Finance Manager (Reporting)

Boost; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a finance manager to oversee accounting and financial reporting. Responsibilities include preparing statutory financial statements and supporting decision-making with accurate financial information. Ideal candidates should have at least eight years of relevant experience, with strong analytical skills and proficiency in ERP systems like SAP or Oracle.

Qualifications

• At least eight years of related working experience, including two years in a management role.
• Strong command of both spoken and written English.
• Experience in financial closing and operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting and financial reporting processes.
• Prepare statutory financial statements according to regulations.
• Support management decision-making with timely financial information.

Skills

Financial reporting

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Hands-on experience

Understanding of MFRS and CA (2016)

Education

Tertiary-level qualification in Finance or Accounting

Professional Chartered Accountancy qualification

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Job description

Overview

Involved in the overall management of accounting and financial reporting process to various key stakeholders and the Company-wide finance operations.

Management of accounting and financial reporting to various key stakeholders

• Correctly interpreting and applying relevant requirements under Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards (MFRS) and Companies Act 2016 (CA (2016)).
• Analyzing and reviewing the income statement, statement of financial position and cash flows, and key performance indicators and benchmarks.
• Preparing statutory financial statements in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Preparing relevant reports for the Boards of Directors and Audit Committee, Leadership Team and key stakeholders.
• Support management in decision-making by delivering accurate and timely financial information.
• Developing and strengthening key controls within the finance function, which do not impede on the Company’s operations and growth potential.
• Seamlessly communicating and updating team members within the Finance team and Company-wide.
• Coaching and mentoring related Finance team members and subordinates, where required.
• Liaising and coordinating with Group Finance, external and internal auditors, tax agent as well as company secretary to ensure regulatory and statutory compliance.
• Involvement in special projects from time-to-time.

Management of Company-wide finance operations

• Prepare and review reconciliations for various bank accounts, general ledger and sub-ledger accounts, as well as system-interfaced data into the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Performing and coordinating the end-to-end process for financial closing and reporting to Group Finance, including issuing of sales invoices, review postings by the Procure-to-Pay team etc.
• Review business-related business case, purchase orders and settlements to vendors/suppliers and partners.
• Act as a key finance liaison, fostering seamless communication between the Finance team, Credit Risk, Treasury and Credit Operations departments.
• Involvement in special projects from time-to-time.

Requirements

• At least a tertiary-level qualification relating to Finance or Accounting, or hold a professional Chartered Accountancy qualification from a recognised body, though extensive relevant “hands-on” experience may be considered in place of this.
• Relevant financial closing and reporting experience in a similar industry is a plus.
• Experienced in navigating within an ERP environment, i.e. SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics 365, etc.
• Minimum eight years of related working experience and two years in a people management role.
• Business partnership and team player mindset.
• Strong command of both spoken and written English.
• Actual “hands-on” experience in performing financial closing and operations, and preparing statutory financial statements and management reports.
• Excellent understanding of accounting fundamentals and relevant MFRSs and CA (2016).
• Strong analytical skills and business acumen.
• Ability to communicate effectively and in an articulate manner, with team members across all levels.
• Dynamic and less-conformant to traditional nine-to-five type working hours.
• Experienced in Agile way of working.
• Positive mind-set and self-driven.
• Meticulous, with attention to detail.

Critically interfaces with

• Group Finance and management, as well as company secretary, internal auditors and tax team
• Company-level leadership team.
• Business Partnering Role across different functions.
• Finance team members and subordinates.
• Key stakeholders within the Company, not limited to the Business and Technology Owners, Partnership and Merchant team and Operations.
• External auditor, tax agent and appointed consultants.
• Vendors/Suppliers as well as banking and other partners.