Supervisor, Controlling & Accounting, Penang RSSC

DSV Shared Services Asia; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading shared services center in Penang is seeking an experienced accountant manager to lead and manage a team of accountants. The role involves overseeing financial processes, ensuring accuracy in reporting, and driving operational improvements. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in accounting, with at least 7–9 years of relevant experience and a minimum of 3 years in a management role. This position offers a chance to contribute to process standardization and efficiency within the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in accounting or a related field.
• 7–9 years of experience in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum 3 years of management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of accountants.
• Review and ensure accuracy of the team's work.
• Coordinate monthly balance sheet reviews.

Skills

Leadership skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Coaching and mentoring

Budget management

Operational efficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or related disciplines

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• She/He will be leading and managing a team of accountants to support the accounting and controlling for the countries he or she is assigned to.
• Assigning and organising roles and responsibilities to the team members.
• Reviewing the work or tasks done by the team to ensure accuracy and quality.
• Providing guidance and coaching to the team on new policies, work instructions, and new requirements from the Group.
• Coordinating and managing the monthly balance sheet review with the Regional and Country teams.
• Working closely with Management to implement or drive standardisation of processes across countries supported by this centre.
• Driving commonality and simplifying processes in line with the Company’s policies and guidelines.
• Leading and coordinating all jobs migration from the country to SSC according to the plan schedules.
• Achieving cost‑efficiency and eliminating redundancy through the centre.
• Team engagement and motivation.
• Resource planning and driving for efficiencies.
• Monitoring KPI of the team.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Able to manage a team of accountants and demonstrate leadership skills.
• Ability to work with different cultures and manage cross‑functional interfaces.
• Able to guide and provide coaching to the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or related disciplines, or a professional degree.
• Have 7–9 years of experience in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent.
• Management experience of at least 3 years.