Assistant Finance Manager

PALATERIUM SDN. BHD.; Kuala Lumpur; Sur place; MYR 100 000 - 145 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

PALATERIUM SDN. BHD. is seeking a skilled finance professional in the Klang Valley to lead group consolidation, intercompany accounting, and financial reporting. You will liaise with auditors, tax agents, and management to ensure accurate statutory and internal reporting.

The role requires 4–6 years of experience, knowledge of MFRS, and proficiency in Oracle, Excel, and PowerPoint. This position is based on-site in Malaysia, with involvement in F&B-related multi-entity operations.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
• Minimum 4-6 years of relevant finance and accounting experience, preferably with a group or multi-entity environment.
• Hands-on experience in group consolidation and financial reporting is essential.
• Experience in dealing with external auditors and tax agents is preferred.
• Experience in F&B, retail, franchise, or multi-outlet operations is highly desirable.
• Experience with Malaysian tax matters, intercompany accounting, and lease accounting is an advantage.
• Good knowledge of MFRS and Malaysian tax requirements, including income tax, SST, and transfer pricing.
• Practical knowledge of group consolidation, intercompany accounting, and MFRS 16 lease accounting.
• Proficient in Oracle accounting systems, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsabilités

• Prepare monthly group consolidation accounts and group reports, including intercompany elimination and reconciliation.
• Assist in monthly group management reports and selected reports to JV partners.
• Co-prepare monthly Sales, EBITDA, and HOD reports and ensure consistency with the underlying financial records.
• Review monthly P&L and balance sheet accounts for assigned entities and follow up on unusual movements or outstanding items.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and ensure long-outstanding items are investigated and cleared.
• Prepare and review intercompany charging schedules and ensure charges are accurately recorded by the relevant group entities.
• Coordinate management cost charges, IT cost recovery, barista cost charges, and other group recharges as assigned.
• Perform intercompany reconciliations and investigate differences between related entities.
• Assist in ensuring intercompany transactions are properly supported and consistently accounted for across the group.
• Maintain and update Right-of-Use (ROU) asset schedules, including additions, modifications, depreciation, interest, lease term changes, and lease terminations.
• Prepare supporting workings for lease accounting and ensure relevant accounting entries are properly recorded.
• Assist in reviewing accounting treatments for lease-related transactions and liaise with auditors on related queries.
• Assist the Finance Manager in guiding and coaching Finance Executives on accounting treatments, month-end issues, and accounting enquiries.
• Review accounting entries and supporting schedules prepared by Finance Executives and provide guidance on corrections where required.
• Act as a first-level escalation point for accounting queries before matters are referred to the Finance Manager.
• Promote consistent accounting practices and reporting across group entities.
• Assist in maintaining the Chart of Accounts and department set-up to support consistent group reporting.
• Support improvements to accounting processes, reporting workflows, reconciliations, and finance controls.
• Assist with finance system and reporting enhancements, including Oracle and related reporting tools.
• Support the Finance Manager in ad-hoc financial analysis, projects, and other finance initiatives as required.

Connaissances

Group consolidation

Intercompany accounting

Financial reporting

Audit coordination

Oracle

Excel

PowerPoint

Tax knowledge

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Outils

Oracle

Excel

PowerPoint

Description du poste

Prepare monthly group consolidation accounts and group reports, covering intercompany elimination and reconciliation.

Assist in the preparation and review of monthly group management reports and selected reports to JV partners.

Co-prepare monthly Sales, EBITDA, and HOD reports and ensure consistency with the underlying financial records.

Review monthly P&L and balance sheet accounts for assigned entities and follow up on unusual movements or outstanding items.

Perform balance sheet reconciliations and ensure long-outstanding items are investigated and cleared.

Intercompany Accounting and Group Charges

Prepare and review intercompany charging schedules and ensure charges are accurately recorded by the relevant group entities.

Coordinate management cost charges, IT cost recovery, barista cost charges, and other group recharges as assigned.

Perform intercompany reconciliations and investigate differences between related entities.

