Description
Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp, providing various services including food delivery, financial management, and transportation.
You will report to the Regional Business Finance Manager for Grab's B2B portfolio (GrabAds, GrabForBusiness, and adjacent corporate client businesses), combining technical accounting expertise with strong business partnering to keep our fast-growing segment audit-ready as it scales.
The Critical Tasks You Will Perform:
- Partner early with product, operations, and commercial teams on upcoming initiatives , surfacing accounting implications before launch and advising on operational processes so downstream reporting stays clean and auditable.
- Determine and own the accounting treatment for new B2B product offerings and business initiatives in accordance with IFRS, resolving ambiguous positions together with technical accounting teams.
- Own the regional accounting framework for B2B products across SEA , driving consistent application across business verticals and countries, and correcting deviations in partnership with local controllers and FP&As.
- Identify and remediate historical misalignments in revenue or cost accounting in a controlled, auditable manner, and maintain written accounting positions to support audit readiness.
- Oversee the finance reporting process for the B2B business end-to-end, aligning with process, data, and systems owners on design and governance while execution is delegated to country finance or SSC teams.
- Act as the regional point of contact for group-level financial audit and SOX for the B2B portfolio , fielding auditor queries, guiding country teams through local audits, and flagging control risks from business changes ahead of audit scoping.
QUALIFICATIONS: What Essential Skills You Will Need:
- Technical Accounting & Controls – 5-8 years of experience in controllership, technical accounting, or audit, with deep expertise in IFRS and internal controls.
- Regional & Industry Expertise – Experience supporting multi-country operations and diverse business models, with exposure to digital platform, marketplace and advertising being advantageous.
- Stakeholder Management & Influence – Strong collaborator who can simplify complex accounting matters, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and drive alignment without direct authority.
- Commercial Judgment & Execution – Structured problem-solver who balances accounting rigour with business practicality, exercises sound judgment in ambiguous situations, and independently manages multiple priorities and workstreams.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Life at Grab:
- We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
- With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
- Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
- We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
- Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours