Finance Lead

Overview

Reporting to the APAC Financial Controller, this senior role will own financial control, statutory reporting and tax outcomes across Susquehanna’s Asia Pacific entities, spanning Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, India and China.

You will provide leadership to the broader APAC accounting team, act as a key point of contact for auditors, tax authorities and regulators across the region, and partner directly with trading desks and business leaders on budgeting, forecasting and financial performance.

This is an opportunity to take broad ownership across a genuinely multi-jurisdictional finance function while helping shape how the team, controls and processes evolve as the APAC business continues to scale.

Four Reasons to Join Susquehanna’s Team

• Regional ownership: You will own the full financial control, statutory and tax outcomes for Susquehanna’s Asia Pacific entities across Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, India and China.
• Leadership opportunity: You will lead, mentor and grow the APAC accounting team, playing a direct role in shaping the team’s development and structure as the region scales.
• Senior stakeholder exposure: You will build senior relationships with stakeholders both onshore and offshore, including regional business leaders, auditors and global finance leadership.
• Opportunity to shape the function: You will help drive the evolution of the APAC finance function through automation, stronger controls and continuous improvement across a complex multi-jurisdictional footprint.

What you’ll do

• Own financial control, statutory reporting and tax outcomes across Susquehanna’s APAC entities.
• Lead and develop the broader APAC accounting team, supporting capability development and effective delivery across the region.
• Oversee statutory financial reporting and tax compliance requirements across multiple APAC jurisdictions.
• Act as a key point of contact for external auditors, tax advisers, tax authorities and regulators.
• Partner with trading desks and regional business leaders on budgeting, forecasting and financial performance.
• Maintain effective financial controls and identify opportunities to strengthen processes, reporting and governance.
• Lead complex, cross-border finance initiatives across multiple entities and time zones.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement across finance systems, reporting tools and accounting processes.
• Work closely with regional and global finance stakeholders to ensure local requirements are delivered within the broader finance framework.

What we’re looking for

• Degree and postgraduate professional qualification, such as CPA or CA, in a relevant field such as Finance or Accounting.
• 10–15 years’ post-qualification experience, ideally gained across the APAC region, including demonstrated experience managing or leading a finance or accounting team.
• Proven ownership of statutory financial reporting, tax compliance and external audit relationships across multiple jurisdictions.
• Financial services experience is essential, for example within proprietary trading, banking, broker-dealer, asset management or a similar environment. Direct trading firm experience is advantageous.
• Knowledge of securities products, including equities, futures, options and other OTC instruments, and an understanding of how they are priced and flow through financial and management accounts.
• Working knowledge of IFRS and local reporting standards across the APAC region, including relevant exposure to AASB, SFRS, HKFRS, Japan GAAP, Taiwan IFRS, Ind AS, PRC GAAP and US GAAP.
• Demonstrated experience managing senior stakeholder relationships, both internally with trading desks, business leaders and global finance teams, and externally with auditors, tax advisers and regulators.
• Experience or a strong interest in using AI tools to improve finance processes and analysis. Exposure to automation or coding, such as Python, VBA or similar, is highly desirable.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, with experience driving improvements to finance systems and reporting tools.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-border projects and manage competing deadlines across multiple entities and time zones.

What’s in it for you

• Our flat hierarchy enables you to drive meaningful impact, by leveraging your expertise and taking ownership.
• Private healthcare and gym allowances, plus wellness initiatives.
• Additional leave entitlements including marriage leave and 2 bonus days annually. 
• Fully stocked kitchen, with daily breakfast and lunch.
• Regular social, sporting and community events including annual poker tournament.
• Matched donations and corporate discounts.
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About Susquehanna

Susquehanna is a global quantitative trading firm powered by scientific rigor, curiosity, and innovation. Our culture is intellectually driven and highly collaborative, bringing together researchers, engineers, and traders to design and deploy impactful strategies in our systematic trading environment. To meet the unique challenges of global markets, Susquehanna applies machine learning and advanced quantitative research to vast datasets in order to uncover actionable insights and build effective strategies. By uniting deep market expertise with cutting-edge technology, we excel in solving complex problems and pushing boundaries together.

What we do 

Susquehanna’s deep integration of trading, technology and quant research makes us experts in trading essentially all listed financial products and asset classes, with a focus on derivatives. We handle millions of trading transactions around the world every day as both a market maker and market taker. Our efforts provide liquidity and ensure competitive prices for buyers and sellers. While our presence in the market is broad, our trading desks are highly specialized to allow for a deep understanding of the unique drivers of each asset class.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.

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