VP, Finance, Asia

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Job Description:

Reporting to the SVP, Chief Financial Officer, Asia, the VP, Finance, Asia will be responsible for overseeing the financial operations and reporting for Asia. This role involves ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, managing financial risks, and providing strategic financial insights to support business growth. This role has responsibility and accountability for leadership, management and development of the Controllers area and collaborate effectively with local business unit Controllers, Regional Finance teams and Corporate Finance teams.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in financial management within the insurance industry, demonstrating a strong understanding of regional market dynamics and regulatory environments. This role requires exceptional leadership skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to navigate complex financial landscapes to achieve organizational objectives. The incumbent also has an accountability to provide complete transparency into the financial performance of the business and to promptly escalate issues and concerns.

Job description (heading) / Description du poste (titre)

Financial Reporting

• Provide accurate, complete, timely and useful financial information. Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial reporting and leads businesses in the area of accounting and accounting policy.

• Establish a framework for external reporting that allows all necessary information to be provided on an accurate and timely basis in a highly efficient manner.

  Performance Measurement

• Support the business units to better understand and manage their operations by developing performance measures that enable the effectiveness and efficiency of the business at an operational level to be continuously improved. This will require an understanding of the business dynamics of all aspects of the operations.

  Financial And Operational Controls

• Interpret, develop, modify, implement and monitor policies, processes and standards to ensure compliance with Corporate practices, professional accounting practices and external requirements within the jurisdictions in which business is conducted.
• Leads the implementation of financial operations and budgeting, planning and forecasting and related control for Asia.
• Continuously improve the quality of internal controls to minimize the business exposure to all forms of operational, financial and compliance risks.

• Manage internal and external audits related to financial reporting and monitor compliance with process and controls across the business units.

  Finance Enablement

• Analyze and evaluate the development and implementation of financial systems to support the needs of the business unit, in relation to system development methodologies and sound business controls.
• Monitor and control changes to the general ledger, administration interfaces and investment reporting applications to ensure the integrity and robustness of the financial information provided by each system.

• Direct and coordinate fully auditable reviews of key business functions and processes to continuously maintain a sound control environment ensuring no material audit issues arise.

  Leadership

• Take responsibility for the recruitment, development and motivation of the team to achieve the current and future business objectives
• Contribute to the leadership and strategic direction of the function locally, regionally, and globally

• Cultivate an innovative environment by supporting creativity and high-performance culture

  Preferred skills (heading) / Compétences particulières (titre )

• Solid financial reporting & due diligence experiences in banking, life insurance and asset management businesses
• Strong business acumen and ability to make decisions based on accurate and timely analysis
• High level of integrity and dependability
• Solid knowledge of regulatory financial requirements
• Self-motivated, excellent interpersonal communication and analytical skills

• Excellent presentation and written skills

  Qualifications (heading) / Compétences (titre)

• University Qualified with recognized professional designation (CPA, CA, CMA, CFA)
• 10+ years progressive financial management, business partnering and leadership experience, with extensive experience from within a financial services organization, asset management / investment industry experience preferred
• M&A and business development experience preferable but not essential
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with demonstrable experience of negotiating and influencing across a wide range of stakeholders
• Highly developed leadership skills, having extensive experience working within a matrix organization with both direct and indirect reporting influence, to effectively collaborate, leverage and lead teams / individuals across multiple geographies
• Strong attention to detail with excellent judgement, business acumen, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to cater a message to various stakeholders, including senior executive and non-technical audiences. English and Mandarin skills essential, Cantonese preferable
• Proven ability to be proactive and work independently or part of a team, whilst thriving in a fast paced, high-performing environment whilst managing multiple, changing priorities and requests

• Proven accomplishments as a change agent with strong execution capability and focus on control and process improvement

  Job Category:
  General Management

  Posting End Date:
  29/11/2025