binance - APAC Controller & Vertical Finance Lead

• Financial Controllership & Day-to-Day Finance Management • Own end-to-end finance operations for several APAC legal entities across multiple jurisdictions, including month-end and year-end closing processes. • Oversee bank, asset, intercompany, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and balance sheet reconciliations. • Review and approve journal entries, accruals, provisions, invoices, payment requests, and other accounting records. • Prepare and review financial statements and management reports in accordance with applicable accounting standards and group policies. • Ensure timely completion of regulatory, statutory, tax, and compliance-related filings in partnership with internal teams and external advisors. • Manage day-to-day relationships with banks, vendors, accounting service providers, tax advisors, auditors, and other external stakeholders. • Partner closely with Treasury, Tax, Global Accounting, Legal, Compliance, and business teams to ensure smooth financial operations. • Accounting Quality & Financial Reporting • Ensure complete, accurate, and timely accounting for all responsible entities, including oversight of local accounting and tax vendors where applicable. • Review and define accounting treatments and methodologies for new business activities, products, and operational flows. • Maintain strong financial discipline by validating journal entries, reviewing reconciliations, and ensuring proper documentation of accounting judgments. • Identify and resolve accounting issues, reporting gaps, and process inconsistencies across entities and jurisdictions. • Support the continuous improvement of accounting systems, financial reporting processes, and closing procedures. • Internal Controls & Governance • Develop, document, and maintain business processes, accounting policies, and internal control procedures to support a strong control environment. • Ensure compliance with group accounting policies, delegated authority frameworks, and internal control requirements. • Maintain accurate, complete, and well-documented financial records to support internal reviews, audits, and regulatory inquiries. • Identify control gaps, operational risks, and process weaknesses, and drive timely remediation. • Promote a culture of accountability, transparency, and financial discipline across the region. • Audit Coordination • Lead and coordinate external audits for responsible APAC entities, ensuring timely completion and high-quality audit deliverables. • Act as the key point of contact for auditors, local finance teams, external accounting partners, and internal stakeholders. • Prepare and review audit schedules, supporting documentation, financial statements, and management representation materials. • Address audit findings, resolve open issues, and implement corrective actions where needed. • Support statutory audits, group audits, tax audits, and other regulatory reviews as required. • Annual Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting • Lead the annual budgeting and rolling forecast processes for the APAC vertical, including revenue, marketing, operating expenses, headcount, and local spend. • Partner with business leaders and management to align financial targets with strategic priorities. • Monitor actual performance against budget and forecast, identify variances, and provide clear explanations and actionable recommendations. • Drive high P&L forecast accuracy throughout the fiscal year to support timely business decisions and resource allocation. • Provide financial input into investment decisions, cost optimization initiatives, and regional growth plans. • Business Partnership & Strategic Analysis • Act as a trusted finance partner to regional and vertical management teams, providing clear, data-driven, and commercially relevant insights. • Build financial models, scenario analyses, and business cases to support strategic decision-making. • Translate financial results and trends into practical recommendations for senior stakeholders. • Support new market, product, and operational initiatives by assessing financial implications, risks, controls, and reporting requirements. • Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure Finance is embedded early in business planning and execution. • Process Improvement & Automation • Drive continuous improvement in accounting, reporting, forecasting, and finance operations processes. • Identify opportunities to automate manual work, streamline workflows, improve data quality, and enhance reporting efficiency. • Implement best practices in financial reporting, closing processes, reconciliations, and controls. • Partner with systems, data, and finance transformation teams to enhance enterprise-level finance tools and reporting capabilities. • Support scalable finance infrastructure as the business grows across the region. • Team Leadership & Development • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of finance professionals across the region. • Foster a collaborative, accountable, and results-oriented team culture. • Set clear priorities, performance expectations, and development plans for team members. • Partner with Central Finance to deliver training on accounting standards, financial policies, reporting requirements, and internal controls. • Build finance capabilities to support business complexity, regulatory expectations, and organizational growth.