Associate Director / Director, APAC Finance

About the role

Hoffman is looking for an Associate Director / Director, APAC Finance, based in either Singapore or Hong Kong. The role leads financial operations, reporting, planning and controls, and business partnering across the Asia Pacific region. It builds on the existing finance foundation, strengthens regional governance and reporting discipline, and moves Finance from operational support to a proactive strategic business partner for market and regional leadership. Candidates should bring strong regional exposure, commercial judgment, hands-on finance expertise and the ability to develop finance talent and lead change, including the adoption of a new global ERP system.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day financial operations, accounting and FP&A for the APAC business with commercial acumen
• Ensure accurate, timely monthly financial reporting and analysis that supports strategic decisions
• Lead, coach and develop regional and market finance teams, and manage the regional finance team
• Maintain financial policies, procedures and controls in line with accounting standards, tax regulations and corporate finance requirements
• Translate business priorities into financial plans, KPIs and performance insights, and run financial and operational reviews to find risks, improvements and cost optimisation opportunities
• Work with global finance on consolidation, treasury, tax planning and other centralised functions
• Drive the adoption and optimisation of the new global ERP system across APAC
• Build scalable processes and consistent standards across markets

Required profile

• Degree in accounting, finance or a related field; professional accounting qualification preferred
• 8 to 10 years of progressive finance and accounting experience, preferably in a multinational or regional environment
• Proven experience leading finance teams across multiple markets
• FP&A, reporting, financial analysis and business partnering capability
• Experience working in the Asia Pacific region is a must
• Fluency in English and preferably other regional languages

Required skills

• Financial reporting, accounting standards and compliance
• Budgeting, forecasting and control
• ERP implementation or adoption experience highly desirable
• Analytical, communication, stakeholder management and negotiation skills
• Understanding of agency business drivers, client profitability, utilization, pricing and revenue recognition