Senior Finance Manager (Based in KL)

Pet Lovers Centre Singapore; Selangor; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company specializing in pet care is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee the Malaysia finance team. This role includes managing financial operations, enhancing shared service capabilities, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in Accountancy or be a Chartered Accountant, with extensive experience in finance and accounting in a shared services environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in accounting and finance, with at least 5 years in a managerial role.
• Strong experience in finance shared services across multiple countries.
• Exceptional proficiency in financial modeling and spreadsheet techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance team managing transactional finance activities for Malaysia and Singapore.
• Drive process standardization, automation, and performance tracking.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies and tax regulations.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Numerical proficiency

Education

Degree in Accountancy

Chartered Accountant

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Role Description:

• Lead and oversee the Malaysia finance team in managing financial operations, including transactional finance activities through a shared services model supporting both Singapore and Malaysia operations.
• Lead and enhance shared service transactional finance activities (e.g., billing, collections, reconciliations), ensuring scalability, standardization, and best practices across both Malaysia and Singapore.
• Provides strategic and operational leadership to the Malaysia finance team, while FP&A responsibilities are focused solely on Malaysia operations.
• Developing and implementing shared service capabilities, ensuring successful setup, transition, and continuous improvement of transactional processes under a centralized model.
• Manage revenue, accounts receivable, and accounts payable through shared services workflows supporting both Malaysia and Singapore operations.
• Drive process standardization, automation, and performance tracking (e.g., SLAs, KPIs) in shared service functions.
• Develop and implement shared service capabilities and lead process transition, system integration, and operational improvements.
• Ensure compliance with corporate financial policies, tax regulations, and statutory requirements.
• Work closely with operational teams to align financial strategies with business goals in line with group policies.

Role Requirements

• Degree in Accountancy and/or a Chartered Accountant.
• Minimum 8 years of accounting and finance experience with at least 5 years in managerial capacity.
• Good experience in the retail sector and/or finance shared services or centralized operations across multiple countries.
• Good knowledge and understanding of tax legislation.
• Good knowledge of Malaysia Reporting Standards, Companies Act and other accounting regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge and experience with internal control documentation.
• Excellent communication skills are a must as is the ability to manage time effectively and efficiently.
• Hands on and able to build strong relationships with internal and external parties.
• Well versed in MS Excel and spreadsheet techniques with exceptional numerical proficiency and experienced in financial modelling.
• Analytical, meticulous, strong in processes and financial concept, problem solver.
• Possess a positive attitude, good leadership skills, interpersonal communication skills, independent and a team player.