Finance Director - APAC Region

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Neogen is seeking an accomplished Finance Director - APAC to provide strategic financial leadership across its Asia Pacific operations. Based in South Korea, Singapore, Japan, or China, this senior regional role will shape financial strategy, strengthen governance and controls, and partner with business leaders to support sustainable growth and operational excellence. Reporting to Corporate Finance leadership, you will lead a diverse regional finance agenda in a dynamic multinational environment supporting food safety, animal health, and public health.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead financial management across APAC legal entities and operations, including financial planning and analysis, accounting, treasury, tax, statutory reporting, internal controls, and governance.
• Develop and deliver regional financial strategies, annual budgets, forecasts, long-range plans, and management reporting aligned with corporate requirements and business priorities.
• Partner with regional commercial, operational, and corporate leaders to analyse performance, address variances, improve profitability, and provide clear, actionable financial recommendations.
• Lead, develop, and support regional finance teams, establishing clear objectives, strengthening capability, and supporting succession and development planning.
• Ensure robust financial controls, accurate accounting records, timely statutory filings, and compliance with applicable accounting standards, corporate policies, and local regulatory requirements.
• Manage relationships with auditors, tax advisers, banks, insurers, and other external partners, while supporting strategic projects including capital investments, business expansion, acquisitions, integrations, and restructuring activities.
  

Job Requirements

• Significant progressive finance leadership experience in a multinational, regulated, manufacturing, life sciences, or similarly complex business environment.
• Professional accounting qualification or an equivalent recognised finance credential.
• Demonstrated expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and analysis, management reporting, statutory reporting, audit, tax, and internal control frameworks.
• Proven experience leading finance teams across multiple countries, business units, or legal entities and partnering effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial acumen and analytical capability, with the ability to translate complex financial information into practical business insight and recommendations.
• Fluent written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across APAC cultures and time zones and travel regionally or internationally as business needs require.
  

Experience working across APAC markets, within a US-headquartered or publicly listed organisation, or in life sciences, food safety, animal health, diagnostics, agriculture, or related sectors will be advantageous. Experience with regional treasury, foreign exchange, intercompany accounting, transfer pricing, and ERP systems such as Sage 200 or comparable platforms is also valued.

What We Offer

• A senior regional leadership role with meaningful influence on APAC business performance, growth, and strategic direction.
• The opportunity to collaborate with experienced regional and global leaders on high-impact financial and operational initiatives.
• A collaborative and inclusive environment that values accountability, continuous improvement, sound judgement, and diverse perspectives.
• Professional development opportunities and broad exposure to regional and corporate finance activities.
• The opportunity to contribute to products and services that support food safety, animal health, and public health.
• A standard benefits package.
  

If you are a strategic, commercially minded finance leader with the expertise to guide a complex APAC organisation through growth, governance, and transformation, we encourage you to apply. Join Neogen and help shape the financial future of a business making an important contribution to global health and safety.

From inside the farm gate to our dinner plates, Neogen protects the world’s food supply. Through a variety of animal healthcare products, to food safety solutions for dangerous bacteria, allergens, toxins, drug residues and much more, Neogen is there — and you can be too.