Job Description

What's the role?
Director Accounting plays a crucial role in overseeing accounting strategies and payroll for several legal entities. The position requires strategic financial oversight, ensuring compliance with tax laws and regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions. Additionally, the leadership expectations--managing a sizable team, balancing autonomy with reporting to the Corporate Controller, and making financial decisions for the legal entities in scope.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee all accounting operations for 12 legal entities in the APAC region, including general ledger, fixed assets, financial reporting, payroll, tax & statutory compliance and inventory (revenue and AR is excluded).
• Corporate Tax for the applicable legal entities in cooperation with the Tax department
• Treasury accounting/Cash management in cooperation with the Treasury department.
• Manage and maintain an effective internal control environment aligned with our SOX framework in cooperation with HERE's Internal Audit team.
• Drive the consolidated HERE Group external audit for the APAC entities in scope
• Lead, mentor a group of accounting professionals
• Strategic decisions related to general accounting, fixed assets, financial reporting, payroll, tax compliance, treasury accounting, , and inventory accounting.
• Managing financial operations across 12 legal entities in the APAC region ensuring completeness and correctness of its financial reporting.
• Responsible for ensuring statutory compliance, financial transparency, and governance adherence, while also driving operational efficiency.
• Provides inputs to decisions directly impacting cost management and owns financial reporting accuracy
• Accountable for booking treasury activities to maintain financial integrity
• Works autonomously, making decisions while ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Reports to the Corporate Controller and has latitude in leading teams
• Oversees accounting and financial management across multiple legal entities with impact on decision-making in several key areas
• Accountable for maintaining accounting filing requirements, audits (including support of the Group Audit annually), and regulatory obligations across multiple jurisdictions

Who are you?

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• A Master's degree (MBA, MAcc, or equivalent) is often preferred, especially for strategic leaders
• 10+ years of progressive experience in accounting, finance, or related fields
• 5+ years in leadership roles, managing teams and overseeing financial operations
• Experience in multi-entity financial management, compliance, and strategic planning
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to align financial strategies with business objectives
• Leadership & Governance: Expertise in managing teams, ensuring compliance, and driving operational efficiency
• Financial Acumen: Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting, and risk management
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Ability to work across departments, including Finance, other accounting teams, Treasury, and Legal
• Regulatory Compliance: Knowledge of international accounting standards and governance frameworks.

HERE is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
Who are we?
HERE Technologies is a location data and technology platform company. We empower our customers to achieve better outcomes - from helping a city manage its infrastructure or a business optimize its assets to guiding drivers to their destination safely.
At HERE, we take it upon ourselves to be the change we wish to see. We create solutions that fuel innovation, provide opportunity, and foster inclusion to improve people's lives. If you are inspired by an open world and driven to create positive change, join us.