Financial Controller

Mabcon Energy Sdn Bhd; Subang Jaya; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mabcon Energy Sdn Bhd is seeking a hands-on Financial Controller to lead the finance function with a strong focus on project performance and cash flow control. You will partner with management and project teams to drive financial discipline, protect margins, and enable strategic decision-making.

In this role you will oversee all active projects, manage budgets and forecasts, and ensure timely financial reporting in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required; professional qualification preferred.
• 6–10 years in finance/accounting with 3+ years in supervisory role.
• Experience in EPCC/construction/engineering projects is highly preferred.
• Strong project costing, cash flow management, and performance tracking.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial performance across active projects.
• Monitor budget, forecast, and cost-to-completion.
• Identify overruns, implement corrective actions.
• Support tender pricing and commercial evaluation.
• Manage project cash flow, billing cycles, and payments.
• Ensure liquidity for ongoing/upcoming projects.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and year-end statements.
• Ensure compliance with MFRS, SST, and e-Invoicing.
• Lead budgeting and rolling forecasts.

Skills

Hands-on

Financial analysis

Project costing

Cash flow management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

ACCA/CPA/CA or MIA membership (preferred)

Tools

ERP systems

MS Excel

Job description

We are seeking a hands-on and commercially driven Financial Controller to lead our finance function with a strong focus on project performance and cash flow control. This role goes beyond traditional accounting where you will act as a key business partner to management and project teams, ensuring financial discipline, protecting margins, and enabling strategic decision-making.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee financial performance across all active projects
• Monitor budget vs actual vs forecast, cost-to-completion, and margins
• Identify cost overruns and margin risks, and implement corrective actions
• Support tender pricing and commercial evaluation
• Manage company and project-level cash flow
• Optimise billing cycles, collections, and supplier payments
• Ensure sufficient liquidity to support ongoing and upcoming projects
• Prepare monthly management accounts, project reports, and year-end financial statements
• Ensure compliance with MFRS, tax, SST, and e-Invoicing requirements
• Lead budgeting and rolling forecasts

About you

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Professional qualification (ACCA / CPA / CA) or MIA membership is preferred
• 6–10 years of relevant experience in finance/accounting, with at least 3 years in a supervisory or managerial role
• Experience in project-based environment (EPCC / construction / engineering / infrastructure) is highly preferred
• Strong understanding of project costing, cash flow management, and financial performance tracking
• Strong analytical and commercially driven with strong problem-solving skills
• Hands‑on, detail‑oriented, and able to work in a fast‑paced, project driven environment
• Strong communication skills with ability to engage effectively with both finance and non-finance stakeholders
• High integrity and strong sense of accountability