Senior Analyst, Treasury Back Office

BASF Asia-Pacific Service Centre S/B; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

BASF Asia-Pacific Service Centre in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a finance professional to manage daily operations, support projects, and ensure compliance with financial standards. The ideal candidate will have a professional qualification in Finance or Accounting, with over 3 years of relevant experience. Join a dynamic team committed to excellence and continuous improvement in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• More than 3 years’ experience in Finance and Accounting.
• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate with service recipients.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily operation activities and service delivery.
• Support in internal, regional, and global projects.
• Participate in compliance audits and respond to audit queries.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Organization skills

Multi-tasking abilities

Self-motivation

Adaptability

Education

Professional qualification in Finance / Accounting (e.g., ACCA, CPA)

Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Finance/ Accounting

Tools

MS Office Applications

SAP Systems

Job description

Do you want to work with passionate teams, providing excellent business and digital services to the Asia Pacific region?

Do you want an open, supportive, and caring working environment?

Do you view your development needs seriously as we do?

If YES, then take your career to the #NextLevel with BASF!

Objectives of the Position

• Responsible for daily operation activities
• Reviewer & approver for daily and month-end tasks
• Support in internal, regional, and global projects
• Support on team’s operational processes and procedures in full compliance with BASF requirements, Financial Reporting, Compliance (FRC), local legal and statutory requirements
• Support in issue resolutions and act as advisory of own service delivery topic together with local business partners, global counterparts, internal and external stakeholders
• Support Assistant Manager/Manager in day-to-day service delivery

Main Areas of Responsibilities and Key Activities

Functional Tasks (including but not limited to):

• Responsible for projects, transition, process improvement for own cluster/portfolio
• Ensure service delivery meet targets defined in service level agreement and KPIs for process efficiency, effectiveness, and quality control
• Responsible as reviewer & approver for service delivery activities.
• Provide technical, process and systems support to the team by monitoring the processes, and ensuring quality in terms of accuracy, completeness, and timeliness daily
• Support to coordinate, monitor and compile Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to improve productivity within own team and conduct relevant benchmarking exercises accordingly
• Work closely with Analyst, Assistant Manager and Manager in daily operations to achieve defined objectives and targets

Project Management:

• Support in steering Internal, Regional and Global processes implementation in Asia Pacific Region
• Support Asia Pacific’s business requirement / variation from Global / Regional process, preparation of business case and escalate when necessary
• Develop working relationships with the local companies and project owners to ensure that project solutions are adopted, implemented, and maintained appropriately
• Assist to communicate project deliverables to ensure all stakeholders are kept informed on progress and issues/resolutions

Compliance:

• Participate in any compliance audits and respond to audit queries (for both internal and external)
• Ensure all work documentation and work processes are updated and met with BASF policies & guidelines, local company’s policy, legal and statutory requirements

Quality and Continuous Improvement:

• Identify, recommend, and implement continuous improvement opportunities in quality and efficiency to support smooth implementation
• Prepare and review training materials and conduct end user trainings when required
• Support new and existing team members through proper knowledge transfer; and sharing of best practices thereby ensuring quality is maintained through staff transition
• Support standardization across regions and globally by focusing on alignment of end-to-end business process areas, systems, and tools for resource optimization.

Others:

• Support Business Continuity Plan (BCP) through resource planning, backup, and communication
• Any other tasks due to Service Hub KL management strategy and/or changing business environment may require to be performed

Job Requirements:

Education

• Professional qualification in Finance / Accounting (e.g., ACCA, CPA, etc.) or Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Finance/ Accounting or related disciplines

Working Experience & Skills

• More than 3 years’ experience in Finance and Accounting
• Diploma in Finance or Accounting with 4-5 years’ working experience in related fields
• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate with service recipients
• Excellent time management, organization skills, and multi-tasking abilities
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and to excel under pressure to meet tight deadlines
• Self-motivated, hardworking, with management skills
• Curiosity to learn, adaptability to changes, and agility to challenge the status quo

Technical & Professional Knowledge

• Knowledge of MS Office Applications, especially MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of SAP Systems
• Proficiency in English and other languages required
• Proficient understanding of related processes
• Knowledge in programming or scripting is an added advantage but not mandatory

The BASF Service Hub Kuala Lumpur (BASF Asia-Pacific Service Centre Sdn Bhd) is strategically located in the capital city of Malaysia. Since its inception in 2005, the hub has expanded from 130 employees to over 1,300 employees currently and is expected to keep growing. As an ISO 9001:2005 certified organization, the Service Hub Kuala Lumpur is committed to delivering high-quality expertise and services in finance, people, supply chain, EHSQ (environment, health, safety, quality), product safety, and digital. We take pride in providing our business services to BASF companies and affiliates across 20 markets in the Asia Pacific region and beyond. Moreover, we offer our services in 8 different languages to cater to the diverse needs of our stakeholders. Our focus on competency and technology-driven solutions allows us to consistently deliver exceptional services, thereby contributing to the success of our businesses. BASF also has two other regional hubs located in Berlin, Germany, and Montevideo, Uruguay, which cover the European and American regions.

BASF Service Hub Kuala Lumpur was recognized with nine prestigious awards in 2024, reflecting its commitment to creating a vibrant, inclusive, and empowering workplace. These awards include winning the title of Operational Excellence in HR at the GBS Asia Awards 2024, multiple accolades at the Life at Work Awards 2024, where the hub was recognized as First Runner-up for Workplace Excellence (International Organization) and CEO Champion (International Organization), as well as Second Runner-up for Best International Organization. The hub also won the title for Excellence in Learning Tech Advancement System and a Certificate of Excellence in Talent Management and Leadership at the HRD Awards 2024. Furthermore, the hub secured a Bronze Award for Excellence in Digital Transformation at the HR Excellence Awards 2024 and received a Bronze Award for Human Resources Impact and an Honorary Award for Creative Talent Management Impact at the SSON Impact Awards Asia 2024.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €65.3 billion in 2024. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States.

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Candidates must be resident in Malaysia, or have the right to work in Malaysia.