Plant Controller (Vietnamese Speaker) Local or Vietnamese

Ambition Recruitment; Shah Alam; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Regional exposure

Career development and progression

Job summary

Ambition Recruitment is partnering with a multinational manufacturing organization to recruit a Finance Plant Controller who speaks Vietnamese. This role balances financial control with business partnering across multiple production sites in a global setting, based in Selangor with hybrid working.

You will lead cost accounting, standard cost updates, and financial reporting, while collaborating with supply chain and operations to drive profitability and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Manage manufacturing cost accounting activities and conduct detailed cost analyses.
• Lead annual standard cost updates and maintain cost accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, corporate policies, and audit requirements.
• Support inventory valuation and inventory control processes.
• Serve as a trusted finance partner to manufacturing leadership teams.
• Support initiatives aimed at improving profitability, productivity, and operational performance.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Operations, and regional stakeholders to identify cost-saving opportunities and evaluate investment returns.
• Provide financial guidance on strategic projects and business initiatives.
• Review and monitor capital expenditure projects and investment proposals.
• Support payroll-related financial activities, accruals, journal entries, and general ledger management.
• Drive financial accountability and ownership across manufacturing operations.
• Participate in operational reviews and performance discussions.
• Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes and improve efficiency.
• Drive standardization and best practices across manufacturing finance activities.
• Utilise digital reporting tools and business intelligence platforms to enhance decision-making.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and shared services optimization.

Skills

Cost accounting

Inventory accounting

Month-end closing

Financial controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Hyperion

BlackLine

Excel

Job description

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Plant Controller (Vietnamese Speaker) Local or Vietnamese

Finance Plant Controller (Vietnamese Speaking) Open to Local and Native Vietnamese

Responsibility

Finance Plant Controller (Vietnamese Speaking) Open to Local and Native Vietnamese

Location: Selangor, Malaysia (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Opportunity

Our client is a well-established multinational manufacturing organization with operations across multiple international markets. As part of their continued growth, they are seeking a highly motivated Plant Controller to support manufacturing finance operations and drive business performance across several production sites.

This role offers the opportunity to work in a global environment, partnering with plant leadership, supply chain teams, and regional stakeholders to deliver financial insights, strengthen operational controls, and support strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Cost Accounting & Financial Controls

• Manage manufacturing cost accounting activities and conduct detailed cost analyses.
• Lead annual standard cost updates and maintain cost accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, corporate policies, and audit requirements.
• Support inventory valuation and inventory control processes.

Business Partnering

• Serve as a trusted finance partner to manufacturing leadership teams.
• Support initiatives aimed at improving profitability, productivity, and operational performance.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Operations, and regional stakeholders to identify cost-saving opportunities and evaluate investment returns.
• Provide financial guidance on strategic projects and business initiatives.

Operational Finance Support

• Review and monitor capital expenditure projects and investment proposals.
• Support payroll-related financial activities, accruals, journal entries, and general ledger management.
• Drive financial accountability and ownership across manufacturing operations.
• Participate in operational reviews and performance discussions.

Process Improvement & Transformation

• Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes and improve efficiency.
• Drive standardization and best practices across manufacturing finance activities.
• Utilise digital reporting tools and business intelligence platforms to enhance decision-making.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and shared services optimization.

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

Experience

• 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in Finance, Controlling, Cost Accounting, or Manufacturing Finance.
• Experience managing accounts for 2 manufacturing plants or more.
• Experience within a manufacturing, industrial, FMCG, engineering, or production environment is highly preferred.

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of: Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting, Month-End Closing, Financial Controls & Compliance.
• Hands-on experience with: SAP, Power BI, Hyperion, BlackLine, Microsoft Excel (Advanced).

Language Requirements

• Professional proficiency in Vietnamese (spoken and written) & English is required.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to join a stable and growing multinational organization.
• Regional exposure supporting multiple manufacturing sites.
• Collaborative and inclusive working culture.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Career development and progression opportunities within a global finance organization.

If you are a finance professional with strong manufacturing finance experience and enjoy partnering with business leaders to drive operational and financial excellence, we would like to hear from you.