APAC Financial Controller

Moir Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid role with home working options

Job summary

Moir Group, on behalf of a leading global client with a strong Australian footprint, seeks an APAC Regional Financial Controller to lead the financial control agenda across the region, ensuring the integrity of financial reporting and balance sheet governance.

Reporting to the APAC Finance Director, you will partner with Business Unit Finance Directors, Country Controllers, Group Finance and the Global Delivery Centre to drive transformation, standardisation and automation while developing

Qualifications

• CA, CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Extensive experience in financial control, statutory reporting, external audit and technical accounting.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and Local GAAP across multiple jurisdictions.
• Proven experience leading regional finance or financial control teams within a multinational environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the regional month-end, quarter-end and year-end close process across APAC.
• Ensure accurate and timely Group reporting, statutory reporting and external disclosures.
• Embed and enhance the Group Financial Controls Framework across the region.
• Oversee statutory accounting, compliance obligations, and the delivery of Group, statutory and tax audits.
• Provide technical accounting leadership, ensuring consistent application of IFRS, Local GAAP and Group accounting policies.
• Review and govern key balance sheet reconciliations, identifying and managing accounting and control risks.
• Partner with finance transformation and systems teams to improve automation, standardisation and reporting efficiency.
• Lead, mentor and develop the regional Financial Controller community, fostering collaboration, capability development and continuous improvement across multiple countries.

Skills

Financial leadership

Stakeholder management

IFRS knowledge

People leadership

Continuous improvement

Strategic influence

Audit and controls

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Job description

Our client is a leading global organisation with operations across multiple countries and a strong Australian footprint. Renowned for its market leadership and collaborative culture, the business is committed to innovation, continuous improvement, and developing its people.

Position

Reporting to APAC Finance Director, the APAC Regional Financial Controller will lead the financial control agenda across the region, ensuring the integrity of financial reporting, balance sheet governance and compliance with Group and local statutory requirements.

Working closely with Business Unit Finance Directors, Country Controllers, Group Finance and the Global Delivery Centre (GDC), you will strengthen the regional control environment while supporting finance transformation and standardisation initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the regional month-end, quarter-end and year-end close process across APAC.
• Ensure accurate and timely Group reporting, statutory reporting and external disclosures.
• Embed and enhance the Group Financial Controls Framework across the region.
• Oversee statutory accounting, compliance obligations, and the delivery of Group, statutory and tax audits.
• Provide technical accounting leadership, ensuring consistent application of IFRS, Local GAAP and Group accounting policies.
• Review and govern key balance sheet reconciliations, identifying and managing accounting and control risks.
• Partner with finance transformation and systems teams to improve automation, standardisation and reporting efficiency.
• Lead, mentor and develop the regional Financial Controller community, fostering collaboration, capability development and continuous improvement across multiple countries.

Profile

You are a technically strong finance leader with extensive experience operating in large, complex multinational organisations. You combine deep financial control expertise with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead high-performing teams across a regional matrix environment.

You will bring:

• CA, CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Extensive experience in financial control, statutory reporting, external audit and technical accounting.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and Local GAAP across multiple jurisdictions.
• Proven experience leading regional finance or financial control teams within a multinational environment.
• Demonstrated success partnering with Shared Services or Global Delivery Centres (GDCs).
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• A continuous improvement mindset with experience driving finance transformation, process standardisation and automation.
• Highly visible leadership role partnering with senior regional and global stakeholders.
• Opportunity to influence finance transformation and operational excellence initiatives.
• Collaborative, high-performing and values-driven culture.
• Hybrid role with working from home options