Our client is a global investment platform with a growing public markets asset management business across APAC. They are hiring a Finance Director / CFO, Public Markets to lead the regional finance function from Singapore, supporting senior stakeholders across fund finance, reporting, governance, controls, and business partnering.

This is a newly created senior finance leadership role within a lean and growing platform. The role would suit someone hands-on, commercially minded, and looking to step into broader regional ownership across Singapore, Hong Kong, and China.

Responsibilities for the Finance Director / CFO, Public Markets:

Lead and own the finance function for the APAC public markets business, covering Singapore, Hong Kong, and China
Act as the senior finance partner locally, supporting senior stakeholders and the investment team across finance, reporting, governance, and business planning matters
Manage and develop a lean finance team, with scope to build out the function as the platform continues to grow
Oversee fund finance operations, including NAV oversight, valuation governance, investor reporting, management reporting, and financial controls
Coordinate closely with fund administrators, auditors, advisors, and external service providers to ensure timely and accurate reporting
Oversee audits, regulatory reporting, compliance-related finance processes, and internal control frameworks
Strengthen finance processes, documentation, and governance standards as the business scales across the region
Partner with senior stakeholders across the investment platform to support portfolio oversight, operational execution, and longer-term planning
Provide commercial input on fund structures, scalability, operational improvements, and finance-related business decisions
Communicate financial matters clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders in a senior, practical, and commercially relevant manner

Requirements for the Finance Director / CFO, Public Markets:

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics or a related field
Around 9 to 12 years of relevant finance experience, ideally within asset management, hedge funds, family offices, public markets platforms or investment environments
Strong hands-on finance background across fund finance, controllership, financial reporting, audits, controls, and external service provider management
Prior experience working with fund administrators, auditors, advisors, investors, and senior internal stakeholders
Exposure to public markets, open-ended fund structures, equities, multi-asset strategies or investment platforms would be preferred
Experience operating across APAC or multi-jurisdictional environments would be advantageous
Big 4 to buy-side backgrounds, or finance professionals from investment platforms with strong operational finance exposure, would be well aligned
Mandarin capability would be beneficial but is not essential
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders and investment teams
Hands-on, pragmatic, adaptable, and comfortable operating in a lean environment with broad ownership
Commercially minded, detail-oriented, and motivated by long-term platform building rather than title alone

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