Regional Finance Manager

Esco Micro (M) Sdn Bhd; Shah Alam; Sur place; MYR 300 000 - 550 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Esco Lifesciences Group in Malaysia is seeking a Regional Finance Manager, Southeast Asia, to partner with sales leadership and group finance. Based in Malaysia, you will translate regional performance into forward-looking insights and drive budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning across SEA entities.

You will lead a team of local accountants, set month-end standards, develop commercial models, monitor KPIs such as revenue by channel, gross margin and DSO, and influence regional

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of progressive finance experience, with meaningful time in FP&A or commercial finance business-partnering roles.
• Experience in a manufacturing business selling through distribution and/or direct B2B channels preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor finance professionals across multiple countries or entities.
• Strong commercial acumen and advanced financial modelling and Excel skills.

Responsabilités

• Own Southeast Asia regional budgeting, forecasting (rolling forecast) and long-range planning, consolidating inputs from each in-country local accountant.
• Partner with regional and in-country sales leadership to evaluate pricing, margin, customer/channel profitability, and distributor terms.
• Provide monthly management reporting and variance analysis with clear commercial commentary for regional and Group leadership.
• Build and maintain commercial decision-support models for deal evaluation, onboarding, discount structures, and market-entry investments.
• Track and report key KPIs (revenue by channel, gross margin, DSO, working capital) and flag risks or opportunities.

Connaissances

Finance experience

FP&A

Commercial finance

People leadership

Finance modelling

English fluency

Outils

Excel

Description du poste

Esco Lifesciences Group is improving lives through science! Headquartered in Singapore, expanded globally with factories and offices in 43 locations around the world, Esco is building a synergistic ecosystem of life science tools, diagnostics, therapies, and technologies to improve human lives.

With nearly 50 years of history and a strong foundation in Singapore, Esco is a dynamic, fast-growing, mid-sized multinational organization that bridges East and West. We offer a diverse, inclusive, and globally connected environment where you’ll collaborate with top experts and visionary clients worldwide. As we accelerate our global expansion, you’ll have the unique opportunity to grow your career in tandem with the company, driving innovation and shaping a healthier, more equitable, and resilient future.

About the role

The Regional Finance Manager, Southeast Asia is the commercial finance business partner for the group's sales entities across Southeast Asia, and the direct line manager for the local accountants based in each of those entities. Based in Malaysia and reporting to the Group CFO, this role sits between regional commercial leadership and Group Finance, translating sales and distribution performance into forward-looking financial insight, and ensuring a consistent standard of financial discipline and reporting across every South East Asia entity.

Own the Southeast Asia regional budgeting, forecasting (rolling forecast / latest estimate) and long-range planning process, consolidating inputs from each in-country local accountant.

Partner with regional and in-country sales leadership to evaluate pricing, margin, customer/channel profitability, and distributor terms across both distribution and direct-sales B2B channels.

Provide monthly management reporting and variance analysis (actuals vs. budget vs. forecast) with clear commercial commentary for regional and Group leadership.

Build and maintain commercial decision-support models: deal evaluation, new customer/distributor onboarding, discount and rebate structures, and investment cases for new market entry.

Track and report key commercial KPIs (revenue by channel, gross margin, DSO, working capital) and flag emerging risks or opportunities early.

Act as direct line manager to the local accountants in each South East Asia sales entity, providing day-to-day guidance, coaching, and performance management.

Set common standards for month-end close, reporting templates, and forecasting methodology across all entities to ensure comparability and a 1 source of truth for the region.

Build local finance capability, including succession planning and structured knowledge-sharing across the entity accounting teams.

Sit on the regional leadership team as the senior finance voice for South East Asia, contributing to commercial strategy, channel strategy, and go-to-market decisions.

Ensure compliance with Group finance policies, internal controls, and approval frameworks across all Southeast Asia entities.

About you

8-10 years of progressive finance experience, with meaningful time in FP&A or commercial finance business-partnering roles.

Prior experience within a manufacturing business selling through distribution and/or direct B2B sales channels is strongly preferred.

Demonstrated experience managing or mentoring other finance professionals, ideally across more than one country or entity.

Experience working within a regional or multinational group structure, coordinating with Group Finance / Consolidation functions.

Strong commercial acumen: able to connect financial results to sales, pricing, and channel dynamics rather than reporting numbers in isolation.

Advanced financial modelling and Excel skills; comfortable building and maintaining forecasting and profitability models from scratch.

Confident communicator able to influence sales and regional leadership who may not have a finance background.

People leadership skills, with the ability to manage remote, in-country local accountants across different cultures and time zones.

Structured and organised, able to bring consistency to reporting and forecasting practices across multiple entities.

Fluent in English, spoken and written, to communicate effectively with the Group CFO, regional leadership, and local accountants across markets.

Esco Lifesciences Group provides enabling technologies, products and services to the life sciences and healthcare industries, supporting academic research and scientific discoveries, clinical practice, as well as biopharmaceutical R&D and manufacturing. Headquartered in Singapore, Esco has an extensive sales network in over 100 countries, direct sales and service offices in 24 countries, 8 manufacturing and R&D hubs in the US, Europe, the UK, China, Singapore, Indonesia, and over 1500 employees worldwide.

Esco is poised to benefit from the sustained growth of the healthcare and biopharma industries in Asia and globally. Esco has achieved market leadership in China, and globally, in multiple categories within some of the fastest-growing segments - with China being its largest and fastest growing market. As a Singapore-headquartered company, Esco is a nexus of East and West, bridging technologies, products and talent across the world, with global operations spanning the US, Europe and Asia.

Esco Lifesciences Group provides enabling technologies, products and services to the life sciences and healthcare industries, supporting academic research and scientific discoveries, clinical practice, as well as biopharmaceutical R&D and manufacturing. Headquartered in Singapore, Esco has an extensive sales network in over 100 countries, direct sales and service offices in 24 countries, 8 manufacturing and R&D hubs in the US, Europe, the UK, China, Singapore, Indonesia, and over 1500 employees worldwide.

Esco is poised to benefit from the sustained growth of the healthcare and biopharma industries in Asia and globally. Esco has achieved market leadership in China, and globally, in multiple categories within some of the fastest-growing segments - with China being its largest and fastest growing market. As a Singapore-headquartered company, Esco is a nexus of East and West, bridging technologies, products and talent across the world, with global operations spanning the US, Europe and Asia.