Senior Financial Specialist

Ant International; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ant International is seeking a Senior Finance Specialist to join its International Account Monitoring team. You will be responsible for the accuracy of accounting across multiple countries within the A&I group and act as the bridge between reconciliation operations and customer fund reporting.

Key duties include daily monitoring and reconciliations, aging analysis, and supporting monthly, quarterly, and annual closes; driving process improvements and BRD documentation; and assisting audits with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above with 5–6 years of relevant finance experience.
• ACCA/CPA/ICAEW or equivalent preferred.
• Experience with financial closing, reconciliation and data analysis in fintech/multinationals.
• Strong English and Chinese communication.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and organize daily account monitoring operations, including reconciliation and aging checks.
• Deeply participate in system optimization projects and BRD preparation.
• Prepare balance reasonableness and aging reports for close cycles.
• Assist internal and external audits by coordinating relevant team members with necessary documentation.
• Communicate with business teams and external parties to resolve day-to-day accounting issues.

Skills

Account monitoring

Reconciliation

IFRS/GAAP

BRD preparation

Cross-functional work

Education

Bachelor's degree

ACCA/CPA/ICAEW

Tools

Accounting IT systems

ERP systems

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Finance Specialist to join our International Account Monitoring team. In this role, you will be fully responsible for the accuracy and appropriateness of accounting across multiple countries and various business types within A&I group. You will detect customer fund accounting anomalies in a timely manner through various risk monitoring measures and oversee the relevant teams in promptly resolving accounting issues. You will serve as the key controller of customer fund accounting quality on a daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, taking accountability for the customer fund accounting results, and act as a bridge between the reconciliation operations team and the customer fund reporting team.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and organize daily account monitoring operations, including transaction record reconciliation, aging checks, analysis and root cause attribution of stalled transactions, and secondary review of manual accounting adjustments, ensuring that entries are recorded accurately and timely in compliance with IFRS/GAAP standards.
• Deeply participate in system capability optimization projects and process improvement initiatives, comprehensively review existing operational processes and system capabilities, accurately identify areas for optimization, and prepare business requirement documents (BRDs).
• Prepare and review customer fund account balance reasonableness and aging analysis reports, and support the completion of relevant checks during the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
• Assist internal and external audits by coordinating relevant team members to provide necessary documentation, reconciliation materials, and support, ensuring the smooth completion of audits.
• Communicate with business teams and external parties to resolve day-to-day accounting issues and support cross-functional collaboration.

Job requirement

• Bachelor's degree or above, with 5-6 years of relevant experience in finance/ accounting/auditing, possessing comprehensive financial accounting expertise
• Professional certifications preferred: ACCA, CPA, ICAEW or equivalent accounting qualification.
• Experience with financial closing processes, account reconciliation, and financial data analysis for fintech, payment, or multinational companies is highly preferred, and knowledge of payment or financial accounting IT systems is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Chinese, with the ability to communicate accounting information to both financial and non-financial colleagues.
• Strong learning ability, teamwork and communication skills, clear logical thinking, and innovative mindset, capable of proactively driving the smooth progress of assigned projects.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team and across departments in a fast-paced, cross-cultural environment.