Financial Controller – Malaysia & Singapore

Environmental Resources Management (M) Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM Malaysia is seeking a Financial Controller to lead financial close, maintain P&L integrity, and ensure compliance with Local GAAP and group policies. You will liaise with the Global Delivery Centre and Finance Partners to deliver timely reports.

You will provide technical accounting leadership, monitor balance sheet risks, partner with BU leaders, support budgeting and forecasting, and drive finance transformation including ERP implementations.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent).
• Minimum 8 years’ finance experience in a multinational organisation.
• Strong knowledge of Local GAAP, statutory reporting, taxation and regulatory compliance (Malaysia & Singapore).
• Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly and year-end close with accurate reporting.
• Maintain P&L, balance sheet integrity and robust controls.
• Oversee Local GAAP accounting, statutory statements and regulatory compliance.
• Provide technical accounting leadership and balance sheet reconciliations via GDC.
• Monitor balance sheet risks and communicate to leadership.
• Review contracts and provide financial input for risk management.
• Partner with BU Finance Director and regional leaders to drive performance.
• Champion finance transformation including ERP implementations.

Skills

Stakeholder communication

Financial analysis

Change management

Integrity

Collaboration

Accountability

Education

CA/CPA/ACCA

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

• Lead the financial close process, working with Finance Project Partners and the Global Delivery Centre (GDC) as required, to deliver timely, accurate and complete monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reporting in compliance with Group reporting policies and requirements.
• Maintain the integrity of the entity P&L, balance sheet and financial records through a robust control environment and compliance with Group policies and internal controls.
• Oversee Local GAAP accounting, statutory financial statement preparation and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Provide technical accounting leadership and oversight of accounting judgements, financial adjustments and balance sheet reconciliations performed by the GDC.
• Monitor and communicate balance sheet risks, exposures and opportunities to Business Unit and Regional Finance controller leadership.
• Review contracts and provide financial input to support effective commercial and risk management

Tax, Treasury & Audit

• Lead statutory, tax and Group audits, acting as the primary finance contact for auditors, tax authorities and regulatory bodies.
• Partner with Tax the team to ensure compliance with local tax, indirect tax and regulatory obligations.
• Work with the Treasury to manage the local treasury requirements.
• Escalate significant accounting, tax or compliance matters as appropriate

Business Partnering

• Partner with the Business Unit Finance Director, BU Financial Controller, and Country Managing Partners, to support business performance, growth and risk management.
• Coordinate closely with Finance Project Partners and business leaders to ensure alignment between project performance and corporate financial reporting.
• Provide proactive financial analysis, management reporting and insights to support strategic and operational decision-making as required.
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting and planning processes as required.
• Authorise Global Delivery Center to bill client in line with SLA and works with collections team to monitor and elevate overdue invoices (over 30 days) and ensure Work In Progress (WIP) and Account Receivables Day Sales Outstanding in line with corporate targets

Finance Transformation & Change

• Champion finance transformation initiatives, including system implementations, process improvements and operating model enhancements while maintaining strong governance and compliance outcomes.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent).
• Minimum 8 years’ finance experience, including experience in a finance controller or finance manager role within a multinational organisation.
• Strong knowledge of Local GAAP, statutory reporting, taxation and regulatory compliance requirements in Malaysia & Singapore
• Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal.

Preferred

• Experience operating within a shared services or Global Delivery Centre (GDC) environment.
• Experience within professional services or consulting organisations.
• Experience of Singapore local requirements.
• Experience leading finance transformation initiatives, including ERP/system implementation, process automation,
• Experience operating within complex matrix organisations.
• Strong change management and stakeholder engagement skills are highly valued.

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

• Ability to communicate financial matters clearly and effectively to senior stakeholders.
• Strong collaboration skills to build effective relationships across local, BU, regional and global teams.
• High level of integrity, accountability and professional judgement.
• Commercially minded with the ability to balance compliance and business objectives.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capability.
• Proactive and adaptable, comfortable with change.

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At ERM, your work creates impact that matters, helping global organizations tackle the most pressing sustainability challenges while shaping a better future for communities and the environment. Our vision is to empower you to grow, lead, and innovate alongside world-class clients on transformative projects. We prioritize wellbeing, continuous learning, and an inclusive culture where collaboration, expertise, and purpose drive meaningful impact. At ERM, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and innovation thrives. If you’re ready to make sustainability your mission and build a career that creates lasting change, your journey starts here

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ERM is shaping a sustainable future with the world’s leading organizations.

