Finance Director (Food Manufacturing)

Jobstreet Malaysia; Selangor; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing group in Malaysia is seeking a Finance Director to provide strategic financial leadership. The role involves overseeing financial management, ensuring compliance, and driving performance excellence across multiple manufacturing plants. Ideal candidates have a minimum of 15 years finance experience, including at least 5 years in leadership roles within food manufacturing, and possess a degree in Accounting or Finance along with professional qualifications such as ACCA or CPA.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of progressive finance experience.
• At least 5 years in a senior controllership or finance leadership role within food manufacturing.
• Exposure to board-level decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial management and reporting for the Group.
• Provide strategic financial counsel to senior management.
• Drive budgeting and long-range financial planning.

Skills

Financial management

Strategic financial counsel

Budgeting and forecasting

Cost optimization

Financial leadership

Education

Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business

ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or equivalent

Job description

We are representing a leading food manufacturing group with strong growth momentum and regional expansion plans. To support its next phase of transformation, our client is seeking a Finance Director to provide strategic financial leadership, strengthen governance, and drive performance excellence across multiple manufacturing plants and markets.

This is a high-impact leadership role, reporting directly to the Group CEO/CFO, ideal for finance professionals from global MNC or food multinationals seeking broader commercial scope, end-to-end business ownership, and regional exposure.
The successful candidate will shape the Group’s financial strategy, operational efficiency, and growth execution.

Job Scope

Strategic Leadership & Governance

• Lead overall financial management, reporting, and statutory compliance for the Group, ensuring full alignment with MFRS/IFRS standards.
• Provide strategic financial counsel to senior management on capital structure, investment priorities, and performance improvement.
• Oversee consolidation, tax, treasury, audit, and cash‑flow forecasting, maintaining strong internal controls and risk management frameworks.
• Strengthen financial governance and compliance across manufacturing and commercial operations to ensure business sustainability.

Business Performance & FP&A

• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range financial planning across all plants and business units.
• Lead the FP&A function to deliver actionable analysis, performance dashboards, and management commentary for strategic decision‑making.
• Provide insights on sales, gross margin, yield, conversion cost, and working capital to improve profitability and operational efficiency.
• Support scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis for new product introductions and market expansion plans.

Manufacturing & Cost Optimisation

• Oversee standard costing, cost‑per‑unit analysis, and production variance analysis (yield, labour, and overhead).
• Partner with manufacturing and supply chain teams to identify opportunities for productivity improvement and cost reduction.
• Provide financial leadership on CapEx evaluation, ROI analysis, and post‑implementation reviews to ensure targeted returns.

Transformation & People Leadership

• Lead finance transformation and process improvement initiatives to enhance reporting accuracy, efficiency, and analytical depth.
• Build, mentor, and develop high‑performing finance teams with a strong business‑partnering culture.
• Promote collaboration, accountability, and financial literacy across operations and commercial functions.

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business with a recognized professional qualification (ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Minimum 15 years of progressive finance experience, including at least 5 years in a senior controllership or finance leadership role within food manufacturing.
• Multinational Food Industry preferred.
• Exposure to board‑level decision‑making and strategic growth execution.

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