about the company
A fast growing electronics manufacturer headquartered in Singapore, they are constantly innovating to maintain their competitive edge and have been achieving strong profitability. As part of their expansion across the region, they are looking for an experienced and independent professional to set up their internal controls function.
about the job
Reporting to the CFO, you will be the first representative in the APAC region to help drive a controlled and compliant work environment and establish SOX compliance given their future IPO plans. Working closely with the various business stakeholders, you will identify risk areas, assess effectiveness of existing internal controls, and implement best practices at HQ level to ensure robustness of policies while influencing a compliant culture and mindset. You will lead the roll-out of internal controls framework and provide advice to ensure governance on new business initiatives eg. greenfield projects, systems implementation, set up of new entities.
skills and experience required
You must be degree qualified CA/CPA with at least 10 years’ relevant experience gained from Big 4 and/or internal controls within a commercial set up within the manufacturing sector. You possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, and are comfortable dealing with multiple stakeholders. You are a self-starter and resourceful to be a pioneer for the APAC business. You are comfortable traveling about 30%-40%.
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