CFO - APAC

Page Executive; Perth; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Page Executive is seeking a CFO, APAC, to provide strategic, commercial, and operational financial leadership across a diversified portfolio of businesses. You will lead finance, IT and operations, oversee planning, reporting, governance, treasury, working capital, capital allocation, and performance across multi-entity environments.

This role partners with regional executives, global leadership and investors to shape financial strategy and enable growth, transformation, and scalable processes

Qualifications

• Commercially astute finance leader with strategic and operational execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead APAC financial strategy aligning with organizational goals.

Skills

Executive finance leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder influence

ERP implementation

Finance transformation

Multi-entity leadership

Capital allocation

Team leadership

Big Four background

Education

CA/CPA/MBA preferred

Job description

• Opportunity to shape financial strategy across APAC
• Partner directly with regional executives, global leadership and investors

About Our Client

Our client is a private equity-backed international services organisation operating across a range of asset-intensive sectors. With a strong reputation for operational excellence and a growing presence throughout the Asia Pacific region, the business is focused on driving performance, scalability, and long-term value creation.

Job Description

As CFO, APAC, you will provide strategic, commercial, and operational financial leadership across a diversified portfolio of businesses. Leading finance, IT and operations, you will oversee financial planning and analysis, reporting, governance, treasury, working capital, capital allocation, and business performance across multiple operating entities and jurisdictions. Working closely with the executive leadership team, you will influence strategic decision-making, support growth initiatives, optimise asset performance, and drive financial discipline throughout the organisation. This role will also play a critical part in finance transformation, systems modernisation, organisational design, and the delivery of scalable processes that support future expansion.As CFO, you will:

• Lead the APAC financial strategy, ensuring alignment with broader organisational objectives while supporting sustainable growth and profitability.
• Drive financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, cash flow management, treasury, governance, and risk management across a complex multi-entity environment.
• Oversee capital allocation, investment evaluation, asset performance, and commercial decision-making to maximise returns and operational efficiency.
• Champion finance transformation initiatives, including systems enhancement, process optimisation, organisational redesign, and the development of best-practice reporting and analytical capabilities.

The Successful Applicant

You are a commercially astute finance executive who combines strategic thinking with operational execution. You possess the gravitas to influence senior stakeholders, the analytical capability to simplify complex business challenges, and the leadership skills to build engaged, high-performing teams. Most importantly, you thrive in environments where growth, transformation, and value creation are at the centre of the agenda.

• Tertiary qualifications in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business, or a related discipline, with CA, CPA, or MBA qualifications highly regarded.
• Significant executive finance leadership experience gained within asset-intensive sectors such as industrial services, mining services, infrastructure, engineering, equipment rental, manufacturing, logistics, or related industries.
• Demonstrated success leading finance functions across complex, multi-site, or multi-entity businesses with responsibility for both strategy and execution.
• Proven experience driving finance transformation, ERP implementation, reporting modernisation, organisational redesign, and operational improvement initiatives.
• Strong commercial acumen with expertise in financial planning, capital allocation, asset management, cash flow optimisation, governance, and business partnering.
• Track record of building, mentoring, and leading high-performing finance teams in fast-paced and evolving environments.
• Early career experience within a Big Four or leading professional services firm will be viewed favourably.

What’s on Offer

An opportunity to work with a growing and profitable portfolio company of a large and well known private equity firm, focused on driving performance, scalability, and long-term value creation.