Finance leadership is one of the roles we search for most often, from group chief financial officers to finance directors and controllers for country businesses and plants. Most of these searches are in Singapore and Indonesia, with others across Asia, the Gulf and Europe.
Clients usually want a CFO who runs reporting, treasury and controls well and is also a partner to the chief executive on strategy, funding and acquisitions. For country and plant roles they want finance leaders who know local tax and reporting and can build a team.
We assess candidates against the brief, including the technical depth the role needs, and check references with care before a client makes an offer.
What clients usually look for
- Reporting, controls and audit in a group or listed company
- Treasury, funding and banking relationships
- Tax and statutory reporting in the countries concerned
- Partnering the chief executive on strategy, investment and acquisitions
- Building and leading a finance team
Current searches
Questions clients and candidates ask
What kinds of finance roles does Maxima search for?
Group chief financial officers, finance directors, financial controllers and heads of finance for country businesses and plants, mostly in industrial, commodities and energy companies.
Where are these finance roles based?
Mostly Singapore and Indonesia, with others across Asia, the Gulf and Europe.
We assess every candidate on experience and ability alone. We follow Singapore’s Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices and the Fair Consideration Framework, and we already work to the standard of the Workplace Fairness Act 2025. We never charge candidates a fee. How we hire fairly