Malaysian Financial Controller: Full Ownership & Growth

Cinch; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Broad Controller mandate

Exposure to Group finance, lenders and

Growth in fintech & e-commerce

Continuous learning

Collaborative culture

Mission to reduce waste

Job summary

Cinch in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Financial Controller to own the Malaysian books end-to-end, ensuring statutory and tax compliance while partnering with the regional Group finance team.

You will manage the accounting operations, month-end closes, audits, and reporting, build scalable controls, and act as the finance counterpart to commercial and operations teams within a fast-growing fintech and e-commerce business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field; professional qualifications preferred.
• 6–10 years of relevant experience, ideally combining firm training with in-house controller work.
• Strong knowledge of Malaysian statutory reporting, MFRS/MPERS, LHDN corporate tax and SST.
• Experience in a start-up or scale-up where the Controller does the work as well as reviews it.
• Regional or multi-entity group exposure is a strong advantage.
• Working knowledge of cloud ledgers and Excel; proficiency with Xero is a plus.
• Fluent written and spoken English; Bahasa Malaysia for local dealings.

Responsibilities

• Own all accounting operations for the Group entities: billing, AR, AP, GL, capex, fixed assets, inventory, cost accounting and revenue recognition.
• Deliver an accurate and timely month-end close and support Group consolidation across Singapore and Malaysia.
• Own the year-end audit for Malaysian entities, working with external auditors and tax agents.
• Maintain fixed asset register, including depreciation, impairment and disposals in a leasing/subscription business.
• Own LHDN filings and corporate tax compliance, including SST and cross-border withholding tax.
• Manage GST/SST registration and returns where applicable.
• Implement and maintain financial controls and process documentation at scale.
• Manage Malaysian bank relationships, payment approvals and local cash positioning.
• Support Group management and investor reporting with accurate data and variance commentary.
• Drive process and systems improvements across the Group finance stack.
• Serve as finance counterpart to in-market commercial, operations and logistics teams.

Skills

Financial controls

Accounting leadership

Malaysian reporting

LHDN tax compliance

SST compliance

MFRS/MPERS

Xero

Excel/Sheets

English fluency

Bahasa Malaysia

Education

CA(M)/MIA/ACCA/CPA/CIMA

Bachelor’s in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Xero

Excel

Job description

Cinch in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Financial Controller to own the Malaysian books end-to-end, ensuring statutory and tax compliance while partnering with the regional Group finance team.

You will manage the accounting operations, month-end closes, audits, and reporting, build scalable controls, and act as the finance counterpart to commercial and operations teams within a fast-growing fintech and e-commerce business.