Finance Business Partner

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

Finance Business Partner, APAC

Location : Sydney

Description

The Finance Business Partner - APAC will play a critical role in partnering with Regional Business Leaders and Finance Teams to enhance financial planning, reporting, and decision-making across the APAC region. The role will lead the standardisation and optimisation of budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting processes, ensuring consistency, transparency, and efficiency across countries and business units.

A key objective of this position is to establish scalable regional processes that proactively meet ExCo, Group Finance and business requirements. Reporting directly to the Regional CFO, the role will act as a bridge between Group FP&A, Regional Leadership Teams, and Local Finance Teams to drive alignment, governance, and continuous improvement.

What you will be doing

• Partner with Regional Business Heads to provide financial insights that support strategic decision-making and operational performance.

• Collaborate with Regional Finance Leaders to improve the quality, consistency, and timeliness of financial information.

• Act as a trusted advisor to regional stakeholders on planning, performance management, and business initiatives.

• Lead and coordinate the annual budget and periodic forecasting processes across APAC.

• Develop and implement standard planning methodologies, templates, assumptions, and timelines across the region.

• Drive consistency in forecast accuracy, financial analysis, and management reporting.

• Ensure robust alignment between regional forecasts and Group FP&A requirements.

• Oversee the regional monthly reporting process to ensure accurate, timely, and actionable performance information.

• Establish standard reporting packs, KPIs, and management dashboards across APAC.

• Identify and explain key business drivers, risks, opportunities, and variances to budget and forecast.

• Support regional leadership teams in performance reviews and business planning discussions.

• Lead initiatives to standardise financial planning and reporting outputs across APAC.

• Design and document regional finance processes and governance frameworks.

• Identify opportunities for automation, process simplification, and enhanced use of financial systems and tools.

• Reduce manual effort and eliminate duplication through the implementation of consistent regional practices.

• Drive a culture of continuous improvement across the APAC finance organisation.

• Partner closely with Group FP&A to understand evolving reporting, budgeting, and forecasting requirements.

• Translate Group requirements into efficient regional processes and operating models.

• Coordinate with finance, operations, HR, and other functional teams to ensure data integrity and alignment.

• Establish strong relationships across regional and country finance teams to drive adoption of standardised processes

• Support the integrity of financial planning and reporting processes across the region.

• Ensure compliance with corporate policies, reporting standards, and internal control requirements.

• Promote accountability and ownership for financial results throughout the organisation.

Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related discipline.

• Professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent).

• Significant experience in FP&A, commercial finance or business partnering.

• 10 years of finance leadership experience within complex, multi-entity organisations.

• Experience supporting multiple countries or business units.

• Strong financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting capabilities.

• Proven track record in finance process improvement and transformation initiatives.

• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.

• Advanced Excel and financial systems experience, preferably leveraging AI.

What you will get in return:

· A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business;

· Competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience;

· Training and development opportunities

Additional information:

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.

We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.

For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please https://www.apexgroup.com/corporate-social-responsibility/

“Personal data provided by job applicant(s) will be used for recruitment purposes only and will be treated strictly confidential. Such personal data can be accessed by different Apex stakeholders within and out of country for the consideration of the job application hereunder. Application made by the job applicant(s) constitutes the irrevocable consent of the job applicant for her/his personal data to be used by Apex stakeholders within or outside country for the purpose of this recruitment.”

Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.