Senior Finance Analyst

Turner & Townsend; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services company in Kuala Lumpur is looking for an experienced finance professional to manage external audits and financial reporting. The role requires extensive experience in finance, strong Excel skills and proficiency with accounting software. Join us to contribute to impactful projects in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Opportunity for continuous learning and improvements

Qualifications

• 8 years of prior experience in finance role.
• Experience managing external audits and month-end accounting closing.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Drive external audit completion with sufficient documentation.
• Deliver month-end financial reports and reconcile balances.
• Initiate and review vendor payments for accuracy.

Skills

Finance-related processes

Strong Excel skills

Excellent oral communication

Excellent written communication

Time management

Education

CPA / ACCA or equivalent

Tools

Dynamics 365

Job description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Please visit our website:www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

• Drive the completion of external audit including providing sufficient and reliable source documents, ERP system data, and coordinating intercompany and external parties’ confirmations
• Assist in delivering month-end financial reports including posting accounting journals, reconciling monthly intercompany balances, preparing consolidation reports, and running ERP system reports
• Initiate ad hoc vendor payments through internet banking platforms, review batch payments prepared by the Shared Services team to ensure accuracy and compliance with company policies
• Resolve discrepancies in payments and claims records by interacting with business units and shared services teams, providing guidance and support to ensure accurate and timely resolution of issues
• Monitor cash book entries ensuring accurate foreign exchanges, bank charges and interests are accurately updated and posted
• Liaise with Company Secretary, Bankers, Auditors and Tax Authorities to meet statutory submissions
• Maintain corporate statutory documentations, log books, accounting standard operating procedures
• Execute process improvement initiatives, identify control gaps and propose solutions to mitigate risks
• Undertake other finance-related tasks as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of prior experience working in finance role.
• Knowledgeable in matrix organization workflows especially finance-related processes.
• Experienced in managing external audits and month-end accounting closing.
• Strong Excel skills and proficient in managing complex financial modelling worksheets.
• CPA / ACCA or any equivalent accounting professional qualification will be an advantage.
• Experience with SOX controls and Dynamics 365 will be an advantage.
• Fluent in English language (both spoken and written).
• Excellent oral and written communications and organizational skills.
• Independent and resourceful in managing daily tasks and stakeholders.
• Resilient and strong tenacity in handling challenging situations and timelines.
• Eagerness to be hands-on with a keen eye for detail.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Show enthusiasm in learning, driving continuous improvements in the role.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us atwww.turnerandtownsend.com/

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Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property ofTurner & Townsend and arenot subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team,to submit candidates for review.