Financial Controller - APAC

This role can either be based in Singapore or Taiwan with occasional need to travel across the region.

Sinclair is Hiring! Join Our Team as a APAC Financial Controller

We are currently recruiting a Financial Controller for our APAC Region. The APAC Financial Controller position is a key role in finance but also the surrounding business. As Financial Controller, the responsibilities include overseeing end-to end finance operations, financial planning and analysis, balance sheet reconciliations, looking to make improvements to procedures and controls, as well as ad-hoc projects as and when they come up.

This role also acts as a strategic business partner to regional leadership and commercial teams, providing financial insights to support decision-making and drive business performance. Medical aesthetics industry experience is required for this role.

What You'll Be Doing:

Planning & Analysis

• Partner with commercial, operations, and leadership teams to provide actionable financial insights and support strategic initiatives.
• Preparation of Budget/ 5 year plans/ Forecasts
• Support management in setting quantitative objects
• Create and implement reports to follow sales performance per distribution channel, per sku etc
• Analyse and optimise the cost structure of the entity
• On a monthly basis report Actual vs Budget/Forecast/Previous Year in P&L
• Explain and justify variances
• In charge of business data analysis and ensure that all Ops reports are delivered in a timely and accurate way

Financial reporting and control

• Work with Corporate finance to ensure financials, including income statement and balance sheets are accurately recorded at Corporate level
• Ensure that Group procedures are followed within the management entity
• Ensure compliance with Group purchasing policy and approval of purchase orders
• Support corporate in reviewing compliance with local expense claims
• Maintenance of general ledger on company accounting system, Syspro
• Preparation for and participation in half year and annual business meetings

Supply Chain and local warehouse management

• Accurate, pro-active and timely stock forecasts and management of stock
• Explain and justify stock-variances between Logistics and ERP System
• Contact point for Corporate Supply Chain
• Management of all local warehouse related operating procedures

Systems

• Support with the maintenance and financial updates of CRM system
• Managing price lists in CRM
• CRM data management
• Active participation in national sales meetings

Treasury

• Ensure cash flow is managed with Group parameters including the maintenance of a cashflow forecast
• Support Group with maintenance of company bank accounts in France
• Monitor overdue accounts and liaise with sales team to recover outstanding amounts
• Manager the transfer of overdue accounts to third party debt collector as appropriate
• Manage AMEX payments and communication to CSP/Group on payments received

Local compliance

• Liaise with local tax advisor and corporate finance to complete corporation tax and sales tax submissions on time
• Monthly VAT returns
• Ensure correct calculation and timely payments of instalment payments
• Support group audit queries.

Your skills and experience

Essential:

• Medical Aesthetics Industry experience
• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
• Fully qualified accountant: ACCA / ACA / CIMA / CPA / CA (or local equivalent). Typically 8–12+ years progressive finance experience with multi-entity responsibility.
• Proven experience covering at least 5+ APAC jurisdictions (ideally including Singapore + North Asia)
• Demonstrated ability to act as a business partner, influencing decisions through financial insight and analysis.
• Strong analytical skills
• Experience in working with high volumes of data from multiple sources
• Ownership of month-end close and delivery of accurate, on-time reporting.
• Solid IFRS (and/or US GAAP) foundation with strong technical judgement.
• Strong statutory and audit track record (planning, coordination, resolution).
• Demonstrated budget/forecast ownership and sharp variance analysis.
• Comfortable managing intercompany, FX exposure, and cross-border complexity.
• Strong English communication (written + verbal) and ability to present to senior stakeholders.
• Hands-on systems competency in at least one major ERP; able to improve processes, not just run them.

Desirable:

Familiarity with Singapore statutory/audit practices, and practical knowledge of North Asia compliance expectations (Taiwan / Korea).

• Experience in complex consolidation environments (multiple currencies, acquisitions, shared services
• Background in aesthetics industry with inventory, revenue recognition, rebates/chargebacks, distributor models, etc. (as relevant).
• Language & cultural capability
• Mandarin is a plus, especially if partnering with local leadership teams.
• Ability to work across time zones; willingness to travel occasionally within APAC.

What We're Looking For:

Role competencies:

• Business partnering and stakeholder engagement skills
• Accounting Skills
• IT skills
• Business skills
• Problem solving
• Change Management
• Risk Management

General competencies:

• Interpersonal skills
• Leadership and project management skills
• Communication