Chief Finance Officer APAC

Socomec Asia Pacific Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Socomec Asia Pacific Pte Ltd seeks a Regional CFO to steer financial strategy across China, Greater India, and SE Asia. You will partner with the CEO APAC and Group CFO to drive profitable growth, governance, and cross-border performance in a multi-entity setup.

You will lead FP&A, treasury, tax, and reporting, ensuring alignment with global standards while delivering value through capital allocation and strategic projects.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in leading Finance for MNCs
• Regional APAC finance exposure preferred
• Strong regulatory, tax and compliance knowledge
• Proven leadership and people development skills
• Executive stakeholder engagement and board interaction

Responsibilities

• Act as strategic advisor to CEO APAC and executive team
• Drive APAC financial strategy for scalable growth and operational excellence
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, reporting and long-term planning
• Monitor performance metrics and identify risks/opportunities
• Oversee inventory, cash, capex, and treasury aligned with Group standards
• Lead due diligence and post-acquisition integration for M&A initiatives

Skills

Strategic leadership

Financial planning

Business partnering

M&A

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Executive communication

Financial analysis

Capital allocation

Job description

The Regional CFO is a key member of the APAC Executive Leadership Team, responsible for driving financial strategy, performance, and governance across both China, Greater India and South East Asia Pacific territories.

This role partners closely with the CEO APAC, Group CFO and global leadership to enable profitable growth, ensure strong financial discipline, and support strategic decision-making across a complex, multi-entity, cross-border environment.

The Regional CFO leads all finance activities across APAC, balancing strategic leadership with operational excellence while ensuring alignment with Group standards and local regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Business Partnership

• Act as a strategic advisor to the CEO APAC and executive team, influencing key business decisions, investments, and growth initiatives
• Drive financial strategy supporting scalable growth, operational excellence, manufacturing expansion, and market leadership in the APAC critical power and energy infrastructure sectors.
• Drive financial strategy for APAC, aligned with global priorities and regional market dynamics
• Provide forward-looking financial insights, scenarios, and risk assessments to support business planning
• Support commercial strategy (pricing, margins, product investment, channel strategy)

Financial Performance & Planning

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, reporting and long term planning processes for APAC in accordance to Group standards and guidelines
• Monitor financial performance (revenue, margin, EBIT, cash flow) and proactively identify risks and opportunities
• Recommend and drive corrective actions to improve financial outcomes
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain leadership to optimize manufacturing performance and cost competitiveness
• Lead financial oversight of inventory, costing, productivity, and operational KPIs
• Ensure robust investment governance for manufacturing expansion and automation initiatives
• Drive working capital optimization across inventory, receivables, and payables

Cross Borders Governance and Compliance

• Ensure full compliance with APAC regulatory, tax, and statutory requirements
• Oversee financial reporting in alignment with Group and local requirements
• Manage relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, and regulatory bodies
• Ensure effective internal controls and adherence to delegation of authority

Finance Operations & Transformation

• Oversee core finance functions: accounting, FP&A, treasury, tax, and reporting consistently to Group guidelines
• Drive process standardization and efficiency across multiple entities and locations
• Lead the modernization of finance processes, systems, and analytics capabilities to support scalable growth and operational excellence.
• Oversee treasury strategy, banking relationships, cash management, and foreign exchange exposure consistently to Group guidelines
• Optimize cash flow, working capital, and capex

M&A and Strategic Projects

• integration activities across APAC
• Lead financial due diligence and post-acquisition financial integration
• Assess investment opportunities and capital allocation decisions
• Lead a finance organization of approximately 15-25 professionals across FP&A, accounting, controlling, tax, treasury, shared services, and business finance.
• Ensure alignment and strong collaboration with global finance teams
• Build organizational capability in financial planning, analysis, and business partnering
• Promote a performance-driven, accountable, and collaborative culture
• At least 15 years of experience in leading Finance function with MNC companies
• Experience in regional finance portfolio across APAC
• Minimum 8 to 10 years’ experience in team management
• Strong expertise in financial planning, reporting, and performance management
• Deep understanding of APAC regulatory, tax, and compliance frameworks
• Advanced analytical capability with ability to translate data into actionable insights
• Strong business acumen with the ability to influence commercial decisions
• Executive presence with ability to influence at senior and Board levels
• Strong leadership and people development capabilities
• Organizational transformation leadership
• Executive communication
• Ability to influence across functions
• High level of integrity, judgement, and accountability
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment
• Collaborative mindset with strong stakeholder management across regions

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead a finance organization of approximately 15-25 professionals across FP&A, accounting, controlling, tax, treasury, shared services, and business finance.
• Ensure alignment and strong collaboration with global finance teams
• Build organizational capability in financial planning, analysis, and business partnering
• Promote a performance-driven, accountable, and collaborative culture

Who You Are – Qualifications

• At least 15 years of experience in leading Finance function with MNC companies
• Experience in regional finance portfolio across APAC
• Minimum 8 to 10 years’ experience in team management
• Strong expertise in financial planning, reporting, and performance management
• Deep understanding of APAC regulatory, tax, and compliance frameworks
• Advanced analytical capability with ability to translate data into actionable insights
• Strong business acumen with the ability to influence commercial decisions
• Executive presence with ability to influence at senior and Board levels
• Strong leadership and people development capabilities
• Organizational transformation leadership
• Executive communication
• Ability to influence across functions
• High level of integrity, judgement, and accountability
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment
• Collaborative mindset with strong stakeholder management across regions