Senior Finance Manager
Job Summary
Our client in Manufacturing is seeking a Regional Finance Manager to drive ongoing transformation projects. The role involves acting as a strategic finance business partner, overseeing finance and planning divisions, and managing regional financial operations. Key responsibilities include strategic finance initiatives, compliance, risk management, and treasury oversight.
Responsibilities
- Act as strategic finance business partner
- Lead regional finance and transformation projects
- Oversee financial controllership, risk, and treasury
- Manage forecasting, budgeting, and audits
- Lead and mentor the Finance & Planning Division
Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting
- 10 years finance and accounting experience
- Strategic planning and tax management
- Familiarity with audit and treasury
Job Details
Responsibilities for Regional Finance Manager:
- Act as a strategic finance business partner to subsidiary business leaders and Finance & Accounting teams, providing commercial insights and perspectives that extend beyond traditional finance and accounting functions.
- Lead the development and implementation of strategic Finance & Accounting initiatives in alignment with the Group’s mid-term plans, transformation agenda, and regional finance objectives.
- Establish and maintain clear, consistent, and effective Finance & Accounting policies, processes, and practices, including robust internal controls, in compliance with corporate requirements and applicable regulatory standards.
- Collaborate closely with the Finance & Accounting Division to ensure that Group finance policies, programs, and initiatives are aligned with business requirements and effectively implemented across the region.
- Lead and oversee finance-related strategic projects, including acquisitions, spin-offs, business redeployment, mergers, joint ventures, and other corporate restructuring initiatives.
- Provide strong financial controllership and oversight over operational activities and risks across Finance & Accounting, Treasury, and Order Management, ensuring operational effectiveness, accuracy, and strong governance standards.
- Review and evaluate financial statements, management reports, financial processes, and controls to ensure accuracy, integrity, and compliance with corporate policies and statutory requirements.
- Identify potential financial risks and develop appropriate preventive and mitigating measures to safeguard the company’s financial position.
- Lead the financial forecasting, budgeting, management reporting, and planning processes, providing meaningful analysis and insights to support business decision-making.
- Oversee the year-end audit process, impairment assessments, and resolution of audit matters, ensuring timely completion and sign-off of audited financial statements.
- Develop and implement effective tax strategies while providing guidance on tax implications and potential tax risks arising from business initiatives.
- Ensure accurate and timely compliance with corporate tax, GST, withholding tax, transfer pricing documentation, and other applicable tax requirements.
- Oversee treasury and liquidity management activities, including cash flow, foreign exchange, debt, and capital management.
- Evaluate funding alternatives and financial strategies to optimize costs and enhance the company’s financial position and risk management.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the Finance & Planning Division, ensuring the achievement of divisional objectives, priorities, and responsibilities.
- Provide leadership, coaching, mentoring, and development opportunities to Finance & Planning team members in and Finance teams across other group companies in the region.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting or in relevant fields.
- 10 years’ experience in finance and accounting, including tax, with sound strategic planning and management experience.
- Familiar with Accounting & Tax, Audit & Treasury.