Senior Manager, Market / Entity Financial Controllers (APAC)

Overview

Lead financial control and reporting for markets and legal entities across Asia Pacific from India, partnering with market finance teams, shared service centres, IT and regional stakeholders, and coaching a small team.

What you'll do

• Lead end-to-end financial control and month-end close for assigned APAC markets and legal entities, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Own reconciliations, journal processing, intercompany accounting and balance sheet reviews for assigned entities.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls; support internal and external audits and ensure compliance with accounting standards and company policies.
• Manage relationships with shared service centres, vendors and local market finance teams to resolve issues and improve service outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement, automation and reporting initiatives to improve efficiency and data quality.
• Coach, develop and set clear expectations for finance colleagues to support their learning and career progression.

What you'll need

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, IT or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum 7 years' experience in finance operations, financial controlling, shared services or service delivery.
• Practical experience with month-end close, reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Strong awareness of internal controls and experience supporting audits.
• Experience managing vendors, shared service partners or outsourced providers.
• Practical experience with ERP systems such as SAP and strong Excel skills.
• Good written and spoken English.

Nice to have

• Professional accounting qualification such as CA, ACCA or CIMA.
• Experience leading finance service delivery in a multinational or matrix organisation.
• Hands-on experience with process automation, robotic process automation or analytics and reporting tools such as Power BI.
• Background in finance transformation, ERP implementations or large-scale change programmes.
• Familiarity with audit readiness and internal control frameworks.
• Proven experience coaching and developing teams in a fast-paced environment.

Details

• Work arrangement: Hybrid, typically 2–3 days per week in the India office and remote for the remainder.
• Occasional travel within the region may be required.