Director Finance

ACT Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

ACT Group in Singapore seeks an APAC Finance Director to lead the regional finance function, shaping commercial strategy and delivering robust financial performance. You will bridge APAC and group finance, driving planning, reporting, risk management and governance across a fast‑growing market.

You will lead a high‑calibre regional team, embed strong controls, and partner with senior leaders to balance growth with financial discipline in a dynamic, multi‑jurisdiction environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience.
• Professional accounting qualification (CPA/ACCA/CA) or equivalent.
• Experience spanning FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, controllership and performance management.
• Strong commercial judgement and ability to challenge senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in international environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead APAC finance strategy, planning and performance management.
• Partner with regional leadership to translate strategy into financial priorities.
• Oversee financial reporting, close, audit and internal controls.
• Drive working capital optimization, capital management and risk governance.
• Develop and coach a high-performing APAC Finance team.

Skills

Finance leadership

Strategic thinking

Commercial partnering

Risk management

Forecasting

Cross-functional leadership

Audit & controls

Education

CPA/ACCA/CA or equivalent

Job description

Your Role in Our Story:

The APAC Finance Director is the senior financial leader for ACT’s Asia Pacific business and a key member of the APAC leadership team.You also havea fiduciary role alongside the VP APAC in the running of the business.

Partnering closely with the VP APAC and regional business leaders, you will help shape the commercial andlead thefinancial direction of the region. You are financially accountable with the business for the value-cash-risk deliveryand with that integratefinance,risk, legal, complianceactivity for theAPACbusiness:youmakethe judgment and sets the priorities towards business delivery and performancewithin the boundaries set by the Group. Youidentifyand assess risk andopportunities, alsoon behalfofLegal, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Risk, Compliance(providedminimalexternalregulatoryobligations are met)

This is a broad leadership role spanning commercial finance, financial planning and performance, controllership, cash and working capital, risk and governance, and finance team leadership.

You will act as the bridge between APAC and ACT’s global Finance and specialist functions to support informed and timely business decisions.You set the finance agenda, shape and challenge strategy, and integrate specialist inputs to ensure decisions are fact-based, timely, and compliant.With APAC being in a scale up phase, a key success factor will be for you to establish and bring together a positive learning environment so that the APACDelvery accelerates together.

The role requires someone who can move comfortably between the boardroom and the detail: challenging commercial decisions,being curious & driving new ideas,understanding the economics and risks& opportunitiesof transactions, while ensuring that the fundamentals of Finance remain strong.

What You Will Do

Partner the business and shape APAC strategy

• Work closely with the VP APAC and regional leadership team to translate ACT’s strategy into financial priorities, resource allocation and measurable business outcomes.

• Provide independent financial challenge and insight on commercial opportunities, investments, new products, market expansion and other strategic decisions.

• Evaluate opportunities through a value, cash and risk lens, balancing growth ambitions with appropriate financial discipline and protection of the balance sheet.

• Support leadership with high-quality analysis, scenario modelling and recommendations that enable faster and better-informed decisions.

Drive financial performance

• Own the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance management cycle for APAC.

• Provide leadership with clear visibility into revenue, profitability, costs, cash generation and key business drivers.

• Identify performance gaps, risks and opportunities early and translate them into actionable recommendations.

• Partner with commercial teams to improve margins, capital efficiency and overall financial performance.

• Build meaningful KPIs and management information that connect financial outcomes to operational and commercial drivers.

Own regional Finance delivery and controllership

• Ensure a pragmatic and risk-based control environment that drives integrated delivery, capturing business opportunities, a learningenvironmentandsafeguardingspeed and entrepreneurship

• Ensure APAC’s financial reporting, statutory requirements, financial close and audit activities are delivered accurately and on time in accordance with ACT Group standards and applicable local requirements.

• Maintain strong financial discipline and ensure appropriate implementation of ACT’s accounting policies, governance frameworks and internal controls.

• Oversee regional audit requirements and coordinate with external auditors, advisers and local service providers.

