Senior Finance Manager, Controllership

Confidential; Selangor; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Malaysia seeks a seasoned Controllership leader to own month-end, consolidation, tax and regulatory reporting across the group.

You will build and lead a 6+ person team, implement a robust control framework, partner with regulators and external auditors, and drive automation and AI-enabled processes in close, reporting, and intercompany settlements. The ideal candidate has 10–12 years digitized accounting experience and CPA/CA/ACCA advantages.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting/Finance or related field.
• Professional qualification (CA/CPA/ACCA) is an advantage.
• Experience in digitized accounting and regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own month-end, quarter-end and year-end close across all entities with consolidation and intercompany elimination.
• Maintain general ledger integrity and monthly reconciliations with documented review and sign-off.
• Lead reconciliation and settlement accounting.
• Prepare and review group-level financial reporting across markets.
• Prepare regulatory returns and support annual audits.
• Design, document and operate the financial control framework.
• Manage external auditor relationship and remediation tracking.
• Oversee tax compliance across jurisdictions and automation roadmap.
• Drive automation across reconciliation, close and reporting.
• Lead and develop a 6+ member team and ensure cross-training.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Data visualization

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication skills

Leadership

Attention to detail

Payments industry knowledge

Regulatory reporting

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

CA/CPA/ACCA qualification

Tools

Excel

BI tools

Job description

• Own month-end, quarter-end and year-end close across all entities — consolidation and intercompany elimination — to an agreed close calendar.
• Own the general ledger, balance sheet integrity and monthly reconciliations, with documented review and sign-off.
• Own reconciliation and settlement accounting
• Prepare and review group-level financial reporting, ensuring consistency and accuracy across all markets

Regulatory and statutory reporting

• Own preparation and timely submission of all periodic regulatory returns
• Own the annual regulatory audit deliverables
• Own statutory financial statements and corporate filings

Controls & Audit

• Design, document and operate the financial control framework — delegation of authority, segregation of duties, payment and journal approval, access, month-end review.
• Own the external auditor relationship; deliver the audit plan and close management letter points to a tracked remediation plan.
• Identify control gaps arising from new products, markets or partners before launch, and act as the financial control voice in product and partner approval.

Tax, systems and team

• Own direct and indirect tax compliance in every jurisdiction the Group operates in — corporate tax, indirect tax, withholding tax and transfer pricing documentation for intercompany arrangements — and the roadmap for emerging e-invoicing or digital reporting mandates.
• Own the accounting system of record and drive automation across reconciliation, close and reporting.
• Lead and develop a team of 6+, and build the documented process and cross-training so close and regulatory reporting depends on no single individual.

Process & leadership

• Drive process improvement and automation across controllership activities, including adopting AI tools.
• Build, lead, and develop a team of 6+, ensuring adequate staffing and system-access backups to avoid single points of failure during unplanned absences.

Requirements

• At least 10–12 years of relevant working experience in digitized accounting, including 3–5 years leading a controllership or financial reporting function.
• A proactive individual with integrity, an open mindset, and business acumen.
• Capable of working independently and leading a team.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships.
• Highly organized with good project management and analytical skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder-management skills, with high attention to detail.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth and regulated environment.
• Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field; a professional qualification (CA / CPA / ACCA) is an advantage.
• Experience in the payments industry would be an advantage.
• Very proficient in Excel and data visualization.