Finance Director, Malaysia Manufacturing

Intuitive; Penang; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive Surgical is seeking a Director of Finance for the Malaysia Manufacturing site. The role leads controllership, FP&A, and accounting operations for a new factory, partnering with site leadership to establish financial infrastructure and scalable processes.

The candidate will oversee budgeting, cost accounting, capital projects, and compliance with US GAAP and local Malaysia requirements, building a strong local finance team for startup to ramp-up.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field; MBA preferred.
• CPA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent is a plus.
• 12+ years in progressive finance, controllership, or manufacturing finance with leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as site controllership and finance leader for Malaysia manufacturing facility and support startup and scale.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Engineering to embed financial controls and drive cost savings.
• Set up local finance infrastructure: cost centers, workflows, payroll, AP, fixed assets, and reporting.
• Lead month-end close, cost accounting, inventory controls, variance analysis, and margin reporting for Malaysia factory.
• Develop budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, KPIs, dashboards, and performance reporting.

Skills

Manufacturing finance

Controllership

Financial modeling

Stakeholder partnering

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

SAP

Anaplan

Tableau

Coupa

Job description

Intuitive Surgical is seeking a Director of Finance for the Malaysia Manufacturing site. The role leads controllership, FP&A, and accounting operations for a new factory, partnering with site leadership to establish financial infrastructure and scalable processes.

The candidate will oversee budgeting, cost accounting, capital projects, and compliance with US GAAP and local Malaysia requirements, building a strong local finance team for startup to ramp-up.