About the job Regional Financial Controller, APAC
Regional Financial Controller, APAC
GCO Partners is hiring a Regional Financial Controller, APAC for a global client opportunity within an international finance function.
This role is suited to an experienced finance professional who can take ownership of regional financial control, work across countries and currencies, and bring structure to a finance environment that is still evolving. You should be comfortable with complexity, manual processes, and senior stakeholder communication.
About the opportunity
You will support the APAC region of a global business operating across multiple territories, entities, and currencies. The finance function is currently working through manual processes, with future transformation planned, including system improvements.
This is a strong opportunity for a regional controller who wants meaningful ownership, international exposure, and the chance to help strengthen financial controls, reporting, and finance processes across a complex region.
You will be embedded into the client's finance team and supported by GCO Partners throughout your placement.
What you'll be doing
- Own regional financial control for the APAC business
- Manage month-end close activities across relevant entities and territories
- Review journals, reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and supporting schedules
- Ensure accurate reporting across entities, cost centres, and currencies
- Support regional management reporting and variance analysis
- Maintain and improve financial controls, processes, and documentation
- Work with AP, AR, payroll, and wider finance teams to ensure accurate financial data
- Support statutory, audit, tax, and compliance requirements across the region
- Liaise with senior stakeholders across finance and the wider business
- Identify process gaps and help improve ways of working
- Support future finance transformation and systems improvement initiatives
What we're looking for
- Strong experience in financial control, management accounting, or regional finance ownership
- Solid month-end close and balance sheet control experience
- Strong technical accounting knowledge
- Experience working in a multi-entity or international business
- Confidence working across multiple currencies and jurisdictions
- Ability to work with manual processes while improving structure and accuracy
- Strong Excel and financial analysis skills
- Clear, confident communication with senior stakeholders
- Comfortable working remotely with global teams
- Strong ownership, judgement, and attention to detail
- A relevant accounting qualification, such as CA(SA), ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent, would be highly advantageous
Strong advantages
- APAC regional finance experience
- Australian or New Zealand finance exposure
- Experience in SaaS, technology, learning, digital, or services businesses
- Experience in a global, multi-currency environment
- Exposure to Sage Intacct or finance system implementations
- Experience supporting audits, tax, VAT/GST, or compliance across APAC markets
- Experience working in a business going through finance transformation
- Experience partnering with commercial or operational teams
Working model
This is a South Africa-based opportunity.
Johannesburg is preferred for initial onboarding and collaboration, with flexibility considered for exceptional candidates based elsewhere in South Africa.
The client operates remotely across global teams, but the South African finance team may collaborate more closely during the initial setup period.
This may initially be a 12-month opportunity, with possible longer-term potential depending on business needs and performance.
Why this role is worth considering
This is a good fit for someone who wants regional ownership in a global finance environment.
You will work with international stakeholders, support a complex region, strengthen financial controls, improve reporting quality, and contribute to a finance function preparing for future transformation. You will also have the support of GCO Partners, with clear expectations, ongoing communication, and a people-first approach to long-term success.