Finance Manager – Accounts Receivable (AR)

Premium Vegetable Oils; Pasir Gudang; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Premium Vegetable Oils is seeking a Finance Manager – Accounts Receivable (AR) to lead AR and credit-control, drive collections, and strengthen working capital. The role partners with Sales and business units to resolve invoice issues, support budgeting and reporting, and enhance financial controls.

You will oversee governance, month-end close, and ERP system improvements while coaching the AR team to deliver accurate financial insights and robust processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• Professional qualification such as ACCA, CIMA or MIA would be an advantage.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in Accounts Receivable, credit control, financial control or related finance functions.
• Strong experience within a manufacturing environment; exposure to palm oil, oils & fats or related industries would be an advantage.
• Strong understanding of credit management, collections, working capital and financial controls.
• Exposure to commercial finance instruments such as Supply Chain Finance, factoring and credit insurance would be advantageous.
• Strong working knowledge of JDE/Oracle ERP and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to translate financial information into business insights.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills and the confidence to work effectively with commercial and operational teams.
• Proven people-leadership experience with the ability to coach and develop a finance team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Accounts Receivable and credit-control function, ensuring accuracy and integrity of the AR ledger, ageing, reconciliations and customer accounts.
• Drive collections performance and working-capital improvement, including DSO and overdue receivables management.
• Review customer creditworthiness, credit limits and exposure, and manage escalations involving overdue or higher-risk accounts.
• Partner closely with Sales and other business stakeholders to resolve commercial issues including disputed invoices, short payments and unapplied receipts.
• Support business-unit budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and management reporting, providing meaningful insights into financial performance and key drivers.
• Provide finance business partnering to support commercial growth, including Supply Chain Finance, factoring, credit-risk insurance and ROI evaluation for relevant business initiatives.
• Strengthen finance governance and internal controls across credit management, payment terms, customer onboarding, reconciliations and related AR processes.
• Support timely and accurate month-end financial close and ensure appropriate audit trails and documentation are maintained.
• Lead automation and continuous improvement initiatives across debtor reporting, customer statements, credit control and other AR processes.
• Work closely with ERP and process teams to improve JDE/Oracle systems, reporting and controls.
• Support internal and external audits and ensure compliance with established finance policies and procedures.
• Lead, coach and develop the AR/Finance team, building strong technical capability, accountability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Accounts Receivable

Credit management

Collections

Working capital

Financial controls

ERP: JDE/Oracle

Excel

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance

ACCA/CIMA/MIA qualification

Tools

JDE/Oracle ERP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Finance Manager – Accounts Receivable (AR)

We are looking for an experienced Finance Manager – Accounts Receivable (AR) to join our Finance & Accounts team.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, this role leads the Accounts Receivable and credit-control function while playing a broader role in working-capital management, financial analysis, business partnering, governance and process improvement.

We are looking for someone who can go beyond managing the AR ledger — someone who understands the commercial impact behind the numbers, can manage credit and collection risks, partner effectively with the business, and continuously strengthen our finance processes and controls.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the Accounts Receivable and credit-control function, ensuring accuracy and integrity of the AR ledger, ageing, reconciliations and customer accounts.
• Drive collections performance and working-capital improvement, including DSO and overdue receivables management.
• Review customer creditworthiness, credit limits and exposure, and manage escalations involving overdue or higher‑risk accounts.
• Partner closely with Sales and other business stakeholders to resolve commercial issues including disputed invoices, short payments and unapplied receipts.
• Support business‑unit budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and management reporting, providing meaningful insights into financial performance and key drivers.
• Provide finance business partnering to support commercial growth, including Supply Chain Finance, factoring, credit‑risk insurance and ROI evaluation for relevant business initiatives.
• Strengthen finance governance and internal controls across credit management, payment terms, customer onboarding, reconciliations and related AR processes.
• Support timely and accurate month‑end financial close and ensure appropriate audit trails and documentation are maintained.
• Lead automation and continuous improvement initiatives across debtor reporting, customer statements, credit control and other AR processes.
• Work closely with ERP and process teams to improve JDE/Oracle systems, reporting and controls.
• Support internal and external audits and ensure compliance with established finance policies and procedures.
• Lead, coach and develop the AR/Finance team, building strong technical capability, accountability and continuous improvement.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• Professional qualification such as ACCA, CIMA or MIA would be an advantage.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in Accounts Receivable, credit control, financial control or related finance functions.
• Strong experience within a manufacturing environment; exposure to palm oil, oils & fats or related industries would be an advantage.
• Strong understanding of credit management, collections, working capital and financial controls.
• Exposure to commercial finance instruments such as Supply Chain Finance, factoring and credit insurance would be advantageous.
• Strong working knowledge of JDE/Oracle ERP and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities with the ability to translate financial information into business insights.
• Strong stakeholder‑management skills and the confidence to work effectively with commercial and operational teams.
• Proven people‑leadership experience with the ability to coach and develop a finance team.

What Will Help You Succeed

You are commercially minded, analytical and comfortable challenging the numbers rather than simply reporting them.

You bring strong ownership, attention to detail and sound judgement, while being able to balance commercial priorities, credit risk and financial controls.

You should also enjoy improving the way things work — whether through stronger processes, better systems, automation or more effective collaboration across the business.