Senior Finance Manager

INNIO GROUP SDN. BHD.; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Equity Holdings Berhad, a Bursa Malaysia Main Market-listed stockbroking group, seeks a high-calibre Group Finance professional to lead the holding company and Group consolidation.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant with professional membership (MIA CA(M)) required.
• 8–10 years experience in group finance, external audit exposure preferred.
• Experience preparing multi-entity consolidations and consolidated financial statements.
• Prior exposure to Bursa Malaysia quarterly announcements and annual reports is essential.
• Solid knowledge of Malaysian corporate tax, transfer pricing documentation, and related filings.

Responsibilities

• Prepare holding company accounts, investments in subsidiaries, intercompany balances and deferred tax.
• Lead Group consolidation end-to-end: elimination entries, fair value, alignment adjustments, and non-controlling interests.
• Produce consolidated financial statements and disclosure notes per MFRS, Companies Act 2016, and Bursa listing requirements.
• Draft quarterly results announcements under MMLR and prepare explanatory notes and schedules.
• Compile monthly consolidated management packs with key metrics, variances, and commentary.
• Maintain Group related party transaction register and monitor RPTs per MMLR thresholds.
• Prepare annual audited financial statements for AEHB and Group with Directors' Report and notes.
• Oversee Group tax compliance, including CP204 estimates and Form C filings.
• Maintain transfer pricing documentation for intercompany transactions.

Skills

Excel

Consolidation

English

Bahasa Malaysia

Auditing

Education

Chartered Accountant (MIA CA(M))

Tools

ERP/Accounting Systems

Job description

To prepare the holding company accounts and Group consolidation for a Bursa Malaysia Main Market-listed stockbroking group, drive the Group reporting timetable across all subsidiaries, and manage Group tax and transfer pricing compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare AEHB's company-level accounts, including investments in subsidiaries, impairment assessment, intercompany balances and deferred tax.
• Prepare the Group consolidation end-to-end: elimination entries, fair value and alignment adjustments, non-controlling interests, and the consolidation workings file.
• Prepare consolidated financial statements and disclosure notes in compliance with MFRS, the Companies Act 2016 and the Bursa Malaysia Main Market Listing Requirements (MMLR).
• Prepare the quarterly results announcement under MMLR Paragraph 9.22 and Appendix 9B, together with explanatory notes and related party transaction schedules, within the two-month statutory deadline.
• Prepare monthly consolidated management packs across the Group, covering key financial highlights, segmental performance, and variance commentary against budget and prior period.
• Maintain the Group related party transaction register and monitor RPTs and recurrent RPTs against the mandates and thresholds under MMLR Chapter 10.
• Prepare the annual audited financial statements for AEHB and the Group in compliance with MFRS and the Companies Act 2016, together with the Directors' Report and supporting disclosure notes.
• Manage Group tax compliance across all entities, including current and deferred tax computations, CP204 estimates and CP204A revisions, Form C and other statutory filings.
• Maintain contemporaneous transfer pricing documentation for all intercompany transactions in line with Section 140A of the Income Tax Act 1967.
• Act as central coordination point for the Group auditors, covering PBC schedules, audit queries, component audit timelines and resolution of audit differences.

About you

• Chartered Accountant - membership of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, CA(M), is mandatory. ACCA / ICAEW / MICPA / CPA Australia / CIMA recognised.
• Minimum 8-10 years experience, including external audit exposure (Big 4 or mid-tier preferred) together with hands-on group or holding company finance experience.
• Must have independently prepared multi-entity consolidations and consolidated financial statements.
• Prior experience with Bursa Malaysia quarterly announcements and annual reports is essential.
• Solid working knowledge of Malaysian corporate tax and deferred tax, with practical transfer pricing documentation experience.
• Financial services, stockbroking or other regulated environment strongly preferred.
• Strong Excel skills; experience with consolidation tools and ERP/accounting systems.
• Proficient in written and spoken English and Bahasa Malaysia.
• Able to hold subsidiary finance teams to deadline without direct line authority - firm, organised and consistent in follow-through.
• Technically rigorous, with the ability to defend consolidation, MFRS and tax positions to auditors, LHDN and the Audit Committee.

About us

Apex Equity Holdings Berhad is a Bursa Malaysia Main Market-listed stockbroking group comprising Apex Securities Berhad, Apex Equity Capital Sdn Bhd and Apex Development Sdn Bhd.