Director Finance

About the Role

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• Ensure a pragmatic and risk-based control environment that drives integrated delivery, capturing business opportunities, a learning environment and safeguarding speed 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 based 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
• 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
• 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
• Lead, develop and coach a high-performing regional Finance team as 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

Requirements

• Around 10+ years of progressive Finance experience, including significant leadership responsibility
• Significant experience in senior Finance leadership roles, ideally within an international, commercially driven and fast-moving organisation
• 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 teams and 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 detail oriented where critical, alternatively balance speed, entrepreneurship and 80/20 to drive business outcomes
• A recognised professional Finance or Accounting qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CA or equivalent is a plus

What You'll Get

• International Workplace
• Business and Communication Related Trainings
• Exciting ACT activities
• Hybrid work policy
• Lunch Discount
• 14 programs for industry and product knowledge