable with cloud accounting and finance tools and quick to pick up new ones
• Adaptable, thriving in a changing environment where priorities shift and the role evolves, and happy to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in

Success Indicators

• Month-end close runs to a clear calendar and gets steadily faster, delivering accurate management accounts and BU reporting that budget owners trust
• Group consolidation, intercompany, and group reporting are accurate, timely, and well supported across Singapore, New Zealand, and Germany
• The Singapore ledger, accounting systems, processes, and controls are stood up successfully as part of the headquarters move
• Year-end audits run smoothly, with capex, fixed assets, and key balances well supported and audit-ready
• Statutory reporting, tax, and compliance obligations in New Zealand and Germany are met on time, with nothing falling between jurisdictions
• AP, AR, expenses, and payroll run efficiently and are well controlled across entities and currencies
• Business leaders own their budgets and understand the story behind their numbers, using finance insight to make better decisions
• Finance processes become more automated and scalable, with new tools and frameworks adopted to support a growing, multi-jurisdiction business

Note: GDT Clear is GDT’s organisational framework, inspired by Requisite Organisation principles, ensuring work complexity matches capability, roles have clear accountability and authority, and organisational structures support long-term value creation.