Senior Finance Lead: Reporting & Bookkeeping

Starwise; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bukit Bintang office

Direct exposure to CFO

Job summary

STARWISE is seeking a Senior Finance Executive to lead financial reporting and bookkeeping across multiple entities from our Kuala Lumpur office. You will guide junior staff and own monthly close, prepare management accounts, and coordinate with auditors and tax agents.

The role requires 2–4 years of finance experience, strong Excel skills, and a solid understanding of MFRS/MPERS, with English fluency and added Bahasa Malaysia/Mandarin language advantage. Based at our KL office.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Holding or nearing completion of a professional qualification (ACCA, MIA, CPA, ICAEW, or equivalent) — part-qualified candidates with sufficient experience are welcome to apply.
• Minimum 2–4 years of relevant working experience.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English (Bahasa Malaysia/Mandarin an advantage).

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end and year-end closing process for assigned entities, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Prepare and review monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet, and supporting schedules.
• Review reconciliations (bank, intercompany, GL-to-subledger) and resolve complex or aged reconciling items.
• Coordinate and respond directly to requests and technical queries from auditors, tax agents, bankers, and other external stakeholders.
• Apply and advise on MFRS treatment for non-routine transactions.
• Review and guide junior staff on documentation and workpaper quality.
• Support tax computations/filings, ESG disclosure requirements, and other ad-hoc compliance or advisory matters as required.
• Identify and drive process improvement initiatives, including system and automation opportunities.
• Act as a point of contact between the finance team and client-side/internal senior stakeholders.

Skills

Finance accounting experience

Audit background

Account reconciliations

MFRS knowledge

MPERS knowledge

Multi-entity management

Stakeholder liaison

Proactive problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Professional qualification (ACCA/MIA/CPA/ICAEW)

Tools

QuickBooks

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

STARWISE is seeking a Senior Finance Executive to lead financial reporting and bookkeeping across multiple entities from our Kuala Lumpur office. You will guide junior staff and own monthly close, prepare management accounts, and coordinate with auditors and tax agents.

The role requires 2–4 years of finance experience, strong Excel skills, and a solid understanding of MFRS/MPERS, with English fluency and added Bahasa Malaysia/Mandarin language advantage. Based at our KL office.