Vice President, Financial Controller

We’re looking for a Vice President, Financial Controller for one of the largest Hi-tech manufacturing companies to be based in Asia (Taipei or Shanghai). This senior leadership role reports to the corporate CFO, overseeing the company’s accounting operations, financial statements, business controlling, and internal audits across 30+ sites globally. A professional accounting qualification license (CPA, CA, or ACCA) is required.
 
Responsibilities:

• Oversee all accounting operations, including the general ledger, consolidations, intercompany transactions, journal entries, and close processes. Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial statements.
• Direct the preparation of public company financial disclosures, in collaboration with legal and investor relations.
• Maintain accounting policy documentation and ensure consistent application across subsidiaries and regions.
• Serve as the internal subject matter expert for complex and emerging accounting issues, including revenue recognition, leases, equity-based compensation, and M&A accounting.
• Evaluate and implement new accounting standards and lead accounting treatment memos and technical documentation.
• Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing monitoring of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX). Coordinate annual SOX testing and remediation efforts in partnership with internal audit and business process owners.
• Proactively identify and address risks in the control environment and recommend process enhancements.
• Lead coordination with external auditors for annual audits, quarterly reviews, and internal control audits. Manage financial statement audit process, ensuring timely support, clear communication, and minimal disruptions.
• Oversee statutory audits and compliance for international subsidiaries, ensuring local regulatory compliance.

 
Requirements:

• 15~25 years’ combined experience in Accounting and/or Financial Controlling; currently/previously holding a title of CFO or (Sr.) Director or Vice President of Finance, Accounting, or Controller in a public/listed company.  
• Demonstrated experience with technical accounting, SOX/internal controls, and preparation of public company financial statements
• Minimum 5 years in a senior leadership role (Director and above), managing multiple Controller teams in a large-scale company (US$2B+ turnover/year). Electronics/Semiconductor Manufacturing industry is highly preferred.
• Experience managing multi-entity and multi-currency accounting operations.
• Strong analytical skills and financial knowledge, including tax policies. Familiar with costing analysis and costing models.
• High level of business ethics, and excellent commercial acumen. Strong oral communication and people management skills; positive work attitude. Ability to adapt to business dynamics.
• CPA (Certified Public Accountant), CA (Chartered Accountant), ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), or equivalent professional accounting qualification (required and in good standing)
• Full-working proficiency in English and Mandarin Chinese
• Master/bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

 
For more information and a confidential conversation, please email your professional CV to Janet.Yeh@morganphilips.com. Please note, that while Morgan Philips welcomes and appreciates all candidate response, volume of replies allows us to respond to short-listed candidates only. Resumes are collected for recruitment purposes only.