Senior Finance Analyst - Record to Report

ZALORA Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online fashion e-commerce company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Financial Accountant to manage financial reporting and compliance with IFRS. The role requires a degree in Accounting with 3 to 5 years of experience. Key responsibilities include preparing financial reports, maintaining accounting systems, and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements. Ideal candidates are strong communicators and team players with integrity. The company offers a flexible work environment and career growth opportunities.

Benefits

Career growth

Mental and physical wellbeing support

Flexible work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of financial accounting experience.
• Practical knowledge of country and IFRS accounting requirements.
• Able to meet stringent reporting deadlines and handle corporate and statutory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and analyze financial reporting.
• Maintain assigned financial systems, processes, and recommend improvements.
• Conduct detailed account reconciliation and variance analysis.

Skills

Financial reporting

IFRS compliance

SAP knowledge

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Degree in Accounting or CPA, MIA, ACCA, CIMA

Tools

SAP

Job description

JOB PROFILE

Reporting to the Finance Services Record-to-Report Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for collating, reviewing, and preparing the Group’s financial and management data to comply with corporate, IFRS, and statutory requirements. The Record-to-Report function is typified by a series of stringent reporting requirements which must be achieved. Within these constraints the incumbent prepares actual results, monthly, quarterly, annual financial reporting packages and submission of statutory financial statements to country authorities. The incumbent is also expected to ensure the maintenance of support systems, procedures, and internal control principles.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare, review and analyze financial reporting to ensure accurate and timely reporting of results. Comply with IFRS, and local accounting standards in the preparation of financial reports.
• Maintain assigned systems, processes, or process components in good working order and identify and recommend system improvement to ensure timely, relevant, and accurate Financial Accounting Information. This includes, but is not limited to, responsibility for SAP and other systems reconciliation process, standing and recurring journal entries, fixed asset schedule, intercompany matrix, and service invoicing to affiliates.
• Ensure the integrity of monthly financial statements is maintained by conducting detailed account reconciliation and variance analysis to ensure the financial records accurately reflect the current status of transactions and events. Liaise with relevant accounting firm, auditor, tax team and prepare compliance documents and reports to submit to the relevant authority according to timelines set.
• Work collaboratively with internal client to achieve business objectives and efficiently provide the essential support services to the organization.
• Identify and make recommendations that optimize business processes and improve financial and internal controls and other business practices in alignment with LEAN and culture of continuous improvement.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in Accounting or professional accounting qualifications such as CPA, MIA, ACCA, CIMA or its equivalent with minimum 3 to 5 years of financial accounting exposure.
• Practical knowledge of country and IFRS accounting requirements.
• Able to meet stringent reporting deadlines and handle corporate reporting and statutory reporting responsibilities.
• Team player with good communication and interpersonal skills.
• An independent person with a high degree of maturity, integrity, and initiative.
• Good command of written and spoken English is essential.
• Good command of any other Asian language would be an advantage.

Wonder how it's like to build your career with ZALORA? Inspired by employees, we believe you'll be in for:

• An exciting platform to make your success story.
• Have the utmost care for your mental and physical wellbeing.
• Flexibility weaved into your lifestyle.
• A seamless work environment with a friendly & team-fueled culture.
• Career growth aligned to your professional and personal needs and goals.

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The ZALORA Story

ZALORA is Asia’s leading online fashion, beauty and lifestyle destination, part of Global Fashion Group. As one of the region’s pioneer large scale e-commerce platforms, ZALORA has established a strong presence throughout the region, particularly in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and in Taiwan, enjoying over 50 million visits per month.

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