Finance Business Partner/Procurement

Salt is hiring a ‘Finance Business Partner/Procurement Specialist’ to support finance procurement operations and driving operational excellence. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of the Source-to-Pay (S2P) lifecycle, experience supporting supplier sourcing initiatives and operational finance processes, and enjoys working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

This role requires someone who can improve processes, influence procurement strategies, and collaborate effectively with stakeholders across Marketing, FP&A, Accounting, IT, Tax, Legal, Procurement.

This is a one-year contract position based in Singapore.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted finance business partner to APAC Marketing teams.
• Support operational excellence across finance procurement processes and systems that enable regional marketing operations.
• Drive initiatives to simplify and automate manual finance and procurement workflows.
• Participate in system enhancements, feature development, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Partner with business and Legal teams on supplier sourcing, contract reviews, renewals, and vendor management to support a resilient and efficient supplier network.
• Manage finance-related procurement activities, including supplier sourcing, purchase order creation and review, contract validation, change orders, invoice reviews, supplier management, and management reporting.
• Own the month-end accrual process and collaborate with Accounting to investigate and resolve significant spending variances.
• Ensure accurate expense coding to support reliable financial reporting and budget tracking.
• Monitor actual spend against budget and forecast, proactively communicating potential variances.
• Analyze invoicing trends and work closely with Accounts Payable to improve invoice processing, including reducing non-PO, manual, and non-OCR invoices.
• Identify opportunities to improve finance and payment workflows while ensuring compliance with applicable statutory and tax requirements across the APAC region.
• Support additional finance and operational projects as required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Finance, Accounting, Procurement, or a related business partnering role supporting Marketing or other fast-paced business functions.
• Solid understanding of the Source-to-Pay (S2P) process, including supplier sourcing, contract reviews, purchase orders, and procure-to-pay operations.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP accounting principles.
• Experience collaborating with a broad range of stakeholders and building strong cross-functional relationships.
• High attention to detail with the ability to maintain financial accuracy in a high-volume environment.
• Customer-focused mindset with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of regional tax and compliance requirements, including GST administration and withholding tax considerations in Singapore and/or India.

Preferred Qualifications

• Support collaboration with agencies and vendors across APAC.
• Experience working with shared services teams across multiple regions.
• Hands-on experience with ERP and procurement systems such as Workday Financials and reporting tools such as Tableau.
• Experience in the Technology, Media, Entertainment, or Digital industries.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Professional qualifications such as CPA, CA, ACCA, or MBA are preferred.
• Experience leveraging AI-driven tools or automation solutions to improve finance operations, vendor management, procurement processes, or marketing spend optimization.

(CEI No: R1223390 | License No: 07C3147)

Salt is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.