Assistant Manager-Finance

DP World Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.; Subang Jaya; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

DP World Malaysia seeks an Assistant Manager to support the Finance function in accounting operations, financial reporting, budgeting, audits, and SST submissions.

You will lead a small team, drive close processes, coordinate with auditors and tax agents, and help implement ERP/finance systems while ensuring compliance with internal controls and company policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CPA, or equivalent is advantageous.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
• Proven experience directly supervising or guiding junior accounting staff.
• Advanced hands-on experience managing full sets of accounts, financial reporting, corporate budgeting, audits, Malaysian statutory requirements and SST submissions.
• Proficiency in accounting principles, internal controls, and financial systems. Advanced literacy in Microsoft Excel is required.
• Strong analytical, organisational, communication skills, and a meticulous eye for detail.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain full sets of accounts for DP World Logistics Malaysia and newly acquired companies.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close and reporting processes.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team, ensuring accurate daily operations.
• Drive the annual budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis processes.
• Coordinate and support auditors for annual audit cycles.
• Coordinate with external tax agents for corporate tax returns and SST submissions.
• Lead implementation of new finance processes and ERP/financial systems.
• Enforce compliance with accounting policies and internal controls.

Skills

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Auditing

Team supervision

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

ACCA/CPA advantageous

Tools

ERP/Financial systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

We are looking for an Assistant Manager to support our Finance function in managing accounting operations, financial reporting, budgeting, audits, and statutory compliance for DP World Malaysia and its newly acquired companies.

Key Accountabilities

Prepare and maintain full sets of accounts for DP World Logistics Malaysia and any newly acquired companies to ensure financial accuracy.

Support the monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial closing and reporting processes.

Supervise, mentor, and develop a team, ensuring accurate daily operations.

Drive the annual budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis processes for DP World Logistics Malaysia.

Coordinate and support internal and external auditors to ensure seamless annual audit cycles.

Coordinate with external tax agents to manage annual corporate tax returns, compliance, and SST submissions.

Lead the implementation of new finance processes, internal controls, and ERP/financial systems as required by regional or global management.

Enforce strict compliance with accounting policies, internal controls, and standard operating procedures.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.

Professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CPA, or equivalent is advantageous.

Minimum 5 years of progressive accounting or finance experience.

Proven experience directly supervising or guiding junior accounting staff.

Advanced hands‑on experience managing full sets of accounts, financial reporting, corporate budgeting, audits, Malaysian statutory requirements and SST submissions.

Proficiency in accounting principles, internal controls, and financial systems. Advanced literacy in Microsoft Excel is required.

Strong analytical, organisational, communication skills, and a meticulous eye for detail.

Note: The advertised job title is being used for Talent Attraction and job advertisement.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 114,000 employees from 162 nationalities, spanning 78 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future. In Asia Pacific, DP World employs almost 10,000 people, and has ports and terminals in 18 locations.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end‑to‑end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What’s more, we’re reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.