Assistant Finance Manager (Controllership)

About This Role

This Assistant Finance Manager role involves taking full ownership of high-level financial governance, internal controls, and corporate accounting frameworks for a complex segment of the Group's corporate portfolio. Operating with a controllership mindset, you will act as a strategic gatekeeper, ensuring balance sheet integrity, accounting policy understanding, and strict internal governance across assigned corporate entities. The position is well-suited for a versatile professional with a solid background in external audit who can bring an analytical, fresh perspective to financial operations and scale their scope to support evolving business dynamics, corporate finance projects, and team goals.

Responsibilities

• Act as a primary gatekeeper for financial data integrity, ensuring all accounting practices align strictly with corporate policies, GAAP/IFRS standards, and sound controllership principles
• Direct and secure the end-to-end execution of the Month-End (MEC) and Quarter-End Close (QEC) lifecycles for the assigned corporate portfolio
• Oversee overall general ledger health, manage the formal review, journals and account reconciliations approval, and lead variance and FLUX analysis to ensure accurate financial reporting
• Collaborate dynamically with key stakeholders—including the Shared Services Center (SSC), Treasury, Tax, FP&A, and regional finance teams—to challenge legacy workflows, drive end-to-end operational efficiencies, improve financial data alignment, and optimize group reporting outputs
• Lead and intensively participate in the preparation and coordination of the yearly statutory and group audit cycles
• Act as the primary focal point for external and internal auditors to ensure swift query resolution and clean audit sign-offs
• Uphold and stress-test solid internal control frameworks (SOX) across all business processes to ensure zero compliance gaps
• Act as the core controllership partner for strategic corporate actions, overseeing the accounting treatment for complex capital restructurings, funding arrangements, and active M&A integrations
• Use enterprise-grade ERP structures, treasury systems, and reconciliation platforms to challenge legacy workflows and lead process automation
• Participate in cross-training projects and provide mutual support within the immediate finance team to foster well-rounded professional development and ensure smooth, balanced operational continuity

Requirements

• 5–7 years of progressive accounting experience, with a mandatory background in external audit (Big 4 or Tier 1 firm)
• Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy, Finance, or equivalent
• Comprehensive operational understanding of the accounting principles and financial mechanics governing complex corporate structures, multi-entity frameworks, and complex financial products