Regional Financial Controller, APAC
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Responsibilities
- Responsible for the external financial reporting for locations within the Region to ensure compliance with Accounting Standards and local Tax regulations.
- Ensure accuracy and provide governance over the internal financial reporting of the region and associated systems. This includes monthly and year-end reporting, interim reporting, processes and systems, budget and forecasts etc.
- Responsible for setting, managing and administrating the financial governance model for the Region, incorporating financial control and compliance, financial reporting and Business Systems
- Support the Regional finance team in building robust people capability and providing appropriate succession planning and development opportunities for the function such as mentoring and training.
- Accountability for, and ownership of, the regional input to the annual budget process, including responsibility for consolidation and rigorous challenge of the numbers in advance of reporting to BU F&A Presidents
- Ownership of the regional input to major forecasting process and regular rolling forecast submissions
- Support Group Financial Controller in shaping execution plans, priorities and policies that will enhance business performance and results.
- Key point of contact for the Group Tax and Treasury team in terms of ad-hoc issues and queries, and provision of information to support these terms
- Support the BU F&A Presidents on ad hoc projects such as acquisition reviews, divestments and troubleshooting as required.
- Oversight of system related projects, and lead/drive the support teams associated with the finance functional aspects of our Global ERPs.
- Provide visibility and analysis of regional costs with regular reporting to regional management, alongside seeking/identifying opportunities to improve performance with ownership of future cost, cash or profit improvement initiatives to improve business performance across the region from a BU agnostic viewpoint.
Qualifications
- Degree qualified
- Further professional finance body related qualification
- Knowledge, skills and experience:
- Senior finance leadership experience within a complex, business‑focused environment
- Demonstrated leadership in safety and wellbeing
- Proven experience leading teams across multiple geographies
- Strong influencing skills and the ability to shape outcomes
- Sound knowledge of finance practices, relevant legislative frameworks and how the business creates value
- Evidence of strong technical competence and current knowledge of IFRS accounting standards
- Demonstrated capability in corporate governance and effective decision making
- Awareness of external factors and their influence on regional strategy and performance
- Track record of delivering challenging performance targets, annual budgets and long‑term forecasts
- Commitment to continuous learning and professional development
- Ability to develop and implement innovative, long‑term solutions
- Personal attributes:
- Effectively connect and establish effective, cross-cultural working relationships with all levels of the organisation
- Energy and compassion
- Balance humility and self confidence
- Anticipate the environment, be forward thinking and able to see the ‘big picture’
- Build robust capability and appropriate succession and development
- Generate trust and credibility with audiences through continuous, open and consistent communication
- Champion and drive innovation and change initiatives, focused on improving quality and effectiveness
- Work effectively across different cultures, driving a global mind-set
- Foster a customer-focused climate that delivers on expectations and strengthens relationships
- Influence and change the way the Group works, to improve safety standards and behaviours, whilst motivating others to do so also
- Closing date October 1, 2026.
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Global engineering, consulting, and project delivery for energy and materials.
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