ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist the CFO to engage and manage the finance function for regional sites, with the support of a finance executive.
- Work closely with the Country Finance Managers (CFMs) of the respective countries to ensure that country finance teams deliver to the expectation of HQ finance.
- Ensure that the countries meet the management & regulatory deadlines – reporting, audit, filing annual returns, tax filing, GST, etc.
- Rollout & implement the group corporate governance policy to the sites.
- Strengthen the finance team by providing support, training, help, and engagement with the CFM.
- Perform monthly reviews of the financial reports and performance of the countries. Give inputs to the countries for improvements.
- Setup of new sites in the region.
- Perform audit of the region (compliance to Corporate Governance Policy).
- Deal with any regional issues – foreign exchange, tax, transfer pricing agreements, management fees, etc.
- Put in place a master documentation of the policies and procedures governing the countries in the region and ensure consistency of practice among different sites/countries in the region.
- Engage with the wider finance team to come up with best practices for the whole group.
- Implement these practices in all sites.
- Ensure that all initiatives from HQ are adopted by the region.
- Perform business analysis for specific business units.
- Support exercises including budgeting, cost cutting, etc.
- Perform other job related duties as and when requested by superior.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Degree or equivalent in Accounting / Finance / ACCA
- At least 5 years of experience in Accounting / Financial Reporting for countries in the Asia Pacific region
- Able to work independently with high attention to details.Tact and ability to interact with staff and management at all levels in order to achieve mutually acceptable resolution of incidents
- Require determination to succeed in the implementation of processes in the face of some reluctant parties
