Strategic Finance Controller & Costing Lead

Good Job Creations (Singapore) Pte Ltd; Selangor; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Good Job Creations (Singapore) Pte Ltd is seeking a seasoned Financial Controller to lead cost accounting, tax compliance, budgeting, and financial planning across the organization. The role requires building robust costing models, conducting variance analysis, and driving strategic cost improvements.

You will coordinate annual budgeting, quarterly forecasts, and management reporting, partnering with business units to align financial plans with operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in cost accounting, tax compliance, financial planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Professional certification such as CMA, CPA, or ACCA is an added advantage.
• Strong knowledge of costing methodologies, tax regulations, internal controls, and budgeting principles.
• Proficiency in ERP systems such as SAP and Oracle.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and Power BI skills.
• Practical knowledge of AMOS is an added advantage.
• Ability to prepare financial models, profitability analysis, investment appraisals, and business cases.
• Experience conducting internal audits and implementing control improvements.
• Proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia for communicating with Bahasa Malaysia-speaking stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain standard costing models, including material, labour, and overhead allocations.
• Perform cost variance and production capacity analysis, identify key drivers, and implement corrective actions.
• Deliver product and customer profitability analysis to support pricing strategies and margin improvement.
• Build cost models for new products, make-or-buy evaluations, and financial scenario planning.
• Manage corporate income tax provisions, filings, payments, and tax compliance activities.
• Oversee indirect tax, withholding tax, and transfer pricing compliance requirements.
• Coordinate tax audits, regulatory queries, and maintain comprehensive supporting documentation.
• Monitor tax regulation changes and recommend tax-efficient structures and incentive opportunities.
• Lead annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes across the organization.
• Partner with business units to align financial plans with operational objectives.
• Develop financial models, sensitivity analysis, investment appraisals, ROI assessments, and payback evaluations.
• Support strategic projects through cost-benefit analysis and risk assessment.
• Prepare monthly management reports and provide data-driven recommendations to senior management.
• Strengthen internal controls, compliance frameworks, and financial governance practices.
• Drive process improvements and automation initiatives across costing, tax reporting, and budgeting functions.
• Plan and execute internal audit programs covering financial, operational, and compliance controls.
• Identify control gaps, recommend corrective measures, and track remediation progress.

Skills

Bahasa Malaysia

Education

CMA/CPA/ACCA

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

AMOS

Job description

Good Job Creations (Singapore) Pte Ltd is seeking a seasoned Financial Controller to lead cost accounting, tax compliance, budgeting, and financial planning across the organization. The role requires building robust costing models, conducting variance analysis, and driving strategic cost improvements.

You will coordinate annual budgeting, quarterly forecasts, and management reporting, partnering with business units to align financial plans with operations.