Our purpose is the driving force behind the way ERM shows up for clients and society. “Shaping” means we are actively influencing, collaborating and co-creating; ‘a sustainable future” has been defined through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). And “with the world’s leading organizations” inspires collaboration with our clients and society’s most prominent changemakers alike in order to make a difference through our work.

In pursuit of our purpose, we draw on more than 50 years of environmental, health, safety, risk and social experience of partnering with our clients to define goals and translate them into action. Sustainability pioneers with a reputation for excellence since 1971, we continue to strive today to make a positive difference for our clients, for society, and for the planet.

We continue to innovate and invest to ensure we have up to date capabilities and the broadest set of skills to support our clients’ needs and deepen our impact at any level of their business. At the same time, ERM values remain constant – accountability, client focus, collaboration, empowerment, care for our people and transparency.

Our organizational structure is built around our Partnership model. Our Partners – trusted advisors to leading organizations across the globe – mobilize our team of more than 5,000 experts across 40 countries in our continuous effort to remain the leader in sustainability consulting.

ERM MALAYSIA:

ERM has been assisting a wide range of clients to address environmental, health, risk and safety concerns in Malaysia since the mid 1980s and opened its first office in Kuala Lumpur in 1996. ERM’s branch office in Brunei is also managed by ERM in Malaysia.

We have a multi-disciplinary team of over 50 staff, strategically located to provide local and international businesses in the region with balanced solutions for managing EHS liabilities.

Our Malaysia and Brunei based consultants have particular strengths working for the oil and gas sector, having successfully delivered a wide range of projects to key oil and gas majors investing in the Asia Pacific region. The multi-lingual, dynamic team constantly seeks to adapt and innovate to ensure success in a growing and competitive market.

The team has broader experience in serving other industries such as Power, Petrochemicals, Electronics, Manufacturing, Technology, Media and Telecommunications. To complement our core EHS and Technical Risk Services, we are experiencing strong growth in our Sustainability Services, Safety Services and Digital Services in response to increasing demand from our clients for support in these areas.

ERM’s Malaysia office is both an international and locally recognized EHS consultancy in Malaysia. Our operations are ISO 9001:2015 certified and we have established a Quality Management System to ensure service excellence in all our projects. We are registered and authorized by PETRONAS, the Ministry of Finance, the Department of Environment and Department of Occupational Safety and Health.

ERM is shaping a sustainable future with the world’s leading organizations.

Our purpose is the driving force behind the way ERM shows up for clients and society. “Shaping” means we are actively influencing, collaborating and co-creating; ‘a sustainable future” has been defined through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). And “with the world’s leading organizations” inspires collaboration with our clients and society’s most prominent changemakers alike in order to make a difference through our work.

In pursuit of our purpose, we draw on more than 50 years of environmental, health, safety, risk and social experience of partnering with our clients to define goals and translate them into action. Sustainability pioneers with a reputation for excellence since 1971, we continue to strive today to make a positive difference for our clients, for society, and for the planet.

We continue to innovate and invest to ensure we have up to date capabilities and the broadest set of skills to support our clients’ needs and deepen our impact at any level of their business. At the same time, ERM values remain constant – accountability, client focus, collaboration, empowerment, care for our people and transparency.

Our organizational structure is built around our Partnership model. Our Partners – trusted advisors to leading organizations across the globe – mobilize our team of more than 5,000 experts across 40 countries in our continuous effort to remain the leader in sustainability consulting.

ERM MALAYSIA:

ERM has been assisting a wide range of clients to address environmental, health, risk and safety concerns in Malaysia since the mid 1980s and opened its first office in Kuala Lumpur in 1996. ERM’s branch office in Brunei is also managed by ERM in Malaysia.

We have a multi-disciplinary team of over 50 staff, strategically located to provide local and international businesses in the region with balanced solutions for managing EHS liabilities.

Our Malaysia and Brunei based consultants have particular strengths working for the oil and gas sector, having successfully delivered a wide range of projects to key oil and gas majors investing in the Asia Pacific region. The multi-lingual, dynamic team constantly seeks to adapt and innovate to ensure success in a growing and competitive market.

The team has broader experience in serving other industries such as Power, Petrochemicals, Electronics, Manufacturing, Technology, Media and Telecommunications. To complement our core EHS and Technical Risk Services, we are experiencing strong growth in our Sustainability Services, Safety Services and Digital Services in response to increasing demand from our clients for support in these areas.

ERM’s Malaysia office is both an international and locally recognized EHS consultancy in Malaysia. Our operations are ISO 9001:2015 certified and we have established a Quality Management System to ensure service excellence in all our projects. We are registered and authorized by PETRONAS, the Ministry of Finance, the Department of Environment and Department of Occupational Safety and Health.

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