MANAGER, FINANCE

Carsome Group; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Carsome Group, Southeast Asia’s largest used-car platform, seeks a Manager, Finance Operations to lead end-to-end Trade AP and AR and manage a team of about 30 staff across multiple entities. You will drive process standardization, controls, and automation, partnering with product and technology to implement system enhancements and ensure accurate, timely financial processing.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong system knowledge, and the ability to scale finance operations in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in finance operations, shared services, or accounting functions with AP/AR exposure.
• Proven experience leading large teams (20+ staff) in high-volume environments.
• Strong knowledge of AP/AR processes, internal controls, and finance ops best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Trade AP and AR operations, ensuring timely, accurate invoicing, payments, billing, collections, and reconciliations.
• Manage and develop a finance operations team of ~30 staff, including leads and supervisors.
• Establish and enforce strong internal controls across AP and AR, ensuring compliance with policies and audit requirements.
• Drive process improvements, SOPs, and control checklists; identify risks and implement corrective actions.
• Own and optimize ERP-based AP/AR systems; partner with product/tech for enhancements and automation.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure smooth end-to-end transaction flows.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

SOP documentation

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA/ACCA (advantage)

Tools

Oracle NetSuite

SAP

Oracle

Job description

The Manager, Finance Operations is responsible for leading and optimizing end-to-end finance operations, with primary oversight of Trade Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) processes. This role manages a large operations team of approximately 30 staff and plays a critical role in driving process standardization, system effectiveness, internal controls, and continuous improvement across the finance operations function.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with strong operational discipline, system acumen, and a proven ability to scale finance processes in a high-volume, multi-entity environment.

Your Day-to-Day

Finance Operations Leadership

• Lead and oversee end-to-end Trade AP and AR operations, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant processing of invoices, payments, billings, collections, and reconciliations.
• Manage and develop a finance operations team of approximately 30 staff, including team leads and supervisors, to ensure service quality, productivity, and performance consistency.

Process Governance & Internal Controls

• Establish and enforce strong operational controls across AP and AR processes to ensure compliance with company policies, audit requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Monitor key operational KPIs such as invoice turnaround time, payment accuracy, overdue receivables, dispute resolution cycle, and staff productivity.

Process Improvement & SOP Documentation

• Drive continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, scalability, and control, leveraging automation, system enhancements, and best practices.
• Lead the documentation, standardization, and maintenance of end-to-end SOPs, process flows, RACI matrices, and control checklists for finance operations.
• Identify process gaps, operational risks, and control weaknesses, and implement corrective actions.

Systems & Automation

• Own and optimize finance operations systems and workflows, including AP/AR modules within ERP systems.
• Partner with product and technology team and system vendors to implement enhancements, automation, and process digitization initiatives.
• Act as the key business owner for AP/AR-related system changes, UAT, and post-implementation stabilization.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner closely with internal stakeholders such as product and technology, sales, treasury, legal, and business units to ensure smooth end-to-end transaction flows.
• Act as escalation point for complex operational issues, vendor disputes, customer billing issues, and system-related incidents.

Audit & Compliance Support

• Support internal and external audits by ensuring process documentation, audit evidence, and timely issue resolution.
• Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory, and internal audit requirements related to finance operations.

People Development & Capability Building

• Build a strong operational bench by coaching, mentoring, and developing team members.
• Drive knowledge retention through cross-training, SOP adherence, and structured onboarding plans.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

Your Know-How

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; professional qualification (CPA, ACCA, or equivalent) is an advantage.
• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in finance operations, shared services, or accounting functions, with significant exposure to Trade AP and AR.
• Proven experience managing large teams (20+ staff) in a high-volume, transaction-driven environment.
• Strong knowledge of AP/AR processes, internal controls, and finance operations best practices.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems (e.g. Oracle NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or equivalent); exposure to automation tools is a plus.
• Demonstrated track record in driving process improvement, SOP documentation, and operational transformation.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to balance operational detail and strategic improvement initiatives.

Job Snapshot

Updated Date

15.07.2026

Job ID

J00497

Department

FINANCE OPERATIONS

Location

Location KYM, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Employee Type

PERMANENT - FULL TIME

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About Us

CARSOME is Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform. With presence across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore, we aim to digitalize the region’s used car industry by reshaping and elevating the car buying and selling experience.

CARSOME provides end-to-end solutions to consumers and used car dealers, from car inspection to ownership transfer to financing, promising a service that is trusted, convenient and efficient.

Vision

To create the most trusted vehicle ownership ecosystem powered by technology & data.

Mission

To provide our customers with peace of mind through the entire lifecycle of their pre-owned vehicle ownership experience.