Associate Manager, Regional Finance Compliance

The Company

We are partnering with a leading European multinational (industrial manufacturer) with a strong and growing presence across Asia Pacific to recruit an experienced finance compliance professional to strengthen its compliance, governance, risk management and internal control framework across the Asia-Pacific region.

The Role

Reporting to the Director of Regional Finance, you will work closely with regional and local stakeholders to ensure compliance with corporate policies, regulatory requirements and governance standards across the APAC affiliates.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Implementing and maintaining the regional compliance framework
• Reviewing internal controls, risk assessments, authorisation matrices and segregation of duties
• Identifying control gaps and following through on remediation actions
• Leading country compliance reviews and coordinating internal audits
• Tracking audit findings and preparing compliance dashboards and management updates
• Acting as the regional process owner for contract management, overseeing system workflows and approval processes across the regional countries
• Troubleshooting end-to-end process and system issues, including process design, operational execution and automation
• Assist the Director of Regional Finace who is also the FInance Lead for Southeast Asia Compliance, particularly in Segregation of Duties (SoD), risk and control matrices, and internal controls
• Partnering with regional and local teams to improve, harmonise and streamline processes
• Conducting compliance communications and awareness sessions
• Supporting regional projects involving finance transformation, process optimisation and organisational changes
• Travelling approximately two to three times a year, with each trip lasting around one to one-and-a-half weeks

Your Profile

• A recognized Degree in Accountancy, Finance, Business, Law, Compliance, RiskManagement or equivalent professional qualification; CPA, CA, CIA, CFE orcompliance/risk certification will be an advantage
• At least 6 to 8 years of relevant experience in compliance, internal controls,risk management, internal audit, finance governance or related areas,preferably with regional exposure in Asia Pacific
• Regional experience supporting multiple Southeast Asian or Asia-Pacific markets is preferred
• Strong knowledge of SoD controls, risk and control matrices, authorisation frameworks, audit remediation and policy implementation
• Strong SAP knowledge, ideally SAP S/4HANA, with hands-on experience in understanding and troubleshooting end-to-end business processes
• Familiarity with system workflows, approval flows, process controls and automation
• Experience as a process owner or in overseeing regional processes would be highly advantageous
• Analytical, hands-on and solutions-oriented, with the ability to identify root causes and recommend practical improvements
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to drive compliance across countries and functions
• Proficientin Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and reportingtools; ability to prepare clear compliance dashboards, reports and management updates
• Strong sense of ethics, integrity, governance, internal controls and process discipline
• Willingness to travel