Assistant Finance Manager - Johor

The Finance Manager will oversee key financial accounting, manufacturing costing, inventory, management reporting, and financial control activities within a manufacturing environment.

Client Details

Our client is a well-established consumer goods company specialising in premium kitchenware and home products, with a strong presence across Asia Pacific. With a portfolio of globally recognised brands, the organisation combines quality, innovation, and consumer-focused design to deliver trusted products to households across the region

Description

Financial Accounting & Month-End Closing

• Oversee day-to-day financial accounting activities, including general ledger, journal entries, accruals, payroll-related entries, reclassifications, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Manage month-end and year-end financial closing activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely reporting.
• Review key balance sheet accounts and clearing activities to ensure appropriate accounting treatment and timely resolution of outstanding items.
• Prepare monthly Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, and other management reports, providing clear commentary on key financial movements.
• Review complex or non-routine accounting transactions and ensure compliance with applicable accounting policies and standards.
• Continuously strengthen closing processes, reconciliations, and overall reporting accuracy.
  
  

Inventory Accounting & Control

• Oversee inventory-related accounting and ensure inventory balances are accurately reflected in the financial records.
• Review inventory movements, stock turn, sampling and cycle count results, excess and obsolete inventory, rebates, scrap, and write-offs.
• Analyse inventory trends and identify potential financial or operational risks.
• Partner with Warehouse, Production, Procurement, and Supply Chain teams to strengthen inventory accuracy and controls.
• Participate in physical inventory and cycle count activities and ensure differences are appropriately investigated and resolved.
  
  

Management Reporting & Business Partnering

• Deliver timely and accurate financial and operational reporting to support management decision-making.
• Prepare departmental cost center reports and lead periodic reviews with relevant budget owners.
• Provide actionable analysis on costs, margins, variances, inventory, and operational performance.
• Partner with functional leaders to improve cost visibility, financial accountability, and budget management.
• Translate complex financial information into practical insights and recommendations for non-finance stakeholders.
• Conduct ad-hoc financial and operational analysis to support strategic and business decisions.
  
  

Treasury, Cash Flow & Intercompany

• Monitor cash positions and support cash flow reporting and treasury-related activities.
• Review outgoing payments for accuracy, authorisation, completeness, and adherence to internal controls.
• Manage relevant foreign currency transactions and ensure appropriate accounting of FX-related activities.
• Oversee intercompany accounting, including billing, payments, debit and credit notes, reconciliations, and settlement of intercompany balances.
• Manage relevant bank administration activities, including bank guarantee processes and renewals.
  
  

Budgeting & Financial Planning

• Support annual budgeting and forecasting processes, including cost assumptions, operational rates, labor costs, and cost center planning.
• Prepare cost estimates and comparative analysis to support business and operational planning.
• Monitor actual performance against budgets and forecasts, highlighting key deviations and underlying drivers.
• Partner with operational teams to improve budgeting accuracy and cost discipline.
  
  

Audit, Controls & Statutory Compliance

• Coordinate financial schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation for interim and year-end audits.
• Act as a key point of contact for external auditors and respond to financial and operational audit queries.
• Support internal audit activities and ensure timely closure of identified findings.
• Maintain robust accounting policies, financial controls, procedures, and supporting documentation.
• Support applicable statutory, regulatory, tax, and electronic invoicing requirements.
• Prepare relevant regulatory reporting and ensure submissions are completed accurately and within required timelines.
• Ensure financial activities comply with applicable accounting standards, company policies, internal controls, and regulatory requirements.
  
  

Profile

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CPA, CIMA, CA, or equivalent would be highly advantageous.
  
  

Experience

• Relevant progressive experience across Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Manufacturing Finance, or Management Accounting.
• Strong experience within a manufacturing or production-driven environment is highly preferred.
• Practical experience in standard costing, inventory accounting, manufacturing variance analysis, PPV, budgeting, and management reporting.
• Strong understanding of month-end closing, general ledger accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial controls.
• Experience with intercompany accounting, audit support, and statutory reporting.
• Experience using SAP S/4HANA or SAP FI, preferably alongside costing and manufacturing-related modules.
• Exposure to multi-entity or regional operations would be advantageous.
  
  

Key Skills & Competencies

Finance & Technical

• Financial & Management Accounting
• Manufacturing & Cost Accounting
• Standard Costing
• Manufacturing Variance & PPV Analysis
• Inventory Accounting & Control
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Management Reporting
• Cash Flow & Treasury
• Intercompany Accounting
• Audit & Internal Controls
• ERP / SAP
• Advanced Microsoft Excel
  
  

Job Offer

• Contract: 6 Months
• Covered Medical Expenses
• Opportunity to take ownership of a broad manufacturing finance portfolio, covering financial accounting, costing, inventory, reporting, and business partnering.
• Strong exposure to manufacturing operations and the opportunity to work closely with Production, Supply Chain, Procurement, Warehouse, and other business functions.
• Opportunity to provide meaningful financial insights that directly influence cost optimisation and operational performance.
• Hands-on exposure to standard costing, manufacturing variance, PPV, inventory, and financial performance management.
  
  

To apply online please click the Apply button below. For a confidential discussion about this role please contact Ariff Kamri on +603 2302 4124.

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