• Safeguard the pragmatic and risk bases LoD2 environment in which the APAC business delivers

• Drive standardisation, automation and continuous improvement of Finance processes, working closely with Operations, IT and global Finance teams.

Manage cash, capital and financial risk

• Drive disciplined working capital and cash management across the region, including receivables, liquidity and banking requirements.

• Partner with Treasury and Tax on funding, hedging, tax, transfer pricing and capital considerations.

• Work with Risk and other specialist functions to ensure commercial activities operate within ACT’s established risk appetite, policies and delegated authorities.

• Act as a key first-line business leader in identifying, assessing and managing financial and enterprise risks.

• Escalate material risks or activities outside established frameworks and ensure appropriate specialist involvement when required.

Strengthen governance across APAC

• Provide financial leadership and constructive challenge to APAC management on major business decisions, investments, risk exposures and capital allocation.

• Serve as a Board Member or Director of relevant APAC entities where required, fulfilling applicable fiduciary and statutory responsibilities.

• Ensure regional operations remain aligned with ACT Group financial objectives, governance standards and risk frameworks.

• Maintain effective relationships with relevant banks, auditors, advisers, regulators and other external stakeholders.

Build and lead the APAC Finance team& Snr leader for integrated delivery across functions

• Lead, develop and coach a high-performing regional Finance teamas well as bringing together the cross functional leadership and related delivery of the development agendas across Risk, legal, compliance,tax, treasury alongside the global functional directors

• Set clear priorities and accountability while building strong Finance business partnering capabilities.

• Create a culture of ownership, commercial curiosity, continuous improvement and high professional standards.

• Work across geographical and functional boundaries, collaborating closely with Finance Directors in other regions and ACT’s global Finance organisation.

Your Expertise:

T What Success Looks Like

• APAC leadership sees Finance as a commercial partner and objective challenger, rather than simply a reporting function.Youenhances business impact by optimizing liquidity, governance, and resilience. With deep regional financial and regulatory expertise,youdrives informed decision-making, navigate complex product-market dynamics, and balance risk and opportunity

• Business decisions consistently consider value creation, cash implications and risk.

• Forecasting and management information provide leadership with a reliable forward-looking view of the business.

• Working capital and cash are actively managed and financial risks are identified early.

• Financial reporting, audits and controls are reliable and delivered to a consistently high standard.

• Regional Finance processes become simpler, more scalable and increasingly automated.

• TheintegratedAPAC Finance& riskteamdevelops commercialinsights,understanding and capabilityfor accelerated future delivery

• APAC and Group functions operate with clear accountability and minimal gaps or duplication.

What We Are Looking For

You will bring significant experience in senior Finance leadership roles, ideally within an international, commercially driven and fast-moving organisation.

We are looking for someone who combines strong Finance fundamentals with genuine commercial judgement.

• Around 10+ years of progressive Finance experience, including significant leadership responsibility.

• A recognised professional Finance or Accounting qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CA or equivalentis a plus

• Significant experience across financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, controllership and performance management.

• Strong knowledge of working capital, cash management, corporate finance, risk and internal controls.

• Experience leading and developing Finance teamsand bringing together cross functional teams towards an integrated agenda.

• Strong commercial and strategic judgement, with the ability to challenge senior stakeholders constructively.

• Experience operating across different markets, cultures and regulatory environments.

• The ability to work effectively within a global matrix organisation and influence without relying solely on formal authority.

• Strong analytical capability and comfort working with complex or imperfect datasets.

• A track record of improving processes, controls and Finance operating models.

• Pragmatic: be specific and detil oriented where critical, alternatively balance speed, entrepreneurship and 80/20 to drive bsuiness outcomes

The Profile We Think Will Thrive

This role will suit someone who is equally comfortable asking:

“Are the numbers right?” and “Should we be doing this business in the first place?”

You are likely to be commercially curious, analytically rigorous and comfortable challenging assumptions. You can zoom into accounting, controls or transaction economics when required, but you do not lose sight of the bigger business pictureand are comfortable to speak up

You bring structure where needed without creating bureaucracy for its own sake, and you understand that in a growing business Finance needs to help the organisation move faster with better decisions, not simply apply the brakes.