<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>About the Opportunity</strong></span><br /><br />An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Financial Accountant to join a high-performing APAC finance team within a large, complex, and internationally connected organisation.</p><p>This role sits in a regional head-office environment, offering broad exposure across multiple APAC markets and close collaboration with senior stakeholders both locally and offshore. You'll play a critical role in strengthening financial controls, improving reporting quality, and supporting regional and global reporting requirements.</p><p>If you enjoy technical accounting, balance sheet ownership, and working in a fast-paced, globally connected environment, this role offers both challenge and excellent development.</p><p>This role is a 12 month, fixed term contract with a view to move to a permanent ongoing role.</p><p><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The Role<br /></strong></span><br />Reporting to the APAC Finance Manager, you will be a key contributor to the regional financial accounting and reporting function. You will work closely with local finance teams across APAC, providing oversight, guidance, and support to ensure consistent, high-quality financial reporting.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities<br /></strong><br /><strong>Month-End &amp; Core Accounting</strong></p><ul><li>Perform detailed reviews of APAC market balance sheets to ensure accurate accounting treatment</li><li>Tie balance sheets to reconciliations and review reconciliations to ensure controls are operating effectively</li><li>Review, challenge, and improve key financial controls across APAC markets</li><li>Analyse roll-forward movements to identify unusual or unexpected account activity</li><li>Review monthly accruals and deferrals, including complex event-driven items</li><li>Post monthly amortisation journals across multiple entities</li><li>Prepare head-office journals and balance sheet reconciliations</li></ul><p><strong><br />Quarterly &amp; Compliance</strong></p><ul><li>Prepare balance sheet variance analysis for senior regional and offshore stakeholders</li><li>Coordinate and prepare quarterly compliance and control disclosures, including review and consolidation of market submissions</li><li>Support intercompany balance reviews and eliminations</li><li>Assist with quarterly tax and statutory reporting packs</li></ul><p><strong><br />Stakeholder Support &amp; Projects</strong></p><ul><li>Act as a trusted accounting contact for local finance leaders across APAC</li><li>Provide guidance on accounting treatment, controls, and systems-related queries</li><li>Review annual statutory accounts prepared by local markets</li><li>Support ad-hoc analysis and regional finance projects as required</li></ul><p> </p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>About You</strong></span></p><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance</li><li>Currently studying towards CPA or CA qualification</li><li>2-3 years' experience in financial accounting or reporting roles</li><li>Strong balance sheet focus and hands-on month-end experience</li><li>Advanced Excel and data management skills</li><li>Confident communicator able to work with stakeholders across different regions and time zones</li><li>Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to work autonomously</li><li>Adaptable, pragmatic, and comfortable in a fast-moving environment</li><li>Exposure to large ERPs, reporting tools, or US/international accounting standards is advantageous but not essential</li><li>First and Second movers are encouraged to apply.</li></ul><p><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Why This Role?</strong></span></p><ul><li>Genuine regional APAC exposure</li><li>Complex, interesting accounting with real ownership</li><li>High-visibility role working with senior finance stakeholders</li><li>Excellent opportunity to strengthen technical accounting, controls, and reporting expertise</li></ul><p><br /><br />Please send your resume by clicking on the apply button</p><p><br /><strong>Reference Number: 06810-0013359054JM</strong></p><p><strong>This is a hybrid position.</strong></p><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. 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