Controllership Process & COE Leader (Automation & Controls)

Lazada; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lazada in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a senior finance professional to govern accounting processes and controls, ensuring smooth rollout of new initiatives while maintaining strong risk management.

The role partners with Finance Business Partners, Financial Reporting, Tax, Treasury, Procurement, and other teams to align processes with Lazada’s logistics strategy and pursue automation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience managing projects/implementations.
• Fluency in English and Chinese is a must.
• Familiarity with SAP and SQL is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Be the SME in processes and systems of the domain area; monitor audit issues and support country closures.
• Lead the review of business initiatives.
• Design processes and recommend system developments to support initiatives.
• Drive business partnering with stakeholders.
• Create, review, and publish manuals and SOPs for new initiatives.
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders and BPO for high-quality service delivery.
• Initiate transition of new entities/workflow to Finance BPO when needed.
• Identify and prioritise process and system improvement opportunities for finance operations.
• Conduct workshops to review work practices and pain points.
• Redesign processes for efficiency and automate where feasible.
• Provide updates and training to end-users on processes and tools.

Skills

Cross-functional

Automation tools

Problem solving

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

SAP

SQL

Job description

Lazada in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a senior finance professional to govern accounting processes and controls, ensuring smooth rollout of new initiatives while maintaining strong risk management.

The role partners with Finance Business Partners, Financial Reporting, Tax, Treasury, Procurement, and other teams to align processes with Lazada’s logistics strategy and pursue automation and continuous improvement.