SSC Head - US industrial company

SSC Leadership

· Lead the APAC SSC organization covering General Ledger Accounting and Finance Operations, with full ownership of end-to-end regional accounting service delivery.

· Develop and execute the SSC strategy to enhance scalability, productivity, service quality, control effectiveness, and employee experience across APAC entities.

· Optimize organization structure, resource allocation, role clarity, and escalation mechanisms to ensure stable, high-quality, and consistent service delivery.

· Serve as the primary escalation point for complex accounting, operational, compliance, and cross-country service issues, ensuring disciplined root-cause resolution and sustainable countermeasures.

Financial Closing & Reporting

· Ensure timely, accurate, and well-controlled month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes across APAC entities.

· Maintain compliance with US GAAP, local statutory requirements, corporate accounting policies, and regional finance governance standards.

· Strengthen balance sheet governance by reviewing reconciliations, clearing aged items, improving account ownership, and ensuring traceable evidence for key judgments and adjustments.

· Act as a regional finance data center by improving data quality, reporting discipline, and insight generation to support management reporting and leadership decision-making.

· Partner with regional and global finance leaders to anticipate reporting needs, explain financial implications, and drive corrective actions when risks or gaps are identified.

Internal Controls, Compliance & Risk Management

· Maintain a robust SOX and internal control environment across APAC, embedding control requirements into daily workflows and system-enabled processes.

· Lead internal and external audit coordination, management action plans, remediation tracking, and evidence-based closure of findings.

· Ensure compliance with Delegation of Authority, corporate policies, statutory requirements, and the Company Code of Conduct.

· Proactively identify financial, operational, compliance, and process risks; escalate appropriately; and implement mitigation plans with clear owners, timelines, and follow-up mechanisms.

Process Excellence & Digital Transformation

· Drive end-to-end process standardization, harmonization, and simplification across APAC countries. Continuously optimize closing processes, shorten closing cycles and enhance the efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting.

· Identify and execute automation opportunities through ERP platforms, Power Platform, AI-enabled tools, and digital workflows to reduce manual work.

· Build a structured governance model for process documentation, knowledge management, standard work ownership, and ongoing process health reviews.

· change management by translating transformation priorities into practical actions, clear communication, stakeholder alignment, and sustained behavioral adoption.

People Leadership & Talent Development

· Lead, coach, and develop a diverse APAC accounting and finance operations team, setting clear expectations and providing timely, evidence-based feedback.

· Build a sustainable talent pipeline through succession planning, role-based development, job rotation, coaching routines, and exposure to cross-country and cross-functional assignments.

· Model inclusive leadership by creating an environment where employees feel respected, engaged, empowered, and accountable for continuous growth.

· Strengthen organizational resilience by building bench strength, reducing single-point dependency, and enabling the team to support evolving business and system transformation needs.