Head, Financial Reporting & Operations (Kuala Lumpur)

Job Responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

Financial Reporting

• Lead the team in preparation of all financial reporting including data collection, analysis and investigation of variances, and summarization of data, information, and trends to provide insights and key highlights on financial and business performance for BOD, management, and other stakeholders.

Forecasting & Process Improvements

• Ensure forecasts prepared are based on current performance trends and aligned to overall business strategy and guide on new concepts, capabilities, and process improvements to result in consistent and reliable service delivery for internal customers.

Finance Process Re-Engineering

• Establish and review finance processes, policies, and organization to be refined based on the latest knowledge and best practices frequently and benchmark finance function against other functions in alignment and support of business strategic initiatives.

Compliance

• Plan and manage technical support and advice on finance-related matters and ensure that the overall finance function is following and complies with relevant regulations and applicable accounting standards.

Shared Services Operations

• Develop and lead the long-term vision for Finance Shared Service Centre (SSC) services, which includes analyzing SSC cost structure, service consistency, and process optimization aimed to provide excellent finance services across the Organization.
• Proactively work with other finance functions to convert strategy, policy, tools, and processes into service operations and support the implementation of finance solutions reflecting Company-specific needs and aligning to the finance operating model.
• Establish and lead a technology-driven Finance Shared Services team in managing day-to-day activities.

Service Delivery & Quality

• Manages autonomously the complete service delivery for accounting including its main processes (Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, and Fixed Assets) across business units as well as across legal entities in line with the Company’s strategy and business requirements.
• Lead and drive high quality and efficient delivery of all accounting services across business units, and across legal entities thereby enabling the Organization to achieve its business goals as well as assure quality requirements which are defined within Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Develop and implement service level agreements (SLA) metrics, and propose recommendations for changes, to meet goals and objectives; ensure monitoring, tracking, and reporting on SLA metrics; oversee and monitor departmental budget to ensure proper budget performance and alignment to SLA metrics.

Stakeholder Relations

• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with stakeholders that include authorities and expert partners to safeguard the Organization’s interest and integrity as well as obtain insights and perspectives to enhance solutions, safeguard the Organization’s interest and integrity, and sustain productive collaboration.

Best Practices & Standards Management

• Develop and drive the use of best practice organizational models, processes, and procedures as well as standards within accounting including monitoring implementation and output with the aim to achieve best-in-class performance.

Professional Development

• Gain and maintain an understanding of current relevant knowledge and regulations, industry trends, current practices, new developments, and applicable laws across the country to be utilized in achieving optimal performance for self and the Organization.

People Management & Development

• Advocate a distinctive mindset, behavior, and culture instilling a high sense of staff commitment, ownership, and integrity to achieve high work performance contributing towards operational and organizational excellence.
• Lead, manage, and develop a high-performing team to support internal customers and service delivery quality. Lead the development of staff to enhance internalization of the right leadership and staff capabilities and in achieving high-performance delivery.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics.
• Professional accounting certification such as CA, ACCA, or CPA is required.
• Minimum of 16 years of total working experience, with at least 11–15 years in finance or accounting roles.
• Proven leadership experience, ideally within complex, international matrix organizations.
• Deep understanding of end-to-end accounting processes and technical financial solutions.
• Strong governance mindset with a track record of effective leadership and results-oriented decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and financial modernization initiatives.
• Experienced in managing competing priorities in fast-paced environments.
• Skilled in designing and delivering insightful financial reporting packages for senior leadership.
• Collaborative experience with technology teams to develop and enhance financial systems aligned with business objectives.
• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines with attention to critical details.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and issue-resolution capabilities.

About Us

UEM Edgenta is the region’s leading Asset Management & Infrastructure Solutions company. We are listed on Bursa Malaysia (KLSE: EDGENTA) with a clear vision to Optimise Assets and Improve Lives.

We promise the Edgenta Way of delivering quality services to our clients by going beyond standards and offering technology-based solutions as a promise of efficiency, anchored upon a mindset to ensure safety across our operations for the benefit of all our stakeholders.

Our expertise covers Healthcare Support and Property & Facility Solutions within our Asset Management segment, and Infrastructure Services, along with Asset Consultancy within Infrastructure Solutions.

We offer our clients a full suite of services throughout their asset life cycle, which includes consultancy, procurement and construction planning, operations and maintenance, as well as optimisation, rehabilitation and upgrades.

UEM Edgenta is currently present in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan, India and the United Arab Emirates.

About The Team

If you would like to be part of the team which provides spend management reports, revenue reports, and other information surrounding the overall financial health of the business and these resources embraced by procurement to support their daily operations and decision-making then this would be your ideal seat for your career.