Financial Controller (Manufacturing)(Penang)

Michael Page; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading MNC is seeking a Financial Controller to oversee financial reporting and management functions. The ideal candidate will have significant experience and leadership abilities, aiming to enhance financial performance and strategic decisions. This role offers an attractive monthly salary package reflecting the responsibilities involved.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years related experience in financial roles.
• Experienced in financial controller or management roles.
• Strong knowledge of financial operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial reporting and compliance.
• Manage cash flow and funding sources.
• Lead financial risk management efforts.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Commercial awareness

Business acumen

Details attentive

Operational improvement

Understanding accounting standards

Education

Degree in Finance or Accounting

Master's Degree (added advantage)

Job description

• Excellent opportunity to be part of a high growth MNC
• Attractive Remuneration for the successful candidate

About Our Client

The organisation we are working with is a leading company in its industry. They have grown massively in the past 25 years and have future plans on innovation on this day & age.

Job Description

• Report directly to the Regional Financial Controller to oversee and provide leadership of core financial reporting functions, which include financial & management reporting, financial planning and budgetary control, treasury, funding, tax management, policy development and financial related legal work;
• Oversee and participate in feasibility studies and due diligence on potential investment, organization budget, determining cost effectiveness of respective manufacturing plants and its execution, to advise on the investment impact to the group cash and profit position;
• Develop and maintain good relationships with the banks, audit firm and regulators;
• Ensure internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with regulatory laws and rules for financial, statutory, audit and tax reporting / requirements;
• Plan and execute risk management as a practice of creating economic value by using financial instruments to manage risk exposure, particularly credit risk and market risk;
• Responsible to source for funding, evaluate and apply for financing and loan instruments;
• Oversee cash flow projections of the Company, to control payment and collection schedule to achieve efficiency in cash management system;
• Leading the periodical review on budget with team to evaluate the reasonableness of financial results;
• Develops tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information to the Management and make recommendations on both strategy and operations to strategically enhance financial performance business decisions and opportunities;
• Any other ad-hoc function assigned by the Management.

The Successful Applicant

• Degree in Finance, Accounting or related professional qualification. Those with Master Degree will have added advantage;
• Minimum 8 years related experience in similar field;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Candidate with experience holding financial controller / management role will have an added advantage;
• Experienced in liaising with bankers on funding requirements & project accounting;
• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen;
• Candidate possesses sound knowledge of manufacturing financial operations will have an added advantage;
• Excellent leadership skills and able to motivate and develops others;
• Aggressive, visionary and willing to take calculated risk for dynamic business growth;
• Attentive to details, alert and capable of identifying business growth & cost saving opportunity as well as process improvement alternative;
• Strong understanding of latest accounting standard;
• Strong reporting and organizational skills.

What's on Offer

You will be rewarded with an attractive package of

• RM 15000- RM 20000 monthly