Specialist, Corporate Controlling Asia Pacific

The incumbent is responsible for overseeing and coordinating finance-related processes, including budget planning, regional reporting, financial performance monitoring, corrective action tracking, business case support, and profitability analysis, as well as ensuring reliable management reporting across corporate units, divisions, and other relevant structures.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver detailed reports covering divisions and functional areas in Asia Pacific, providing timely updates on overhead cost spending and headcount status to support target achievement for Board Members and Corporate Functions Managers in the APAC region.
• Develop, document, and maintain processes and templates for Functions Costs and FTE to standardize and streamline budget planning and actual analysis, supporting planning activities and coordination with HQ counterparts.
• Act as a business partner for Corporate Functions Managers within APAC by supporting financial reporting requirements, liaising with local Controlling teams to ensure correct allocation of costs and headcounts, and facilitating the monthly forecast process.
• Represent the APAC region as Function Controlling TPO and collaborate with HQ and local Controlling teams on functional processes, tools, and reporting calendars related to budget planning, transfer protocols, legal entity planning, and restatements.
• Lead Functions Costs projects such as top spending categories and cost containment initiatives by ensuring accurate data collection, analysis, and summarization.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of organizational and reporting structures.
• Support the implementation of structural changes and application of Group standards across the region.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in Controlling within a manufacturing, automotive, industrial, or similar environment.
• Experience supporting system deployment and updates, including Power BI Dashboards and Jedox.
• Proven experience in regional budget planning and spending monitoring across multiple legal entities.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal stakeholders on headcounts, financials, and reporting structures.
• Experience with SAP ERP and strong proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization.
• Strong knowledge of Controlling and/or Accounting functions.
• Strong analytical skills, ability to work under pressure, and initiative to drive improvements.
• Experience handling large data sets for reporting and trend analysis.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently.