Finance Manager APAC

Overview

Senior Finance Manager responsible for overseeing the finance operations of Graphcore's APAC entities, initially India and Taiwan, based in Bengaluru and reporting to the VP Finance in the UK.

What you'll do

• Manage the relationship with outsourced finance providers in India and Taiwan, ensuring agreed service levels are delivered.
• Review and approve monthly management accounts prepared by external accounting providers.
• Ensure local accounting complies with Group accounting policies and statutory requirements.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and oversee resolution of accounting issues.
• Act as the finance lead for the APAC entities, ensuring robust governance and financial control.
• Coordinate monthly financial reporting from local accounting providers.
• Prepare and post monthly journals into Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central to record the financial results of the APAC entities within the Group accounts.
• Reconcile local statutory accounts to Group reporting.
• Support month-end close activities and Group reporting requirements.
• Support future integration of APAC entities into the Group ERP environment.
• Oversee statutory accounting, tax compliance and regulatory reporting across the APAC entities.
• Manage relationships with external accountants, payroll providers, tax advisers and auditors.
• Working with the People team, review and approve monthly payroll prepared by local payroll providers prior to processing.
• Oversee banking relationships, cash management and treasury activities including review and approval of payment runs.
• Ensure all statutory filings and compliance obligations are completed accurately and on time.
• Act as the primary Finance point of contact for the India and Taiwan entities, supporting employees, managers and local leadership.
• Partner closely with the People team on payroll, employee lifecycle activities, benefits administration and other finance-related people matters.
• Work collaboratively with Facilities and Workplace teams to support office operations, vendor management and local expenditure.
• Provide guidance to employees on Company finance policies, including travel, expenses, purchasing and procurement.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning for the APAC entities.
• Provide commercial insight and financial guidance to support business decision-making.
• Design, implement and maintain local financial controls to complement Group policies and meet local statutory requirements.
• Develop controls for locally managed assets, including fixed asset registers, asset tracking and periodic verification.
• Ensure appropriate approval workflows exist for purchasing, expenses, payroll and payments.
• Drive continuous improvement in finance processes, documentation and reporting.
• Support finance transformation initiatives, including future ERP implementation and process automation.
• Act as the primary liaison between the APAC entities and the UK Group Finance team.
• Support Group audits and other corporate finance initiatives.
• Share best practice and contribute to the ongoing development of the global finance function.

What you'll need

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA), CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• 6+ years' post-qualified experience, ideally within an international technology, semiconductor or engineering organisation.
• Experience managing or overseeing outsourced accounting providers or shared service finance operations.
• Strong knowledge of statutory accounting, financial reporting and internal controls.
• Experience working with multinational organisations and multiple legal entities.
• Strong Excel and financial analysis skills.
• Experience working with external auditors, tax advisers and payroll providers.
• Experience supporting month-end reporting and Group consolidations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to partner effectively with business leaders.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities across countries and time zones.
• High attention to detail with a strong focus on financial governance and controls.
• Confident working independently while collaborating with globally distributed teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or a comparable ERP system would be advantageous.
• Experience in designing or using agentic workflows to improve finance processes would also be highly beneficial.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Occasional travel within APAC and to the UK may be required.