Internal Controls Manager

Kerry Consulting; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry Consulting is partnering with a leading multinational to hire a Regional Internal Controls Lead for APAC. You will lead the controls program, align with corporate frameworks, and partner with senior business and finance stakeholders to strengthen governance and drive process excellence.

The role focuses on assessing control effectiveness, identifying gaps, and remediating deficiencies through automation and standardisation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10–12 years in Internal Controls, Internal Audit, Risk or related finance disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of audit processes and governance frameworks (US GAAP/IFRS).
• Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Internal Controls programme across APAC aligning with policies and governance.
• Assess effectiveness of key controls, identify gaps and risks for improvement.
• Drive remediation and strengthen controls through process improvements and automation.
• Partner with regional stakeholders to embed governance across business processes.

Skills

Internal Controls

Risk Management

Compliance

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Thinking

Job description

We are partnering with a leading multinational organisation to hire a Regional Internal Controls Lead. This is an excellent opportunity to lead the internal controls agenda across APAC, partnering with senior business and finance stakeholders to strengthen governance, risk management, and process excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Internal Controls programme across APAC, ensuring alignment with corporate control frameworks, policies, and governance requirements.
• Assess the effectiveness of key business and financial controls, identifying control gaps, emerging risks, and areas for improvement.
• Drive remediation of control deficiencies and strengthen control effectiveness through process improvement, automation, and standardisation initiatives.
• Partner with key stakeholders across the region to strengthen control ownership and embed effective governance across business processes.

Requirements

• At least 10-12 years of relevant experience across Internal Controls, Internal Audit, Risk Management, Compliance, Finance Controllership, or related disciplines within a multinational environment.
• Strong understanding of audit processes, internal controls, governance frameworks, and US GAAP and/or IFRS.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

We regret that only successfully shortlisted applicants will be contacted.