Location
Mumbai | India
Job description
To support our expansion and growth acceleration in APAC, we are looking for a Finance Manager, APAC, to support our fast-paced business and guide the dynamic team
- The newly created role offers controllership, compliance and business analytics responsibility partnering with our business and developing our finance talent
- This represents a unique opportunity to contribute to our Align team and Asia Pacific
In this role, you will
Controllership
- Co-ordination and supervision of monthly close process, statutory reporting and related financial reporting preparation for APAC entities.
- Review and monitor for timely account reconciliations in APAC, ensure proper account classification, validity, accuracy, and completeness.
- Provide technical GAAP accounting guidance and support to APAC entities, working with corporate technical team. Be able to identify accounting issues and assist in resolution.
Control, Compliance and Process
- Adopt global financial policies and processes where appropriate, and controls over financial reporting. Ensure company financial records are maintained in compliance with company policies and US GAAP.
- Identify and implement process improvements for greater accuracy, financial control and efficiency.
- Recommend and support process re-design efforts to eliminate or automate non-value add activities.
- Demonstrates strong business process and analytical skills in a complex systems environment.
- Assist with finance-related projects, including regional geographical expansion and set-up, and financial system implementation.
- Ensure accounting policies and procedures comply with legal and corporate guidelines/policies, including compliance (FCPA).
- Collaborate with Shared Services team in Costa Rica where applicable.
- Review, implement and maintain an effective and robust internal controls system in compliance to SOX requirements, and ensure adherence to approval processes.
- Assist with internal and external audit requirements, as well as ensure compliance to tax laws in APAC.
- Ad hoc projects and new business initiatives implementation.
Business Analytics
- Facilitate and review return on investments, compliance and promotion programs to advance the growth of our product portfolio in all APAC markets.
- Support and perform adhoc analytics to support business growth and tracking.
EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Bachelor s degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline, or professional accounting certification such as Certified Public Accountant / Chartered Accountant
- At least 8+ years relevant experience with regional exposure preferred.
- Working experience in a multinational company environment, with ability to operate in diverse cultures
- A good team player and ability to work cross functional and with multiple country teams.
- Experience in developing and implementing accounting policies and familiarity with SOX requirements
- Strong working knowledge of US GAAP required
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, and good interpersonal skills to give strong business partnering support
- Self-motivated to learn new concepts and participate in new projects
- Deadline-conscious with can do spirit to ensure timely reporting
- Have a positive work attitude including willing to work some longer hours during peak periods
- Agile, results oriented, customer focused
- Acts with integrity and fairness and high standards of accountability
SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Communicate in English (written and spoken), proficiency in Chinese will be a plus to interact with Chinese speaking markets as part of the apac region
- Strong systems skills with experience of ERP system implementation a plus. Working knowledge of SAP is preferred
- Advanced Excel skills, ability to work with lookups and pivot tables
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