Chief Financial Officer, Malaysia

CMA CGM Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 480,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

CMA CGM Malaysia Sdn Bhd is seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer to lead the finance function for Malaysia and Singapore cluster. Reporting to the General Manager, you will drive financial performance, ensure accurate reporting, strengthen internal controls and manage cash flow to support key business decisions.

You will oversee budgeting, forecasting, treasury, and pricing strategy, while building a high‑performing finance team and strengthening collaboration with shared services.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of senior finance leadership experience in a multinational environment.
• Proven experience partnering with CEOs and senior stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field; ACCA/CPA preferred.
• Strong experience in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, tax, audit, and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely, accurate financial reporting including statutory, tax, and audit requirements.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and performance reviews, identify risks, drive corrective actions.
• Monitor revenue, costs and profitability; identify opportunities for cost optimisation.
• Oversee receivables, credit control, collections and bad-debt exposure.
• Manage working capital, cash forecasting and treasury in line with Group policies.
• Partner with management on pricing, investments and business improvements.
• Maintain internal controls, oversee audits and manage risks.
• Lead and develop the finance team and collaborate with shared services.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Financial planning

Treasury

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder management

ERP systems

Excel

PowerPoint

Negotiation

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

Tools

ERP software

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

Your Role

We are looking for an experienced finance leader to join CMA CGM Malaysia as Chief Financial Officer, overseeing the finance function for our Malaysia and Singapore cluster.

Reporting to the General Manager, you will be responsible for driving financial performance, ensuring accurate reporting, strengthening internal controls and managing cash flow while supporting key business decisions.

What are you going to do?

• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting, including statutory, tax and audit requirements, in compliance with Group policies and applicable accounting standards.
• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting and financial performance reviews, identifying risks and driving corrective actions.
• Monitor revenue, operating costs and profitability, identifying opportunities for cost optimisation and business improvement.
• Oversee receivables, credit control, collections and bad‑debt exposure.
• Manage working capital, cash forecasting and treasury activities in line with Group policies.
• Partner with management on pricing, commercial opportunities, investments and business improvement initiatives.
• Maintain effective internal controls, oversee audit follow-ups and manage financial and compliance risks.
• Lead and develop the finance team while driving process improvements and strengthening collaboration with shared services teams.

Who are we looking for?

• 15+ years of senior finance leadership experience, with a strong track record in finance, business performance management, strategy or commercial finance.
• Proven experience partnering with CEOs, executive leadership teams and senior stakeholders in a complex multinational environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field. A Master's degree or recognised professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CPA or equivalent) is preferred.
• Strong experience in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, taxation, audit and internal controls.
• Strong commercial judgement, analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Proven leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Experience in the shipping, logistics or maritime industry is preferred, with an understanding of agency operations, cost control and profitability management.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with ERP and financial reporting systems is an advantage.

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !