Regional CFO (Manufacturing)

• Act as a strategic finance partner to the Regional CEO / Managing Director and plant leadership teams
  
• Provide financial insights to support commercial decisions, pricing strategies, and expansion plans
  
• Drive performance management through robust KPIs, dashboards, and variance analysis
  
• Lead financial planning cycles including budgeting, forecasting, and long -range planning
  

• Oversee end -to -end finance operations: GL, AP, AR, treasury, fixed assets, and inventory accounting
  
• Ensure strong internal controls, compliance with local regulations, and group policies
  
• Drive standardisation and optimisation of finance processes across regional entities
  
• Lead month -end and year -end closing with accuracy and timeliness
  
• Strengthen audit readiness and manage relationships with external auditors
  

• Lead plant finance and cost accounting, including standard costing, BOM analysis, and variance tracking
  
• Monitor production efficiency, yield, scrap, and overhead absorption
  
• Partner with operations to improve cost structures, margins, and productivity
  
• Evaluate CAPEX investments and ROI for plant expansion or automation
  

• Optimise inventory, receivables, and payables cycles across the region
  
• Drive cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning
  
• Implement initiatives to improve cash conversion cycle (CCC)
  

• Oversee finance teams across multiple countries (SEA / APAC)
  
• Ensure alignment of reporting standards and governance across jurisdictions
  
• Manage tax structuring, transfer pricing, and regulatory compliance across markets
  

• Lead finance transformation initiatives including ERP optimisation / implementation (e.g. SAP, Oracle)
  
• Drive automation, digitalisation, and data analytics capabilities
  
• Build scalable finance infrastructure to support growth and acquisitions
  

• Build, mentor, and retain a high -performing regional finance team
  
• Establish clear performance metrics and succession planning
  
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and business partnership
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
  
• Professional qualification preferred (e.g. ACCA, CPA, CA)
  
• Experience
  
• 12–18+ years of progressive finance experience
  
• Proven track record in manufacturing or industrial environments
  
• Strong exposure to regional / multi -country finance leadership
  
• Deep expertise in finance operations, cost accounting, and plant finance
  
• Experience in ERP systems and finance transformation initiatives