Accounting Finance Manager
Job Summary
The Accounting & Finance Manager will oversee financial reporting, daily accounting operations, and tax compliance for the Malaysia entity with a regional scope. This role involves leading budgeting, forecasting, and internal control frameworks while ensuring accuracy in costing and inventory management. The position requires a detail-oriented professional to provide insightful financial analysis and support management with ad-hoc projects.
Responsibilities
- Manage accounting documents and general ledger
- Lead financial closing and reporting
- Oversee operational finance and cash flow
- Manage budgeting and variance analysis
- Ensure tax compliance and internal controls
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance
- CA, ACCA, or CPA qualification
- Proficiency in IFRS and local GAAPs
- Advanced Microsoft 365 skills
- Remote team management experience
Job Details
Responsibilities:
1. Accounting and Financial Reporting:
- Manage daily accounting documents, receipts, and payment transactions for the Malaysia entity.
- Monitor general ledger activities to ensure absolute accuracy and completeness of all accounting records.
- Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes and reporting in compliance with local GAAPs and group requirements.
- Manage product costing, standard costing, inventory valuation, and variance analysis.
- Provide detailed variance analysis, monthly financial reviews, and insightful business commentaries to management.
- Coordinate and manage internal and external audit processes.
2. Operational Finance:
- Prepare, verify, and approve daily operational finance transactions including fund transfers, supplier payments, and expense claims.
- Oversee regional working capital and monitor cash flow forecasts.
3. Budgeting and Forecasting:
- Lead the annual budgeting process and rolling forecast cycles for assigned regions.
- Monitor and evaluate actual business performance against established budgets and forecasts.
4. Tax Compliance:
- Ensure compliance with corporate income tax, withholding tax, indirect taxes (SST/GST/VAT), and statutory taxes.
- Provide financial information and review transfer pricing documentation.
- Prepare and review specialized tax reporting packages.
5. Internal Control:
- Maintain, review, and strengthen internal control frameworks to ensure data integrity and alignment with group policies.
6. Ad-hoc Requests:
- Execute financial projects and tasks as requested by management.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related business discipline.
- CA, ACCA, or CPA qualification is highly preferred.
- Strong command of IFRS and local GAAPs across Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Excel, Teams, SharePoint, etc.).
- Exceptional communication and leadership skills with experience managing remote teams.
- Highly detail-oriented, organized, and capable of working under tight deadlines.
- Willing and able to travel within Malaysia and overseas.