CFO

Ingram Micro Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Selangor; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology distributor in Malaysia is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to oversee financial strategy and management. This role requires extensive experience in finance with a strong grasp of GAAP and the ability to influence senior executives. The ideal candidate will lead local finance teams and ensure effective budget management while cultivating a high-performing workforce.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in a multinational company.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and internal control policies.
• Ability to travel domestically or internationally.

Responsibilities

• Support strategy development and deploy business initiatives.
• Manage Ingram Micro Malaysia’s annual budget and forecasting.
• Lead several local finance teams and ensure skills and staffing.

Skills

Charismatic leadership presence

Robust executive presence

Strong financial acumen

Exceptional analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting

MBA and/or CPA-CA

Tools

SAP

Tableau

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Job Description:

Strategic Finance

• Partner closely with the Malaysia CCE and the country leadership team to support strategy development for the Ingram Micro Malaysia business and deploy strategic business initiatives and capabilities (i.e., Xvantage, go-to-market, demand generation, and others).
• Help enable the robust and controlled execution of financial targets, such as P&L and balance sheet management, revenue growth, margin/revenue mix, net income, working capital, OPEX management/leverage, ROIC, ROWC, etc.
• Lead the full-cycle management of Ingram Micro Malaysia’s annual budget and forecasting processes, including long-range, to ensure optimal understanding of revenue and margin trends, how resources are deployed, and how the business tracks relative to plans.
• Provide commercial insights across the business to exceed plan targets and lead the continuous evaluation of strategic financial objectives, including providing creative ideas/solutions that optimize margin performance (e.g., deal terms, structured finance products, pricing/incentive programs, supply chain, and operational margin optimization, operational excellence/leverage/scale, credit risk/cash/liquidity/working capital expert management).
• Partner with corporate, regional, and country functions to assess develop, and broker, the functional expertise needed to support the execution of business strategies; while liaising with regional teams, finance, ops, digital/IT, HR, legal, compliance, and others.
• Serve as key Finance liaison in support of M&A impacting Ingram Micro Malaysia.
• Maintain a strong understanding of Ingram Micro Malaysia’s complex business model, go-to market strategies, industry trends, and business risks & opportunities to provide an objective perspective and constructively evaluate commercial decisions to achieve profitability targets while ensuring decisions are grounded in solid financial criteria and governance.
• Own the numbers and financial insights and stand behind the process, governance, and controls to ensure GAAP accuracy, financial integrity, and effectiveness.
• Build a strong Finance team in all critical gatekeeping aspects and oversee end-to-end financial processes: OTC, PTP, HTP, financial close/reporting, credit/financing, tax, and external audit procedures. This includes the design and execution of proper internal controls, all in compliance with applicable regulatory frameworks, GAAP requirements, and internal policies.

Finance Operator

• Manage Ingram Micro Malaysia’s capital requirements and, in close collaboration with regionaland corporate finance teams, administer and optimize the return on Ingram Micro Malaysia’s financial position and investments, including working capital.
• Closely work with business partners in managing, optimizing, and evaluating trade-offs on working capital levels and all its major components: DSO, DIO, and DPO.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in all business processes influenced and touched by Finance that leverage new tools, automation, and best practices to improve the team's work efficiency, velocity, accuracy, control, and insightfulness.
• Direct the Ingram Micro Malaysia team to support enterprise projects to transform finance delivery models through standardizing finance processes, systems and controls, automation, and improved insight generation.

Leadership

• Lead several local teams, including finance, controllership, treasury, credit, collections, accounts receivable/payable, tax, and supply chain planning, among others.
• Ensure Finance Malaysia is appropriately skilled, staffed, and organized in all critical capabilities: commercial finance (e.g., FP&A and business finance, specialist finance (e.g., controllership, tax, treasury, controls) and operational finance (AP, AR, GL, Others) and drive for continuous bench development.
• Cultivate and lead a highly engaged and high-performing team that produces rich and impactful business insights and different solutions (including credit and financing products), financial reports, plans, and forecasts with high clarity, accuracy, and robust internal control resiliency.

What you bring to the role:
Professional Skills & Characteristics

• Charismatic leadership presence with a solid ability to partner closely with executives and develop high-performing teams, including developing benches for future business or finance leader roles.
• Robust executive presence, professional maturity, and diplomacy skills to inspire trust within the organization.
• A true business partner who works effectively and creatively with others in the organization to figure out how to successfully achieve goals while maintaining financial integrity and strong financial internal controls.
• Influence, networking, and collaboration skills to manage interdependency between global, local/function and BU’s
• Strong financial and analytical acumen and business insights with the ability to draw fast conclusions on opportunities and an obsession to act even with imperfect information.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with extensive experience advising senior leaders.
• Excellent communication and strong influencing skills across business functions; confidence to approach business leaders with difficult messages and defend positions.
• Advanced financial modeling skills and experience with SAP or other large ERP environments, as well as digital mid-layer technologies such as for process/workflow automation, data analytics, and/or visualization, is a distinct plus (OneStream, Workiva, Alteryx, Tableau, Teradata, others).
• Acting or former business unit Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for a large multinational or similar or equivalent senior finance role with full P&L, Working Capital, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow ownership.
• 15+ years of experience in a multi-national company across FP&A, commercial/business finance, analytics, controllership, financial gatekeeping, and corporate governance.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting. MBA and/or CPA-CA strongly preferred.
• Experience in technology, distribution, and supply chain heavy industries with a growing ARR revenue profile and established or evolving digital capabilities.
• Malaysia-centric experience with exposure to working in multiple jurisdictions; expanded APAC experience is a distinct plus.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, internal control policies, and procedures; USGAAP and US SOX experience is highly preferred.
• Travel Readiness: Ability to travel domestically or internationally.

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About Ingram Micro

Ingram Micro is the business behind the world’s brands with the ability to reach nearly 90 percent of the world’s population. Our diverse solutions portfolio includes advanced and specialty solutions, cloud, mobility, and commercial/consumer technologies, while enabling a global circular economy with full-service IT Asset Disposal and reverse logistics and repair services. Leveraging investments in technical, financial, and marketing resources, Ingram Micro helps customers run their businesses better and grow their technology practices faster.

Ingram Micro operates in 61 countries and reaches close to 200 countries. We have approximately 27,000 associates committed to providing our more than 161,000 customers and 1,500 vendor partners worldwide with a superior experience. Our fully digital, AI-driven business platform, known as Ingram Micro Xvantage, eliminates the friction of doing business in IT and allows our customers to have a more insightful experience both buying and managing technology. We are also fully committed to being a global steward with world-class ESG practices. Learn more at www.ingrammicro.com.

About Ingram Micro

Ingram Micro is the business behind the world’s brands with the ability to reach nearly 90 percent of the world’s population. Our diverse solutions portfolio includes advanced and specialty solutions, cloud, mobility, and commercial/consumer technologies, while enabling a global circular economy with full-service IT Asset Disposal and reverse logistics and repair services. Leveraging investments in technical, financial, and marketing resources, Ingram Micro helps customers run their businesses better and grow their technology practices faster.

Ingram Micro operates in 61 countries and reaches close to 200 countries. We have approximately 27,000 associates committed to providing our more than 161,000 customers and 1,500 vendor partners worldwide with a superior experience. Our fully digital, AI-driven business platform, known as Ingram Micro Xvantage, eliminates the friction of doing business in IT and allows our customers to have a more insightful experience both buying and managing technology. We are also fully committed to being a global steward with world-class ESG practices. Learn more at www.ingrammicro.com.

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