Assistant Regional Controller, Asia Pacific

Role overview

A well-established global FMCG organisation is hiring an Assistant Regional Controller for the Asia Pacific region. This role sits at the centre of regional finance operations and suits someone who enjoys working across countries, partnering with varied teams, and keeping financial processes running smoothly.

Why this role is attractive

• Be part of a globally known organisation with a strong focus on inclusion, teamwork, and employee wellbeing.
• Gain access to ongoing training and support from experienced colleagues, helping you build your capabilities while contributing to regional finance work.
• Work with a leading name in the FMCG sector.

Key responsibilities

In this position, you will handle a broad range of controlling and reporting tasks across Asia Pacific. You will reconcile financial figures between SAP Profit & Loss statements and group data server reports, investigate mismatches, and coordinate fixes with central teams. You will also maintain standard SKU costs, prepare weekly sales reporting with variance checks, support monthly actuals and forecast P&L cycles, and process adjustments arising from cluster review meetings.

In addition, you will assist the Head of Controlling or Regional Controller with recurring reporting needs and one-off requests, analyse reporting outputs to identify gaps between forecast and actual results, and take action on required adjustments. You will serve as the regional go-to person for Power Query and group data servers, build and update data-collection templates, review submissions for completeness and accuracy, carry out ad hoc business analysis, and support user acceptance testing for system enhancements. You will also help improve coordination between sub-regions and central teams by sharing knowledge and ensuring high reporting standards.

Requirements

• Proven background in finance operations within multinational organisations.
• Strong working knowledge of SAP, especially for P&L reconciliation against group data sources.
• Advanced Power Query skills and the ability to support colleagues as a regional subject-matter resource.
• Experience preparing sales reports and performing detailed variance analysis.
• Understanding of cost control practices, including maintenance of standard SKU costs.
• Hands-on experience with monthly actual and forecast P&L reporting.
• Ability to carry out ad hoc analysis and respond quickly to changing business needs.
• Strong coordination skills for working with sub-regions and central teams.
• Experience creating templates for data collection and streamlining reporting inputs.
• Careful approach to quality assurance and completeness checks for submitted data.

Additional information

Salary offered for this position is between $96,000 and $114,000 per year. The role is based in Singapore and is a full-time, onsite opportunity. The employer is a globally recognised business that values collaboration, flexibility, inclusivity, and professional development. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly.

Application note

This opportunity is intended for candidates who are ready to move forward in their finance career within a supportive international environment. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.