Manager, APAC Finance

Key Responsibilities

Process Transformation & Execution

• Execute accounting transformation initiatives across APAC, including automation, standardization, and system enhancements.
• Identify process inefficiencies, perform root cause analysis, and implement practical, sustainable solutions.
• Drive simplification and reduction of manual activities to improve turnaround time and accuracy.
• Monitor implementation progress and ensure timely delivery of agreed transformation milestones.

Process Transitions & Operational Support

• Support and manage onshore/offshore process transitions with payroll accounting as a priority, including documentation, knowledge transfer, and stabilization.
• Ensure minimal disruption during transitions by maintaining strong governance, clear timelines, and stakeholder communication.
• Optimize workflows and task allocation to ensure effective coverage across APAC offices.

Operational Delivery & Controls

• Oversee day-to-day accounting operations for Asia Pac offices, ensuring transactions are recorded accurately and within corporate deadlines.
• Partner with local and global accounting teams to ensure timely month-end and year-end close.
• Maintain strong balance sheet governance, reconciliations, and ageing oversight.
• Strengthen internal controls and proactively address process gaps, risks, and audit observations.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with APAC leadership and Global Finance teams to align operational KPIs with financial reporting requirements.
• Provide clear updates on transition progress, process improvements, and performance metrics.
• Escalate issues in a timely and structured manner to ensure resolution.

Impact

• This role plays a critical part in executing APAC’s finance transformation agenda by delivering measurable process improvements, ensuring smooth transitions, and building a more efficient and controlled accounting environment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Support the Senior Manager/Director in driving strategic initiatives, including new projects focused on process efficiencies, business development priorities (BDPs), and operational enhancements.
• Assist in managing process transitions, including onshore and offshore migrations, ensuring minimal disruption and effective knowledge transfer.
• Champion simplification, standardization, and automation initiatives to improve scalability, consistency, and operational effectiveness.

APAC Operations

• Lead accounting transformation initiatives across APAC, including automation, process standardization, and system enhancements to improve efficiency, accuracy, and control effectiveness.
• Drive end-to-end process redesign to reduce manual intervention, enhance scalability, and strengthen the internal control environment.
• Identify digital enablement opportunities and collaborate with IT and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver sustainable process improvements.
• Ensure alignment of regional practices with global accounting standards, policies, and best practices.
• Partner with local and global accounting teams to deliver timely and accurate month-end and year-end close processes.
• Oversee the preparation and compliance of statutory financial statements in accordance with local regulatory requirements and global policies.
• Review and manage balance sheet reconciliations, open item clearance, and ageing analysis to ensure transparency and timely resolution.
• Prepare and review journal entries and financial reporting packages to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance.
• Provide insightful P&L and balance sheet variance analysis, including clear commentary to support regional and global reporting requirements.
• Support internal and external audits, working closely with Compliance and Surveillance teams to proactively address and mitigate audit observations.
• Establish, monitor, and publish key performance indicators (KPIs) aligned with defined benchmarks and reporting timelines.
• Proactively escalate material issues to appropriate levels of management.
• Strengthen internal controls, identify process gaps, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to mitigate financial and operational risks.

Leadership/management responsibilities/local impact

• Serve as a strategic finance partner to APAC leadership and global accounting teams, proactively managing escalations related to accounting issues, operational bottlenecks, and process gaps.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of accounting professionals, effectively allocating resources to meet reporting deadlines and transformation objectives.
• Provide technical accounting guidance and drive a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and high performance across the team.

Qualification & Requirements

• 12+ years of relevant experience in the Finance process with an excellent understanding of the shared services setup for delivery and process transformation
• Required: Master’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Management; Preferred: CA
• Min. 5 years’ experience in leadership roles
• Proven process transformation results
• Managerial experience including review, professional development, business planning, etc. This experience should be in the general accounting process within a shared service environment
• Deep understanding of general accounting activities and streams such as CAPEX, Flux/Variance, Balance sheet reconciliation etc.
• Demonstrated experience resolving complex employee relations issues.
• Proven ability to successfully manage a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize within a fast-paced, demanding environment.

Interpersonal, communication & teaming skills:

• Ability to lead through ambiguity and act independently.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative style
• Ability to work effectively with partners in a global environment.
• Ability to manage stakeholders effectively and independently.
• Working in a diverse, international environment and able to operate at multiple levels.
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills: oral, written, and active listening.
• SAP experience is preferred
• Advance knowledge of MS Excel and basis knowledge of MS Access (Visual basics) and Macros are preferred

Benefits

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