Assist in ensuring intercompany transactions are properly supported and consistently accounted for across the group.

Tax and Statutory Matters

Act as a key finance contact for tax agents and coordinate responses to tax-related enquiries and information requests.

Review tax computations, tax schedules, and supporting workings prepared by tax agents, and follow up on discrepancies or clarification points.

Assist in monitoring compliance with Malaysian tax requirements, including income tax, SST, and transfer pricing matters.

Keep abreast of relevant accounting and tax developments and highlight matters requiring management attention.

Audit & External Stakeholders

Liaise with external auditors on audit requests, schedules, supporting documents, and accounting queries.

Prepare and maintain group consolidation audit working files and supporting schedules.

Coordinate with finance executives and relevant departments to obtain information required for audit and statutory reporting.

Assist in review of audited financial statements and follow up on audit adjustments and outstanding matters with the Finance Manager

ROU, Lease & Accounting Schedules

Maintain and update Right-of-Use (ROU) asset schedules, including additions, modifications, depreciation, interest, lease term changes, and lease terminations.

Prepare supporting workings for lease accounting and ensure relevant accounting entries are properly recorded.

Assist in reviewing accounting treatments for lease-related transactions and liaise with auditors on related queries.

Finance Team Support & Accounting Guidance

Assist the Finance Manager in guiding and coaching Finance Executives on accounting treatments, month-end issues, and accounting enquiries.

Review accounting entries and supporting schedules prepared by Finance Executives and provide guidance on corrections where required.

Act as a first-level escalation point for accounting queries before matters are referred to the Finance Manager.

Promote consistent accounting practices and reporting across group entities.

Controls, Systems & Process Improvement

Assist in maintaining the Chart of Accounts and department set-up to support consistent group reporting.

Support improvements to accounting processes, reporting workflows, reconciliations, and finance controls.

Assist with finance system and reporting enhancements, including Oracle and related reporting tools.

Support the Finance Manager in ad-hoc financial analysis, projects, and other finance initiatives as required.

JOB REQUIREMENT

Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline

Minimum 4-6 years of relevant finance and accounting experience, preferably with experience in a group or multi-entity environment.

Hands-on experience in group consolidation and financial reporting is essential.

Experience in dealing with external auditors and tax agents is preferred.

Experience in F&B, retail, franchise, or multi-outlet operations is highly desirable.

Experience with Malaysian tax matters, intercompany accounting, and lease accounting is an advantage

Good knowledge of MFRS and Malaysian tax requirements, including income tax, SST, and transfer pricing.

Practical knowledge of group consolidation, intercompany accounting, and MFRS 16 lease accounting.

Proficient in Oracle accounting systems, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint

We are a fast growing and expanding company embarks in F&B business located in Klang Valley area and consists of the following brands.

HWC Coffee

HWC Coffee was founded in 2016 by a team of a passionate cupper, a bean seeker, and five roasters. Everyone has their own exclusive tastes of coffee, we are here to explore them with you.

A good cup of coffee starts and ends with good coffee beans. We serve coffee from farm to cup. We own our own coffee estate in Panama. We strictly select the best coffee beans from various origins around the world to ensure the consistency of quality. Based on your exclusive choice of taste, we serve you halal and custom-flavour coffee.

In line with our continuous expansion plan, we are looking for highly motivated and dynamic individuals to be a part of our team.

We are a fast growing and expanding company embarks in F&B business located in Klang Valley area and consists of the following brands.

HWC Coffee

HWC Coffee was founded in 2016 by a team of a passionate cupper, a bean seeker, and five roasters. Everyone has their own exclusive tastes of coffee, we are here to explore them with you.

A good cup of coffee starts and ends with good coffee beans. We serve coffee from farm to cup. We own our own coffee estate in Panama. We strictly select the best coffee beans from various origins around the world to ensure the consistency of quality. Based on your exclusive choice of taste, we serve you halal and custom-flavour coffee.

In line with our continuous expansion plan, we are looking for highly motivated and dynamic individuals to be a part of our team.