SEA Finance Director (Chinese-speaking)

Evolution Singapore; Kuala Lumpur; Presencial; MYR 335.000 - 401.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Evolution Singapore seeks a senior finance leader to oversee Southeast Asia's finance governance, planning, and reporting. You will partner with regional and country leadership to drive performance, ensure compliance, and align with global accounting standards.

The role focuses on centralizing regional reporting, steering the 2027 budgeting cycle, and building robust financial controls across SEA markets, with strategic input to growth initiatives.

Formación

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Professional certifications such as ACCA or CPA preferred.
• At least 10 years of progressive experience in financial control, leadership, and business partnering in multinational settings.

Responsabilidades

• Establish and maintain robust financial controls and compliance frameworks across regional entities.
• Lead accounting, reporting, and financial operations across SEA.
• Centralize and standardize regional financial reporting in SEA.
• Drive regional budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning cycles.
• Provide financial advisory support to regional leadership and country teams.
• Coordinate with external auditors and ensure regulatory compliance.

Conocimientos

Mandarin Chinese

Strategic business partnering

Leadership

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Educación

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance or Accounting

Descripción del empleo

Salary: Up to MYR 33,000/month + performance bonus

This position leads all financial governance, planning, and reporting activities across Southeast Asia. The role ensures strong financial discipline, regulatory compliance, and alignment with global finance standards. It acts as a key strategic partner to regional and country leadership, driving performance management, overseeing project financing, and supporting business growth across Southeast Asian markets.

A key initial priority will be to centralize and standardize regional financial reporting in SEA, while leading the regional 2027 budgeting and financial planning cycle.

Job Description

• Establish and maintain robust financial controls and compliance frameworks across all regional entities.
• Ensure full adherence to local statutory requirements and global accounting standards.
• Lead all accounting, reporting, and financial operations across the region.
• Lead the centralization and standardization of regional financial reporting activities in SEA.
• Define the reporting model, governance framework, processes, systems, templates, and reporting standards across the region.
• Drive reporting automation, scalability, and continuous improvement across the regional finance function.

Strategic Business Partnering

• Provide financial advisory support to the Regional President and country leadership teams.
• Deliver insights and analysis to guide strategic decisions and business growth.
• Work closely with commercial and operational teams to optimize performance and resource allocation.

Financial Planning & Performance Management

• Lead the regional 2027 budgeting process, including planning assumptions, country submissions, consolidation, review, and presentation to senior leadership.
• Lead subsequent regional budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning cycles.
• Maintain structured performance review routines.
• Analyze financial results, identify performance gaps, and present actionable recommendations to leadership.
• Structure and manage financing for major regional initiatives.
• Assess investment opportunities and lead financial due diligence.
• Build financial models to guide capital allocation and risk evaluations.
• Implement comprehensive risk management frameworks across the region.
• Identify and mitigate financial, operational, and compliance risks.
• Ensure internal controls and governance practices are effective.

Group Reporting & Compliance

• Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting submissions.
• Ensure the accuracy and timeliness of all regional reports.
• Coordinate with external auditors and ensure full compliance with regulatory standards.
• Standardize financial systems and processes across different countries.
• Lead the integration of new acquisitions into group financial practices.
• Improve efficiency, visibility, and control through optimized financial operations.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field; professional certifications such as ACCA or CPA are preferred.
• At least 10 years of progressive experience in financial control, finance leadership, and business partnering roles within multinational organizations.
• Proven experience centralizing, standardizing, transforming, or automating regional financial reporting processes, ideally within Southeast Asia.
• Strong background in regional budgeting, project financing, risk management, and group reporting across Southeast Asia.
• Proven ability to act as a strategic business partner to senior leadership.
• Fluency in Mandarin Chinese, as the job requires close communication with stakeholders from Taiwan headquarter.
• Solid understanding of regulatory and compliance environments across the SEA region.
• Experience in engineering, construction, industrial, or EPC sectors is advantageous.
• Comfortable working within a complex, multi-country matrix structure.

Nice to Have

• Strong leadership skills with experience building and managing diverse finance teams.
• Excellent analytical and strategic thinking abilities.
• Demonstrated success implementing financial controls and process improvements.
• Ability to convey complex financial concepts clearly to senior audiences.
• Skilled at managing stakeholder relationships across different countries and cultures.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to convert financial data into actionable insights.
• Adaptability to fast-paced, growth-driven environments.