Finance Governance Specialist

CelcomDigi; Selangor; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A telecommunications leader is seeking a Finance Governance Specialist to ensure compliance and integrity in financial reporting. The role includes leading governance initiatives, enhancing business confidence, and collaborating with senior leadership. With a strong understanding of finance processes, this position requires a professional certification and significant experience in finance governance or audit. The ideal candidate will have expertise in ERP systems and will drive continuous improvement in finance and compliance culture.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years in finance governance, IT systems and business process audit.
• Professional certifications such as ACCA, CPA, CA preferred.
• Background in telecommunications is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leadership for governance decisions.
• Lead governance across financial reporting and systems.
• Prepare and present ICFR compliance reports to management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Professional certification (ACCA, CPA, CA, etc.)

Tools

ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Workday)

Job description

Finance Governance Specialist

Employment Type: Permanent • City: CelcomDigi Tower, Petaling Jaya

As a Finance Governance Specialist at CelcomDigi, you will champion trust, compliance, and the future of finance systems by safeguarding the integrity of financial reporting through a robust Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) framework and driving system governance across our ERP and integrated finance platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leadership and auditors to influence critical governance decisions.
• Lead governance across both financial reporting and modern finance systems.
• Drive improvements that enhance business confidence and support future growth.
• Provide SME advisory to group and subsidiaries on LOA and Finance related matters.
• Develop and maintain the Group’s ICFR framework/manual and SOPs.
• Implement and undertake required ICFR activities, including scoping, risk assessment, test planning, issue management, and remediation.
• Design and provide advisory on controls to support process/control owners in strengthening business processes and controls with financial statement impact.
• Strategize, plan, and lead ICFR compliance testing activities with auditors, ensuring adherence to international audit standards and sufficient documentation.
• Coordinate execution of ICFR testing and conduct quality reviews on test results.
• Perform planning and communication with process owners, control owners and stakeholders on testing strategies, calendars, deficiencies evaluation, and reporting to management.
• Prepare and present ICFR compliance reports to management and the Audit Committee.
• Monitor the operational effectiveness of key controls supporting financial close and reporting processes.
• Follow up on audit findings with management to ensure timely closure and effective remediation.
• Support and ensure integration of ICFR activities with broader financial close and reporting processes.
• Partner with control owners to improve governance maturity and compliance culture across the business.
• Provide training and awareness programs on ICFR objectives and requirements.
• Act as SME in governance and controls for Finance and IT transformation projects.
• Own and manage the ICFR monitoring system.
• Undertake other assignments or special projects as requested by management or the Audit Risk Committee.
• Support policy owner in governing both LOA and Finance policy and provide SME advisory to group and subsidiaries on LOA and Finance related matters.
• Develop, maintain and enforce Finance policies, manuals, SOPs and governance frameworks.
• Maintain centralised depository of LOA delegation matrix and ensure continuous compliance to LOA policy/manual by every division.
• Conduct regular reviews to ensure defined authorization limits in the Policy’s Authority Matrix and those in Division Authority Matrix are reviewed and validated quarterly against the systems.
• Provide SME support to projects / BAU operations on LOA related setup, e.g. review approver limit setup design and maintain approval delegation.

Requirements

• Experience: 6–10 years in finance governance, IT systems and business process audit, internal controls, or finance systems, ideally in a complex or multinational environment.
• Qualifications: Professional certification such as ACCA, CPA, CA, CIMA (Finance & Accounting), CIA (Internal Audit), CISA (systems audit) or CRMA (risk) preferred.
• Industry Knowledge: Background in telecommunications is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of Limit of Authority, corporate governance, policy development, and approval workflows.
• Hands‑on experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Workday) and finance process digitalisation/integration.
• Strong stakeholder management experience with Finance, Risk, Audit, IT and Operations.

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and communication skills.
• Ability to engage confidently with auditors, management, IT and finance stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and drive cross‑functional change.
• Solid understanding of finance domain processes, finance operations and data/system governance.
• Experience in auditing and technical knowledge of the Accounting Standards.

Governance Expertise

• Finance Policy Governance & Standardisation – design, maintain and enforce Finance policies, manuals, SOPs and governance frameworks.
• Limit of Authority (LOA) Governance – deep understanding of delegation of authority principles, approval controls and operational risk mitigation.
• Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) – expertise in control design, testing, monitoring, remediation and continuous improvement.
• System & Process Governance – knowledge of embedding controls into ERP/finance systems and managing process harmonisation.
• Financial Data Governance – understanding of data flows, master data governance and controls that protect reporting accuracy.
• Compliance & Regulatory Understanding – familiarity with corporate governance requirements, regulatory expectations and financial reporting standards.