Head of Finance / Financial Controller

About Intellect

Intellect is the global leader in mental health benefits, trusted by the world's most forward-thinking employers, insurers, and governments to deliver care that is local, personalised, and effective at scale. Today, we serve over 4 million people across 100 countries and 100+ languages, making mental health support truly accessible across borders and cultures.

Our platform powers the mental wellbeing of workforces at Fortune 500 companies like Dell, Bytedance, Visa, Shell, McDonald's, and hundreds more, enabling them to support their people with the highest standards of clinical quality, cultural relevance, and on-demand accessibility

.Driven by our mission to build the world's most trusted mental health benefits platform, Intellect combines a best-in-class digital platform with a world-leading global provider network to deliver unmatched client outcomes, and transformative care experiences

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We are backed by top global investors including Tiger Global, Y Combinator, Insignia Ventures Partners, HOF Capital, K3 Ventures, JAFCO, Headline, East Ventures, IHH Healthcare, MS&AD Ventures, and more, alongside an extensive coalition of notable family offices, big tech executives, and leading angel investor

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oleThe Head of Finance / Financial Controller will drive key parts of Intellect's finance function, reporting directly to the CEO and VP Finance, and partnering closely with executive leaders and external stakeholde

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At this stage of our journey, Intellect is scaling rapidly while strengthening its financial operations, governance, and reporting infrastructure. This role will play a critical part in ensuring strong financial discipline, accurate reporting, effective cash management, and scalable financial processes to support sustainable gro

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We are looking for a hands-on finance leader with strong controllership capabilities who is comfortable operating across both strategic and operational finance responsibilities. The ideal candidate combines attention to detail with commercial awareness, and is equally comfortable managing monthly closes, improving internal controls, supporting budgeting exercises, and helping leadership make informed financial decis

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This is an opportunity to build and strengthen the finance foundation of one of Asia's fastest-growing mental health companies operating on a global

scale.
Your Responsib

ilitiesFinancial Control & Re

• portingOversee day-to-day finance operations, including accounting, reporting, treasury, tax, and com
• plianceEnsure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial re
• portingEstablish and maintain strong internal controls, accounting policies, and financial governance pr
• ocessesManage cash flow, working capital, and financial risk mon
• itoringCoordinate audits and manage relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, and accounting p

artnersFinancial Planning & A

• nalysisLead budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting pr
• ocessesSupport leadership with financial analysis, scenario modeling, and performance i
• nsightsMonitor business performance against budgets and identify risks and opport
• unitiesImprove visibility into operational and financial KPIs across the b

usinessOperational

• FinanceDrive efficiency and discipline across G&A spending, procurement, and vendor man
• agementPartner with department leaders to align budgets with business pri
• oritiesImplement systems, processes, and reporting structures that can scale with company
• growthSupport finance transformation and automation initiatives where appr

opriateInvestor & Corporate

• SupportSupport preparation of board and investor reporting ma
• terialsAssist with financial due diligence, fundraising support, and data room preparation as
• neededContribute financial insights to support strategic planning and decision

-makingTeam Leadership & Collab

• orationBuild, mentor, and manage a high-performing finance team and external finance pr
• ovidersFoster a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous impr
• ovementPartner cross-functionally to improve financial literacy and budget ownership across the organ

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Requ

• irementsBachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CPA, ACCA, or equivalent p
• referred8–12 years of progressive finance and accounting experience, ideally across high-growth startups and structured envi
• ronmentsStrong controllership and accounting foundation, including financial reporting, compliance, treasury, and internal
• controlsExperience leading budgeting, forecasting, and FP&A p
• rocessesStrong understanding of accounting standards, audit processes, and financial go
• vernanceExperience managing external auditors, tax advisors, and accounting
• partnersStrong analytical, organizational, and problem-solvin
• g skillsHands-on operator with high attention to detail and ability to work independently in a fast-paced env
• ironmentExperience with multi-entity or international finance operations i
• s a plusExcited by the opportunity to help scale a mission-driven company redefining mental health care across Asia Pacific and
• globallyOpen to Singapore (hybrid), Malaysia (hybrid), Philippines (remote) and Indonesia