Quality Assurance à Malaisie

Funding Societies | Modalku is the largest SME digital finance platform in Southeast Asia. We are licensed and operating in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam, and backed by Sequoia India (Peak XV), Softbank Vision Fund, Khazanah and SMBC bank amongst many others. Funding Societies | Modalku provides business financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which is funded by individual and institutional investors, as well as payments solutions to SMEs and consumers.

Here at Funding Societies | Modalku we live by our core values GETFS:

• Grow Relentlessly: Strive to become our best, most authentic selves.
• Enable Teamwork, Disable Politics: Only by forging togetherness, we help each other succeed.
• Test Measure Act: Stay curious and reinvent ourselves, through innovation and experimentation.
• Focus on Impact: Create impact through bias for action and tangible results.
• Serve with Obsession: Build win-win relationships for the long-term by having a customer obsession.
  

The role will be responsible for the financial controlling for our activities in Malaysia (https://fundingsocieties.com.my/), Payment Business (https://www.cardup.co/) and Group.

You are responsible for financial reporting and regulatory compliance. You will supervise the daily activities of the accounting team and manage the professional development of direct reports.

You will also partner closely with business leaders on critical projects and business strategy planning. This is a high-volume, demanding role requiring exceptional leadership, rapid learning ability, and strong project management skills.

What you will do:

• Lead and manage the daily operations of the finance and accounting team, ensuring timely and accurate month-end close, statutory, tax, and regulatory reporting.

• Oversee and enhance financial reporting processes, including group consolidation, external audits, and IFRS-compliant reporting.
• Develop, implement, and document robust business processes and internal controls to ensure data integrity and compliance.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities; analyze and explain variances to management.
• Support corporate finance activities, including due diligence, business expansion, and investor reporting.
• Serve as a key finance partner to Malaysian and Payment Business leadership, providing financial insights and support for business projects and strategic initiatives.
• Mentor and upskill junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.
• Manage relationships with auditors, banks, and other external stakeholders.
• Proactively identify and execute process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy in a high-growth, fast-changing environment.
• Contribute to the planning and potential implementation of new finance projects, including process standardization, transition support, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure successful integration of finance.
• Undertake other assignments which may be given from time to time.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or MBA preferred
• Minimum 6 years of progressive accounting/finance experience, including supervisory experience; experience in fast-paced environments or startups is highly valued
• Prior experience in a Big 4 audit firm is an advantage
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards (IFRS, MFRS) and relevant regulations, eg FRS 9, 7, 32 and 15
• Advanced Excel and ERP (e.g., Netsuite) skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and develop junior staff in a demanding environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with senior business leaders
• Fast learner with a proactive, hands-on approach and strong problem-solving skills
• Proven track record of managing multiple priorities and delivering results under pressure

• Time off - We would love you to take time off to rest and rejuvenate. We offer flexible paid vacations as well as many other observed holidays by country. We also like to have our people take a day off for special days like birthdays and work anniversaries.
• Flexible working - We believe in giving back the control of work & life to our people. We trust our people and love to provide the space to accommodate each and everyone's working style and personal life.
• Medical benefits - We offer health insurance coverage for our employees and dependents. Our people focus on our mission knowing we have their backs for their loved ones too.
• Mental health and wellness - We understand that our team productivity is directly linked to our mental and physical health. Hence we organize org-wide fitness initiatives and engage partners to provide well-being coaching.
• Tech support - We provide a company laptop for our employees and the best possible support for the right equipment/tools to enable high productivity.

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