Job description
- Manage and oversee finance and accounting operations across assigned overseas markets, ensuring compliance with local regulations, IFRS, US GAAP, and Group policies.
- Review, challenge, and validate the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of financial statements, accounting reports, management reports, and other financial submissions from assigned overseas entities.
- Perform financial and accounting oversight to ensure high-quality accounting records across key areas, including revenue, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, fixed assets, and intercompany transactions.
- Analyze financial performance, identify reporting risks, control weaknesses, and accounting discrepancies, and recommend corrective actions to strengthen financial governance.
- Support the setup and operation of new overseas markets, including establishing finance and accounting functions, SAP implementation, and deployment of accounting solutions.
- Develop, standardize, and continuously improve finance and accounting processes, data management systems, and reporting tools to enhance operational efficiency and reporting quality.
- Coordinate the implementation and maintenance of internal control frameworks, ensuring compliance with corporate governance requirements and SOX controls where applicable.
- Partner with internal auditors, external auditors, and local finance teams to address audit findings, remediate control gaps, and strengthen compliance.
- Provide functional leadership, technical guidance, and quality oversight for finance and accounting teams across overseas markets.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in finance, accounting, or auditing, including people management responsibilities.
- Strong knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP, consolidated financial reporting, and multinational business operations.
- Experience with SAP, internal controls, and SOX compliance is highly preferred.
- Strong analytical, stakeholder management, communication, and English language skills.
Preferred Background
- Big 4 Audit/Advisory Manager or above.
- Finance & Accounting Manager in multinational corporations or listed companies.
- Experience supporting overseas entities, international reporting, and cross-border finance operations.
