Regional Finance Controller (North Asia)

Company Profile

My client, a dynamic, growing, internationally operating European MNC, is a market leader in the marketing, sales and distribution of specialty chemicals and food ingredients. Their commercial teams represent major global manufacturers and consist of market-oriented technical experts who provide solutions to customers' problems by leveraging our extensive and complementary product portfolio.

With their extensive marketing, sales and distribution network, they serve their partners in EMEA, Asia Pacific and the Americas.

Through their people, their expertise and the creation of open and sustainable partnerships, they are able to advise on formulation, production process and application, generating unparalleled growth for their partners.

Their turnover of EUR 3.4 billion in 2021 and employs more than 4,000 professionals in more than 50 countries on 6 continents.

In Asia, they have doubled their revenue over the past 2 years thanks to both organic and external growth; they are therefore looking for talents to support such intensive expansion.

They are a financially solid organization with strong growth and opening opportunities.

Regional Finance Controller (North Asia)

They are looking for an ambitious Financial Controller reporting to the ASIA Finance Director, working together with the local finance colleagues, ensuring that proper reporting and processes are in place in the region, contributing to performance optimization and supporting newly onboarded entities.

You are tasked to cover the entire financial spectrum in a multinational company with North Asia as a regional focus.

Main tasks & responsibilities

• Monitoring the performance of the operating companies through monthly report review and analysis
• Providing guidance to the operating companies on reporting and processes, in line with IFRS and Accounting guidelines
• Analyzing and delivering timely and reliable information to the management and Business Group Directors (dashboards, presentations)
• Monitoring cash optimization: providing cash forecasts and tightly monitoring Working Capital KPIs
• Supervising and contributing to the planning & control cycle (forecasts, budgets)
• Optimizing and managing the global risk & control framework
• Performing financial and operational audits in the operating companies and following up on outstanding actions of internal audit
• Responsible for M&A support and due diligence in case of the acquisition project
• Support the newly acquired entities for new finance setup, finance tools training (JDE, Onestream, Tableau), and global integration plan to smoothly transition to their processes.
• Ad hoc support for the region or group report and analysis needs

Requirements:

• University Degree in Finance or Accounting; MBA or advanced degree/CPA preferred
• At least 10 to 15 years' experience including 5 years in a regional finance position

• Hands-on and pro-active team player
• Frequent travel will be required