Financial Controller

Airfoil Services Sdn Bhd; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Airfoil Services Sdn Bhd is seeking a Section Manager – Finance Controller to drive costing, profitability, tax compliance, and budgeting across the business. The role partners with cross‑functional teams to optimize prices, margins, and cash flows while ensuring regulatory compliance and robust financial controls.

Candidate will develop business cases for major investments, lead annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, and provide data‑driven recommendations to senior management.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance; professional certification adds advantage.
• Minimum 10 years in cost accounting, tax, budgeting and controlling.
• Strong costing methodologies, tax regulations, and budgeting principles.
• ERP proficiency (SAP, Oracle) and Excel/Power BI.
• Excellent analytical and stakeholder management skills.
• Clear communication and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Costing & profitability management across products and operations.
• Tax compliance, advisory, and coordination of audits.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes annually and quarterly.
• Develop business cases, ROI analysis, and scenario planning.
• Maintain internal controls for costing, tax, and budgeting.
• Prepare management reports and drive automation in costing workflows.
• Conduct internal audits and implement improvements.

Skills

Cost accounting

Tax compliance

Budgeting & forecasting

ERP systems

Excel/Power BI

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Master’s in Accounting/Finance

Professional certifications (CMA/CPA/ACCA)

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

The Section Manager – Finance Controller is a key finance role responsible for managing product and operational costing, ensuring tax compliance and optimization, leading budgeting and forecasting processes, and supporting strategic decision-making through robust business case development. This position requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to partner with cross-functional teams to drive profitability and compliance. A control role that is able to manage overall company cost and budgets.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; professional certification (CMA, CPA, ACCA) added advantage.
• Minimum 10 years or more of experience in cost accounting, tax compliance, financial planning and controlling.
• Strong knowledge of costing methodologies, tax regulations, and budgeting principles.
• Advanced proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle) and Excel/Power BI.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to communicate in a clear, concise, understandable manner, and listen attentively to others, and provide instructions to all employees, followed by strong leadership skills.
• Able to work independently and with a high degree of confidentiality
• Good business communication skills, both verbal and written in English and Bahasa Malaysia

Key Responsibilities

Costing & Profitability Management

• Develop and maintain standard costing models, including material, labour, and overhead allocations.
• Perform variance cost and production capacity analysis (price, usage, efficiency) for the whole company and drive the corrective actions within the company
• Provide product and customer profitability analysis to support pricing and margin decisions.
• Build cost models for new products, make-or-buy decisions, and scenario planning.

Tax Compliance & Advisory

• Manage corporate income tax provisions, filings, and payments.
• Oversee indirect taxes (e.g., SST/GST/VAT), withholding tax, and transfer pricing compliance.
• Coordinate tax audits and maintain proper documentation.
• Monitor tax law changes and advise on tax-efficient structures and incentives.
• Collaborate with legal and commercial teams on tax clauses in contracts.
• Coordinate and respond to tax audits/queries; maintain strong documentation and audit trail.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead the annual budgeting process, including cost drivers, overhead allocations, and margin targets.
• Lead quarterly forecasts process
• Partner with business units to ensure alignment of financial plans with operational goals.
• Develop financial models for scenario planning and sensitivity analysis.

Business Case Development

• Prepare investment appraisals, ROI analysis, and payback calculations for new projects, now products and machinery with buy or do approach
• Support strategic initiatives with cost-benefit analysis and risk assessment.
• Present clear, data-driven recommendations to senior management for decision-making.

Controls & Reporting

• Ensure compliance with internal controls for costing, tax, and budgeting.
• Prepare monthly Management Summary reports
• Drive process improvements and automation in costing, tax reporting, and budgeting workflows.

Internal Audit & Controls

• Plan and execute internal audit programs covering all the department of the Company, compliance, and operational controls.
• Identify control weaknesses and recommend improvements to mitigate risks.
• Ensure adherence to company policies, regulatory requirements, and best practices.
• Report audit findings to management and monitor implementation of corrective actions.