Director, Financial Reporting and Control, APAC

C01 Cochlear Limited (Australia); Council of the City of Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hearing solutions company is seeking a Director of Financial Reporting and Control based in New South Wales. This senior leadership role involves guiding the financial accounting function across Asia Pacific, managing a high-performing team, and driving strategic outcomes. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in financial control, proven leadership in regional positions, and an understanding of the China market and SAP systems.

Benefits

Continuous learning opportunities

Professional development programs

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in financial control or finance management.
• Experience in building and managing outsourced finance service provider relationships.
• Proven experience in China market operations and regional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic finance initiatives across APAC.
• Manage a high-performing finance team aligned to company behaviours.
• Deliver monthly financial analysis packs and insightful commentary.

Skills

Financial control

Leadership capability

Commercial acumen

Knowledge of APAC markets

Education

CA / CPA / CIMA qualification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close this advertisement at any time.

Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard. As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, Cochlear is dedicated to helping people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a world full of sound. We aim to transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss and innovate to connect people with future technologies. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping more people to experience a lifetime of hearing.

The Opportunity

Cochlear has an opportunity for a Director, Financial Reporting and Control, APAC based in our Macquarie University office. In this senior leadership role, you’ll lead the regional financial accounting function, manage a high‑performing team, and drive strategic financial outcomes across Asia Pacific.

This is a high‑impact role with global visibility, where you’ll partner with senior leaders, influence global finance strategy, and ensure operational excellence across diverse markets. You’ll be responsible for embedding strong financial governance, delivering accurate and timely reporting, and enabling commercial insight through business partnering.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic finance initiatives across APAC, with deep experience in China market operations
• Play a key role in Cochlear’s SAP transformation and modernization of our outsourced finance model
• Bring a commercial mindset to drive strategic outcomes beyond operational execution
• Contribute to APAC finance strategy and be a leader in the global finance forums
• Accountable for regional financial accounting, reporting, and compliance
• Responsible for the regional financial control framework
• Manage working capital, including receivables and inventory
• Oversee regional finance projects and Sales Commission Plan execution
• Build and develop a high‑performing finance team aligned to Cochlear’s HEAR behaviours
• Ensure compliance with country‑specific tax, accounting and auditing standards
• Deliver monthly financial analysis packs and insightful commentary to support decision‑making
• Partner with IT, Procurement, Supply and People & Culture to drive improvements in systems, processes and incentive programmes

What makes this opportunity unique?

This is a senior leadership role with broad regional scope and global influence. You’ll shape the financial control agenda across APAC, contribute to global finance strategy, and lead a team that partners deeply with the business. It’s a chance to drive impact across multiple markets while developing your leadership and strategic capabilities in a purpose‑driven organisation.

About You

To add value in this role, you’ll bring:

• Proven experience in China market operations and regional leadership
• Track record of leading finance transformation initiatives, including ERP (SAP) implementations
• Experience in building and managing outsourced finance service provider relationships
• CA / CPA / CIMA qualification
• 10+ years’ experience in financial control or finance management
• Strong commercial acumen and leadership capability
• Experience across APAC markets and multinational environments

If you feel that you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role and take on new challenges to build your career with Cochlear, please start your application by clicking the apply button below.

How we recognise your contribution

At Cochlear we value and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our employees and aim to build a culture that celebrates and leverages these differences, creating a sense of belonging and enabling our people to realise their full potential. Through our internal programmes and employee benefits, we aim to create an environment where our people will feel valued and supported. Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or simply finding an environment which enables you to thrive whilst balancing family or personal life commitments, then we have several programmes in place to support you.

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