Senior Director, Finance

Senior Director, Finance

Our client is a Fortune Global 500-tier industrial conglomerate with a diverse portfolio spanning advanced manufacturing and industrial technology. Operating as a truly global enterprise, the group maintains a significant presence across EMEA, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. We are seeking a high-caliber finance executive to join their global leadership team during a period of strategic transformation.

The Senior Director, Finance will lead the group's financial reporting integrity, ensuring that the consolidation of hundreds of global entities is executed with precision. This is a high-visibility role involving direct interaction with the Board and Executive Committee.

Responsibilities:

• Global Consolidation: Lead the end-to-end group consolidation process, overseeing the integration of regional financial data into a unified global narrative.
• Technical Governance: Act as the ultimate authority on statutory reporting, ensuring all filings comply with IFRS and relevant listed-market regulatory requirements.
• Operational Leadership: Provide strategic oversight to a large-scale Global Finance Shared Service Center, driving a culture of service excellence and process automation.
• Audit & Compliance: Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, managing the global audit cycle and proactively addressing complex accounting treatments.
• Business Partnership: Collaborate with business unit CEOs to translate complex financial data into actionable strategic insights for global capital allocation.
• Process Transformation: Spearhead continuous improvement initiatives to shorten the month-end close cycle and enhance the robustness of internal control frameworks (SOX or equivalent).

Requirements:

• Educational Excellence: A University degree in Finance/Accounting and a recognized professional qualification (Chartered Accountant / CPA or equivalent).
• Seasoned Experience: A minimum of 20 years of progressive finance experience within complex, multi-national corporations (MNCs). At least 8 years must be in a significant leadership role.
• Big 4 Pedigree: A career foundation built within a top-tier global audit firm is highly preferred, followed by a track record of success in "In-House" Group Finance roles.
• Complex Consolidations: Proven expertise in managing the financial complexities of large-scale, listed organizations with diverse business segments.
• Linguistic Capability: Due to the scope of regional coordination and the location of key manufacturing hubs, full professional fluency in Cantonese, English and Mandarin (written and spoken) is required.