Financial Analyst

Motorola Solutions Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

Motorola Solutions Malaysia Sdn Bhd in Penang seeks a Senior Project Accounting leader to drive regional financial governance, closing, and reporting. You will oversee multi-currency GL, controls, and compliance across APAC, partner with Sales and Ops, and shape forecasts, budgets, and revenue recognition practices.

The role demands 3+ years of relevant experience, professional qualifications (CPA/ACCA/CIMA/CA preferred), and strong Oracle ERP expertise.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related discipline.
• Active professional qualification (CPA/ACCA/CIMA/CA) preferred/required.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in finance/accounting.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end regional month-, quarter-, and year-end closing with high accuracy.
• Review and present key metrics: backlog, orders, sales, with insights for strategy.
• Drive Accounting Operations readiness and maintain strong internal controls.
• Partner with Sales and Commercial functions on budgeting and forecasts.
• Optimize working capital and regional cost structures for margins.
• Oversee complex revenue recognition under ASC 606 for P/SI deals.

Skills

GL accounting

Financial controls

Multi-currency reporting

GAAP/IFRS

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Analytical thinking

Self-directed execution

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

CPA/ACCA/CIMA/CA desirable

Tools

Oracle ERP

MS Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Project Accounting is a key function within the MSI Finance Operations Centre (FOC) in Penang. As a trusted partner to customers, suppliers, and employees, the FOC is dedicated to delivering excellent service and quality support. Our department powers a wide range of Motorola Solutions businesses and operations finance functions across the APAC region. We oversee all project-related business accounting and compliance reporting, ensuring robust support and alignment with our regional business partners.

Job Description

Strategic Financial Governance & Regional Leadership:
Financial Oversight & Closing Leadership: Lead and oversee the end-to-end regional month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing processes, ensuring absolute process integrity, regulatory compliance, and high-precision financial reporting across the Profit & Loss (P&L) and Balance Sheet.

Commercial Performance Management: Direct the critical review and presentation of key commercial metrics—including Backlog, Orders, and Sales performance—delivering actionable insights and executive-level trend analysis to drive regional strategy.

Accounting Operations & Controls: Drive regional readiness for quarterly Accounting Operation Reviews (AOR), maintaining rigorous oversight over complex balance sheet reconciliations, internal controls, and risk mitigation.

Commercial Finance & Strategic Business Partnership
Sales & Commercial Planning: Serve as the core Finance Business Partner to commercial leadership, driving the annual budget, rolling forecasts, and short-term outlooks while delivering strategic variance analyses (Actuals vs. Plan/Forecast bridges) to guide decision-making.

Operational Efficiency & Value Creation: Partner closely with regional leaders to optimize country-level cost structures, optimize working capital, and implement initiatives that enhance operating margins.

Deal Structuring & Revenue Optimization: Collaborate with Bid & Quote teams to govern APC discounting, commercial pricing structures, and complex multi-element revenue allocations across business segments to maximize top-line profitability.

Project Governance & Risk Management:
Project Financial Management: Enforce financial rigor across major project implementations, establishing strict governance frameworks for revenue recognition, cost containment, margin expansion, and financial risk mitigation.

Complex Revenue Recognition Oversight: Function as the regional subject matter expert on revenue recognition standards (e.g., ASC 606) for complex Products & Systems Integration (P&SI) deals, ensuring appropriate revenue treatment and compliance.

Basic Requirements

Education & Professional Certifications
-Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.

Active Professional Qualification from a recognized body (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or CA) is highly preferred / required.

-At least 3 years and above experience in the relevant field

Core Experience & Financial Expertise
-Technical Mastery: Advanced expertise in end-to-end General Ledger accounting, financial controls, multi-currency reporting, and compliance with local/international standards (GAAP/IFRS).

Systems Proficiency: High proficiency in modern ERP ecosystems—specifically -Oracle (R12 or Fusion)—alongside expert-level capabilities in advanced financial modeling (MS Excel, Google Sheets).

Strategic Leadership & Influence
-Stakeholder Management: Proven track record of cross-functional influence, acting as a trusted financial advisor to both Finance leadership and non-Finance operational stakeholders.

-Organizational Coordination: Exceptional ability to align, prioritize, and drive critical financial initiatives across complex, matrixed, global organizations.

-Process Excellence: Strong history of identifying operational inefficiencies, standardizing reporting processes, and leading continuous improvement projects.

Soft Skills & Execution
-Executive Communication: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial concepts into actionable business insights.

-Problem Solving & Analytical Agility: High-level analytical rigor with a proactive approach to identifying root causes, mitigating financial risks, and resolving complex accounting challenges.

-Self-Directed Execution: Highly assertive, decisive, and results-driven with a proven capability to manage high-volume deliverables, competing priorities, and strict reporting timelines under minimal supervision.

For more than 80 years, Motorola has helped the world be its best.

From introducing one of the first commercially successful car radios that delivered vital news right to us no matter how far from home, to developing the equipment that transmitted the first words from the moon, to leading a public safety revolution with the world's first‑ever handheld laser scanner, Motorola's employees have a history of exploding possibility across the planet, innovating smarter, more flexible and more insightful ideas.

Our employees enable industries worldwide to thrive, achieve and do their best work. They create indispensable, indestructible tools to help more people in more businesses in more places to be their best. They do it to better serve the government, health, public safety and other businesses for which we've created clear and confident communications solutions for more than 80 years. The work they do is meaningful, impactful and ongoing.

And we need driven, motivated visionaries like you to join them.

For more than 80 years, Motorola has helped the world be its best.

From introducing one of the first commercially successful car radios that delivered vital news right to us no matter how far from home, to developing the equipment that transmitted the first words from the moon, to leading a public safety revolution with the world's first‑ever handheld laser scanner, Motorola's employees have a history of exploding possibility across the planet, innovating smarter, more flexible and more insightful ideas.

Our employees enable industries worldwide to thrive, achieve and do their best work. They create indispensable, indestructible tools to help more people in more businesses in more places to be their best. They do it to better serve the government, health, public safety and other businesses for which we've created clear and confident communications solutions for more than 80 years. The work they do is meaningful, impactful and ongoing.

And we need driven, motivated visionaries like you to join them.