Associate Director, APAC Finance

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Singapore

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SGD 180,000 - 300,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

Hoffman is seeking a senior finance leader to oversee APAC finance operations, reporting, planning, and controls. You will partner with regional leadership to translate strategic priorities into financial plans and KPIs, elevate finance as a strategic partner, and drive governance, ERP adoption, and performance insights across multiple markets.

The role requires strong FP&A, reporting, and accounting expertise, with experience leading regional finance teams, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

Degree in accounting or finance required.
Professional accounting qualification preferred.
Minimum 8–10 years of progressive finance and accounting experience.
Experience in multinational or regional environments advantageous.

Responsibilities

Lead and oversee financial operations, reporting, planning, controls, and business partnering across APAC.
Build on the existing finance foundation and strengthen governance and reporting discipline.
Elevate finance from operational support to proactive strategic business partnership for market and regional leadership.
Oversee day-to-day financial operations, accounting, and FP&A for the APAC business.
Ensure accurate and timely monthly financial reporting and financial analysis.
Lead, coach, and develop regional and market finance teams across APAC.
Implement and maintain financial policies, procedures, and controls for accounting, tax, and corporate finance compliance.
Partner with leadership to translate priorities into financial plans, KPIs, and insights.
Conduct reviews to identify risks, opportunities, profitability drivers, and cost optimization initiatives.
Liaise with global finance on consolidation, treasury, tax planning, and centralized finance.
Provide strategic financial insight and decision support to improve performance.
Lead adoption and optimization of the new global ERP system across APAC.
Strengthen the finance operating model with scalable processes and consistent standards across markets.

Skills

Finance leadership

FP&A

Financial reporting

Accounting standards

Team development

Stakeholder management

ERP implementation

Cost optimization

Tax planning

Business partnering

Education

Degree in accounting or finance

Professional accounting qualification

Tools

ERP Systems

Financial Software

Job description

Lead and oversee financial operations, reporting, planning, controls, and business partnering across Hoffman’s Asia Pacific region
Build on the existing finance foundation and strengthen regional governance and reporting discipline
Elevate Finance from operational support to proactive strategic business partnership for market and regional leadership
Oversee day-to-day financial operations, accounting, and FP&A for the Asia Pacific business
Ensure accurate and timely monthly financial reporting and financial analysis
Lead, coach, and develop regional and market finance teams across APAC
Implement and maintain financial policies, procedures, and controls for accounting, tax, and corporate finance compliance
Partner with market and regional leadership to translate operational and strategic priorities into financial plans, KPIs, and performance insights
Conduct financial and operational reviews to identify risks, improvement opportunities, profitability drivers, and cost optimization initiatives
Liaise with global finance on consolidation alignment, treasury management, tax planning, and centralized finance functions
Provide strategic financial insight and decision support to improve business performance
Lead adoption and ongoing optimization of the new global ERP system across APAC
Strengthen the finance operating model through scalable processes, improved team capability, and consistent standards across markets
Report to the CFO and EVP of Global Operations

Requirements

Strong technical knowledge of finance, accounting, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and controls
Proven leadership skills and maturity to coach, develop, and empower finance teams across multiple markets
Strong understanding of agency business drivers, client profitability, utilization, pricing, revenue recognition, and commercial performance
Ability to translate financial data into clear insights, recommendations, and actions for senior stakeholders
Candidates with industry knowledge of public communications (PR), integrated marketing communications (IMC), digital, and AI have an added advantage
Change-management mindset with ability to improve processes, embed controls, and drive system adoption across markets
Excellent analytical, communication, stakeholder management, influencing, negotiation, and leadership skills
Degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
Professional accounting qualification is preferred
Minimum of eight to ten years of progressive finance and accounting experience
Experience preferably within a multinational or regional environment
Proven experience leading and developing finance teams across multiple markets
Proven FP&A, reporting, financial analysis, and business partnering capability
In-depth knowledge of financial reporting, accounting standards, and compliance requirements
Experience with finance system implementation or ERP adoption is highly desirable
Fluency in English and preferably other regional languages
Experience working in the Asia Pacific region is a MUST

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong technical knowledge in finance, accounting, and reporting, with proven leadership in developing finance teams and driving strategic business partnerships. Capable of translating financial data into actionable insights and managing financial operations across the Asia Pacific region.

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