Full job description
Smadex is hiring a FinOps & Admin Specialist for APAC to manage financial operations and regional administration. Responsibilities include managing accounts receivable/payable cycles, billing and collections for APAC clients, supporting month-end close, liaising with global FinOps, assisting audits, monitoring payments, maintaining client and commercial activity knowledge, building relationships with clients and regional offices, supporting onboarding, coordinating billing data with sales and AdOps, and assisting with administrative tasks. Requirements include 5-10 years experience in finance operations or related fields, bachelor's degree in finance or related discipline, experience with APAC markets preferred, proficiency in Microsoft Excel, familiarity with ERP software like NetSuite preferred, strong detail orientation, proactive mindset, collaboration skills, professional integrity, fluency in English, and Mandarin proficiency preferred. The role is full-time, hybrid, and open to candidates based in Singapore, Philippines, or South Korea. Benefits include competitive compensation, hybrid work model, team-building activities, LinkedIn Learning, travel opportunities to Barcelona HQ, summer Fridays, and referral program.
What you'll do
- Manage end-to-end accounts receivable and payable cycle for APAC region including invoice processing, payment tracking, and reconciliation
- Coordinate billing and collections for all APAC clients billed through Singapore entity ensuring timeliness and accuracy
- Support month-end close activities including accruals, expense reporting, and financial reconciliations
- Liaise with global FinOps team to ensure compliance with internal financial controls and reporting standards
- Assist with audit requests providing relevant documentation and reconciliations
- Monitor client payment status and proactively flag overdue balances, working with sales team to resolve discrepancies
- Maintain comprehensive understanding of client relationships, deal structures, and commercial activity across APAC
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients, internal sales teams, and regional offices (Singapore, Korea, China, Philippines)
- Serve as trusted point of contact for FinOps Manager and VP Finance providing visibility into regional client activity, risks, and opportunities
- Support onboarding of new clients from finance and documentation perspective including contracts, purchase orders, credit terms, and vendor setup
- Coordinate with sales and AdOps teams to ensure billing data reflects actual delivery and contractual commitments
- Assist with ad-hoc administrative tasks to support VP APAC and regional office operations
Requirements
- 5–10 years of experience in finance operations, accounts receivable/payable, or financial administration, ideally within a technology, media, or advertising company
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
- Prior experience working in or closely with APAC markets is a strong advantage
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Familiarity with accounting or ERP software (e.g., NetSuite) is a plus
- Strong attention to detail with excellent organizational and time management skills
- Proactive, curious mindset
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with sales, AdOps, and finance teams across different geographies and time zones
- High level of discretion and professionalism when handling sensitive financial and client information
- Fluency in English
- Proficiency in Mandarin Chinese (spoken and written) is highly preferred
Tech stack
Microsoft ExcelNetSuite (preferred)
Benefits
Great compensation packageHybrid work modelTeam-building activitiesLinkedIn LearningPossibility of traveling to the Barcelona HQ for collaboration and team-building activitiesSummer FridaysReferral program