Strategic Finance Leader & Business Partner

Always Marketing (M) Sdn. Bhd.; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Parking

Insurance

Training & Development

Job summary

Always Marketing (M) Sdn. Bhd. seeks an experienced Finance Manager to lead the finance function, partnering with senior leadership to drive growth and profitability.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong technical skills, and the ability to transform finance into a strategic business partner. Responsibilities include financial reporting, budgeting, treasury, taxation, governance, and performance management, with emphasis on robust controls and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
• Professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA, CA ANZ, ICAEW, MICPA, or equivalent is preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in finance and accounting.
• At least 3–5 years of leadership experience managing finance teams.
• Proven experience managing multiple legal entities and group reporting.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting standards (MFRS), taxation, treasury, audit, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience within distribution, trading, marketing services, FMCG, retail, project-based, or commercial environments is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, business partnering, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated experience in process improvement, finance transformation, and system optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the finance team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee financial reporting, group consolidation, statutory compliance, and month-end/year-end close activities.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and performance analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Manage treasury, cash flow, working capital, banking relationships, and financing arrangements.
• Ensure compliance with taxation, regulatory requirements, internal controls, and corporate governance standards.
• Lead external audits, risk management initiatives, and implementation of audit recommendations.
• Champion finance transformation, process automation, data analytics, and reporting enhancements.
• Partner with business leaders to provide commercial insights, evaluate opportunities, and support key corporate initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Financial reporting

MFRS knowledge

Taxation

Treasury

Governance

Data analytics

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Finance transformation

System optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

ACCA/CPA/CA/ICAEW/MICPA or equivalent

Job description

Always Marketing (M) Sdn. Bhd. seeks an experienced Finance Manager to lead the finance function, partnering with senior leadership to drive growth and profitability.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong technical skills, and the ability to transform finance into a strategic business partner. Responsibilities include financial reporting, budgeting, treasury, taxation, governance, and performance management, with emphasis on robust controls and data-driven decision making.