Head of Finance

Randstad Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A property development firm in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Head of Finance to lead the finance and accounting function. This senior leadership position requires a candidate with at least 10-15 years of experience, including 5 years in a senior finance role within the real estate sector. Responsibilities include managing financial strategies, compliance, and team leadership. A competitive salary and opportunities for career growth are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary and incentives

Collaborative working culture

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Minimum 10-15 years of post-qualification experience.
• At least 5 years in a senior finance leadership role.
• Strong track record in development-project finance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the group’s financial strategy.
• Oversee full-set accounting, budgeting, and cash-flow management.
• Manage project financing and development budgets.

Skills

Development project finance

Budgeting and forecasting

Leadership skills

Business partnering skills

Strategic thinking

Communication skills (English)

Job description

Job Information

Job Title: Head of Finance
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Company: Property Developer
Employment Type: Full-time, senior leadership
Reports To: Managing Director / Executive Committee

Job Purpose

The Head of Finance will lead the finance & accounting function for the group, guiding financial strategy, ensuring robust controls, managing risk and providing timely, insightful reporting to support decision-making at board and executive level. This role demands strong technical expertise in property / development finance, excellent leadership, and a commercial mindset aligned with the company’s growth ambitions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the group’s financial strategy in alignment with overall business objectives.

• Oversee full-set accounting, consolidation of financials, budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow management across the group and its projects.

• Provide financial analysis, key-metrics reporting and business partnering to senior management and project teams.

• Ensure robust internal controls, compliance with Malaysian accounting standards (M FRS), tax regulations, and development-industry specific requirements.

• Manage project financing, land-acquisition costing, development budgets, margin monitoring and risk assessment.

• Lead treasury activities including funding strategy, bank/finance house liaison, debt management and working-capital optimisation.

• Oversee audit/ external-advisor relationships and ensure an efficient annual audit process.

• Build, lead and mentor a high-performing finance team; foster continuous improvement, systems optimisation and digital finance transformation.

• Support investor / stakeholder communication (if applicable) and handle any ad-hoc strategic financial initiatives, M&A or joint ventures.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 10-15 years of post-qualification experience, with at least 5 years in a senior finance leadership role (e.g., Finance Director / Head of Finance) – preferably within the property development or real-estate sector.

• Strong track-record in development-project finance, budgeting/forecasting and managing full-set group accounts.

• Sound knowledge of Malaysian financial and tax regulations, MFRS, property-development accounting.

• Excellent strategic thinking, commercial acumen, business partnering skills and the ability to present to senior management.

• Proven leadership in building and developing teams; good change-management and systems-optimisation experience.

• High integrity, strong communication skills (English fluency; Bahasa Malaysia preferred), able to work in a dynamic growth-oriented environment.

Preferred / Advantageous

• Experience in mixed-use / residential development companies in Malaysia.

• Familiarity with land-acquisition costing, GDV modelling, development-profit margin analysis.

• Exposure to joint-venture financing, project funding from banks/financial institutions.

• Experience in digital finance tools / ERP systems.

What We Offer

• A senior leadership role in a growing and ambitious property development group.

• Competitive salary and incentives aligned with performance and company growth.

• Opportunity to influence strategic direction and to build a strong finance function from the ground up.

• A collaborative, innovative working culture with a focus on quality, sustainability and professional development.

• Based in Kuala Lumpur with a dynamic real-estate environment.

How to Apply

Interested candidates can apply to this job posting or look for Bryan Lee