Head of Finance

MVC Resources; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

MVC Resources in Shah Alam, Malaysia seeks an experienced Head of Finance to lead the full spectrum of finance and accounting functions. You will report to senior management, drive budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, and financial governance.

The role requires 10–15 years in finance, a professional qualification such as ACCA/CPA, and a track record in construction or related project-based industries. You will partner with operations, manage tax and audits, and support strategic growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or equivalent.
• Professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CPA, ICAEW, CIMA, MICPA, or equivalent is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance and accounting function with strong governance and operational excellence.
• Provide strategic financial advice to support growth, profitability, and decision-making.
• Partner with operational and project teams to monitor project performance, cost controls, cash flow, and profitability.
• Develop and strengthen finance processes, internal controls, and risk management frameworks across the organization.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the finance team to drive performance and succession planning.
• Lead the annual budgeting process, long-term financial planning, and periodic forecasting exercises.
• Monitor financial performance against budgets and forecasts, providing variance analysis and actionable recommendations.
• Drive financial modelling and scenario analysis to support strategic planning and business initiatives.
• Establish key financial and operational performance indicators to enhance visibility and decision-making.
• Oversee timely and accurate preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual management reports.
• Manage group consolidation processes and ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and reporting requirements.
• Prepare and present comprehensive financial reports to management and stakeholders.
• Ensure the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of financial information across all business entities.
• Stay abreast of changes in financial regulations, accounting standards, and tax legislation.
• Lead cash flow planning and working capital management to ensure optimal liquidity levels.
• Manage banking relationships, credit facilities, project financing, and funding requirements.
• Monitor foreign exchange exposures, financing arrangements, and treasury-related risks.
• Implement strategies to improve cash collection cycles and optimize funding structures.
• Support fundraising, financing, restructuring, mergers & acquisitions, and other corporate finance initiatives where required.
• Conduct financial due diligence, investment evaluations, and business feasibility studies.
• Lead financial assessments and strategic analyses to support expansion plans and major capital investments.
• Provide financial inputs for contract negotiations, project bids, and strategic business opportunities.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or equivalent

Job description

Shah Alam, Malaysia

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Headof Finance to lead the full spectrum of finance and accounting functionsfor a growing organization within the Construction and Steel Fabricationindustry. Reporting directly to senior management, this role will overseefinancial operations, strategic financial planning, budgeting and forecasting,group consolidation, statutory and tax compliance, audit management, treasury,and corporate finance initiatives.

The successful candidate will act as a key business partnerto support operational performance, drive financial governance, and providestrategic insights to facilitate sustainable business growth.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Leadership & Business Partnering

• Leadand manage the overall finance and accounting function, ensuring strongfinancial governance and operational excellence.
  
• Providestrategic financial advice and commercial insights to support businessgrowth, profitability, and decision-making.
  
• Partnerclosely with operational and project teams to monitor project performance,cost controls, cash flow, and profitability.
  
• Developand strengthen finance processes, internal controls, and risk managementframeworks across the organization.
  
• Lead,mentor, and develop the finance team to drive performance and successionplanning.
  

Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Leadthe annual budgeting process, long-term financial planning, and periodicforecasting exercises.
  
• Monitorfinancial performance against budgets and forecasts, providing varianceanalysis and actionable recommendations.
  
• Drivefinancial modelling and scenario analysis to support strategic planningand business initiatives.
  
• Establishkey financial and operational performance indicators to enhance businessvisibility and decision-making.
  
• Oversee timely and accurate preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annualmanagement reports.
  
• Managegroup consolidation processes and ensure compliance with relevantaccounting standards and reporting requirements.
  
• Prepareand present comprehensive financial reports to management andstakeholders.
  
• Ensurethe integrity, accuracy, and completeness of financial information acrossall business entities.
  

Taxation, Statutory Compliance & Audit

• Ensurecompliance with all statutory, regulatory, and taxation requirements.
  
• Overseecorporate tax, indirect tax, withholding tax, and other related taxmatters.
  
• Manageyear-end financial statements and coordinate external audit activities.
  
• Liaisewith auditors, tax agents, company secretaries, bankers, legal advisors,and regulatory authorities.
  
• Stayabreast of changes in financial regulations, accounting standards, and taxlegislation.
  

Treasury & Cash Flow Management

• Leadcash flow planning and working capital management to ensure optimalliquidity levels.
  
• Managebanking relationships, credit facilities, project financing, and fundingrequirements.
  
• Monitorforeign exchange exposures, financing arrangements, and treasury-relatedrisks.
  
• Implementstrategies to improve cash collection cycles and optimize fundingstructures.
  

Corporate Finance & Strategic Initiatives

• Supportfundraising, financing, restructuring, mergers & acquisitions, andother corporate finance initiatives where required.
  
• Conductfinancial due diligence, investment evaluations, and business feasibilitystudies.
  
• Leadfinancial assessments and strategic analyses to support expansion plansand major capital investments.
  
• Providefinancial inputs for contract negotiations, project bids, and strategicbusiness opportunities.
  

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor'sDegree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or equivalent.
  
• Professionalaccounting qualification such as ACCA, CPA, ICAEW, CIMA, MICPA, orequivalent is highly preferred.
  

Experience

• Minimum 10-15 years of progressive finance and accounting experience, withat least 5 years in a senior finance leadership position.
  
• Provenexperience managing the full spectrum of finance and accountingfunctions, including financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, tax,treasury, audit, and corporate finance activities.
  
• Priorexperience in Construction, Engineering, Steel Fabrication,Manufacturing, or related project-based industries is stronglypreferred.
  
• Hands-onexperience in group consolidation and multi-entity reporting environments.
  
• Experiencedealing with financial institutions, auditors, tax authorities, andexternal stakeholders.