Apac Finance Controller/ Director

**Your Job**
Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) is seeking an experienced Asia Pacific (APAC) Finance Director / Controller for the Engineering Technology & Services division (ET&S). This position will be based in Singapore and will report to the ET&S Global Controller. As a key member of the ET&S APAC Regional Team, this person will work closely with the ET&S APAC Vice President and his leadership team and the Global ET&S Finance & Accounting (F&A) team to set a vision for success in the region, guide strategic initiatives, and create long-term value. This position will supervise the APAC Regional Controller and extended team of ~10 F&A staff across offices in Australia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and China.

**Our Team**

**What You Will Do**
- Work closely with ET&S regional and global leaders to drive strategy and optimize profitability
- Drive ownership of the APAC P&L and balance sheet within F&A and throughout the organization
- Collaborate the global ET&S Business Finance team to develop market insights and strategies that enhance competitiveness both in the APAC region and around the world
- Lead KES & ET&S F&A transformation by steering regional initiatives linked to the company's strategy, including: implementing new financial systems, optimizing talent through a combination of local, regional, and global capability teams, and other key projects
- Collaborate with other sites to drive consistency in both accounting and management reporting practices
- Lead and supervise regional F&A operations, working closely with the Regional Controller and direct reports to prepare internal financial reports (statutory, internal and group reporting), and coordinate audits across the various locations.
- Support all necessary Tax and Audit requirements from tax consultants and statutory auditors for APAC entities, in coordination with the KES team.
- Support new and emerging requirements for statutory reporting and tax laws in the region in coordination with Company's tax team or with Tax consultants

**Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)**
- Strong leadership skills, experience in accounting, financial analysis, business decision support, or related roles.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite or Office 365; that includes Advanced Excel skills (spreadsheet creation/editing, pivot tables, graphs, data manipulation/analysis and formula creation).

**What Will Put You Ahead**
- Application of Principle Based Management TM concepts when leading a diverse team
- Financial analysis skills in a global / multi-national manufacturing organization.
- Exposure to different ERP systems and the implementation of new accounting systems and processes in an industrial services or manufacturing environment.
- Experience in driving organizational transformation and leveraging a global capability model.
- Experience with data analysis/visualization tools beyond Microsoft Excel (i.e. Power BI).
- Some exposure to local laws and tax regulations in the region, especially those in China, Singapore, Japan and other large markets in the region.
- Proficiency in Mandarin will be highly advantageous when collaborating with larger teams in the region, especially those in China.

**Who We Are**

As a Koch company, Koch Engineered Solutions specializes in process and pollution control equipment and digital technologies to help industries reduce emissions, save energy and get the most from their resources. From pollution control to advanced filtration, We're focused on providing customers with products and solutions to help them optimize, transform and succeed. Industries we serve include refineries, chemicals, municipalities, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, food and dairy, utilities and automotive.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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