RTR Assistant Manager

Gulf Marketing Group (GMG Group); Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in well-being seeks to hire an RTR Assistant Manager to support closing activities, manage a team, and ensure compliance with financial standards. The role offers the opportunity to collaborate across functional teams, and candidates should have a degree in finance along with relevant experience in a retail or FMCG environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years in finance and accounting with Asia finance operation exposure.
• Knowledge of accounting and finance principles required.
• Strong understanding of Retail/FMCG industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee RTR portfolio, managing closing activities and team.
• Ensure compliance and timely operational activities.
• Lead operational meetings and ensure service quality.

Skills

Strong organization skills

Multi-tasking skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

Professional certification (ACCA, CPA, CIMA)

Tools

SAP

PowerBI

Job description

About GMG

GMG is a global well-being company retailing, distributing and manufacturing a portfolio of leading international and home-grown brands across sport, everyday goods, health and beauty, properties and logistics sectors. Under the ownership and management of the Baker family for over 45 years, GMG is a valued partner of choice for the world's most successful and respected brands in the well-being sector. Working across the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia, GMG has introduced more than 120 brands across 12 countries. These include notable home-grown brands such as Sun & Sand Sports, Dropkick, Supercare Pharmacy, Farm Fresh, Klassic, and international brands like Nike, Columbia, Converse, Timberland, Vans and The North Face.

About The Role:

The role will be responsible for assisting the RTR manager with overseeing RTR portfolio (Group Consolidation, Fixed Assets, Accruals), managing closing activities, ensuring timely delivery, leading team, resolving escalations, ensuring compliance, and reporting to management.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with overseeing the RTR portfolio which specialized in Group Consolidation; Fixed Assets; Accruals; Prepayment and etc.
• Assist with completion of closing activities but not limited to governance of accuracy for all activities or transactions.
• Assist with ensuring the daily operational activities for RTR as whole are managed and delivered timely.
• Operation activities consist of Journal processing, AARO reporting, Balance Sheet Account Reconciliation and Compliance reporting are managed and delivered timely to the relevant Stakeholder aligned with corporate deadlines.
• Assist with leading a team and monitoring team processing to ensure accuracy, timely execution and in compliance with accounting principles.
• First contact point for Locations for any escalation for all RTR operational activities by providing solution to location promptly to resolve the issues and making sure that services provide are meeting service levels and quality.
• Assist with ensuring all team members are complying to the Desktop Task Procedure (DTP).
• Assist with attending queries/requirement/recommendation from internal team/ Location/ Auditors on the operational activities in accordance to KPIs.
• Takes accountability for own and team performance by monitoring closely via Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) result and constantly provide solutions to improve the results.
• Assist with leading operational meetings with team and ensure all required action items agreed with the internal team/ Locations / External Auditors within agreed deadline.
• Collaborate/Coordinate with the other functional teams to ensure that the integrated process is carried out smoothly to provide constant and quality deliverables to locations.
• Report to Management promptly on the status of the operations and ensure prompt escalation to management if necessary.
• Ensuring that appropriate General Ledger processes, controls, policies and procedures are in place and comply with Company’s standards.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Professional certification such as ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or equivalent is required.
• 3-5 years in finance and accounting including exposure to Asia finance operation.
• Technical skills: Proficient in Finance & Accounting software, e.g. SAP , PowerBI.
• Efficiency: Strong organization & multi-tasking skills, and an eye-for-detail.
• Communication: Excellent knowledge of English (written, verbal).
• Retail / FMCG industry experience preferred.