Regional APAC Finance Controller

We are representing a European Engineering company to appoint APAC reginal finance controller based in Malaysia. This role will report to the CFO based in Europe and dotted line report to the Head of Asia Pacific

Main responsibilitie

sBusiness Partnering & Commercial Financ

e• Act as the primary finance business partner to the Regional Head of Asia Pacific and regional sales leadershi

p• Translate financial data into clear, forward-looking insights that support commercial decision-making, pricing, and go-to-market strategie

s• Challenge and support the business in understanding profitability drivers, pipeline coverage, and resource allocation across the regio

n
Regional Controlling & Reporti

ng• Own the regional financial reporting cycle, including monthly, quarterly, and annual closings across all APAC sales entiti

es• Deliver consolidated regional performance analysis with clear commentary on variances, trends and ris

ks• Ensure consistent application of group accounting standards and reporting frameworks across all entiti

es
Planning, Budgeting & Forecast

ing• Lead the regional budgeting and forecasting process in close collaboration with sales teams and the BU Head of Fina

nce• Build robust financial models to support scenario planning, investment cases, and strategic revi

ews• Drive forecast accuracy and improve the quality of financial planning inputs from the region

bytransferring funnel data to financial pl

ans
Functional Leadership & Coordina

tion• Provide functional guidance (dotted-line) to local controllers in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore, with an initial priority focus on Taiwan and K

orea• Support the development and standardization of finance processes across the re

gion• Identify and drive opportunities for process harmonization, automation, and digitalization within the regional finance func

tion• Ensure robust internal controls across all regional entities and compliance with local statutory and tax requirem

ents
Finance Transform

ation• Be a key driver to the execution of Finance Strategy

2030• Play an active role in the SAP S/4HANA implementation as it relates to Asia Pa

cific• Lead the adoption of AI tools and digital innovation to continuously elevate the quality, speed, and impact of finance processes and reporting across the region impact of finance processes and reporting across the re

gion.
Qualifi

cation• University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Acco

unting• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in controlling, FP&A, or finance business part

neringideally within a multinational, sales-driven or technology envir

onment• Proven experience working across multiple countries in Asia Pacific; strong understand

ing ofregional business culture and regulatory lan

dscape• Fluent in English and Mandarin Ch

inese.• Strong knowledge of SAP

FI/CO.• Familiarity with BI tools such as Power BI, SAP BW, or Ta

bleau.• Genuine curiosity for and hands-on interest in AI tools and emerging techno