Finance Manager

Trade Nation; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company based in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a finance professional to manage the finance function effectively. The role involves overseeing the month-end close process, managing relationships with external auditors, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will hold a professional accounting qualification and have excellent communication skills. This position is suitable for someone proactive and experienced in managing change within dynamic environments.

Qualifications

• Ability to influence stakeholders and manage change effectively.
• Experience in agile and fast-paced environments.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with external auditors and 3rd party finance support.
• Drive month-end close process improvements.
• Produce timely month-end reporting with KPIs.

Skills

Stakeholder influencing

Change management

Excellent communication

Proactive approach

Time management

Excel proficiency

Technical accounting knowledge

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA)

Tools

Xero accounting system

Job description

Reporting into the Finance Director, this role will support the effective running of the finance function and play a key part in ensuring accurate reporting and strong financial controls. The position will work closely with internal stakeholders and external partners, contributing to financial reporting, audit processes, and ongoing improvements to finance systems and processes.

Who we are

We are Trade Nation. We help our customers power up their trading through killer insights, transparent costs, and fairer ways to trade. We’re innovators and proud of it. In our decade as a market-leading low-cost trading powerhouse, our reach has expanded globally via teams operating in the UK, Australia, Portugal, South Africa, Seychelles, and The Bahamas.

Founded on transparency, forged in trust, and powered by people, we’re committed to empowering our customers to outperform the markets by minimising costs and leveraging technology to provide the lowest trading costs.

But enough about us. Let’s hear about you.

Who you are

You’re something special. You take pride in being unique and bring a history of success to the table—finding solutions to daily challenges in an innovative way. Whether you speak loudly or quietly, what matters is that you follow through to ensure every customer thrives.

You don’t restrict yourself to a single path; you’re willing to break out of your lane to help others or forge your own completely. Every problem is viewed as a unified challenge. Because Trade Nation’s people share a vision, and you aim to contribute significantly to that vision.

You know when to take calculated risks that propel you to become better. You’re unafraid to try, fail, and try again, and you’ll find unwavering support at Trade Nation as you continue to learn and grow.

Ready to roll up your sleeves and dive in?

Our commitments to each other

We have each other’s backs

There when we need each other most

We challenge each other

Be more creative, more curious, and more bold

We thrive together

Taking our work to the next level

We form strong bonds

Through team-building and social events

We don’t judge

Instead, we teach and are open to learning

We step up

Taking ownership and supporting one another to do the same

Responsibilities

• Day to day management of relationship with both external auditors and other third-party accounting and finance support.
• Ownership and management of the month-end close process, including the project management of the optimisation of the processes involved.
• Supporting in the production of the month-end reporting pack, ensuring this is completed accurately and timely with relevant KPIs and analysis and performing a final review before submission to the Group Reporting team/Finance Director.
• Responsibility for ensuring all balance sheet accounts are appropriately reconciled and reviewed each month, including completion of payment provider and portal reconciliations.
• Development of timely and accurate in-month reporting, whether daily or weekly, to ensure business performance is understood and communicated appropriately.
• Management of accounts payable and employee expenses process.
• Preparation of the year-end statutory accounts, working closely with external auditors and ensuring the audit is completed efficiently and to the agreed timescales.
• Supporting the Finance Director/Group Reporting team in planning and managing the annual budget process and subsequent reforecasts as appropriate.
• Supporting the Finance Director/Group Reporting team in building and maintaining relationships within the business, ensuring spend is managed to budget and targets, and the wider business is appropriately supported.
• Oversight of SST reporting and returns (if applicable), supported by third-party tax and finance advisors.
• Ensuring all tax and regulatory compliance requirements are met, including the review of online returns prior to submission.
• Operational management of monthly payroll process, including review before finalisation, working closely with HR and external payroll provider.
• Day-to-day management of finance systems ensuring they are being optimised.

• Ability to influence stakeholders and manage change effectively.
• Proactive in challenging existing processes and eagerness to improve and enhance systems and procedures
• Ability to know when to delegate and when a more hands on approach is required
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate at different levels of the organisation.
• Experience of working in agile, dynamic and fast-paced environment, with a positive approach to change.
• Highly organised and proactive, with strong time management skills, and the ability to prioritise and delegate effectively.
• ACA/ACCA/Chartered qualified with good technical accounting knowledge
• Excellent Excel skills, with proven modelling experience.
• Experience of managing change and optimising processes

Preferred qualifications

• Audit background
• Experience of using Xero accounting system.
• Experience of working in a group environment with different global entities.