Assistant Manager Finance

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Role Purpose:

The Regional Finance Operations Assistant Finance Manager provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for Finance Operations across multiple regions with countries including UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, India, Rwanda, Malaysia, Panama, Chile, Peru, Bahamas, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Canada, USA and Mexico.

Based in Malaysia, the role is accountable for ensuring strong financial governance, robust process compliance, and consistent, highquality accounting practices across all supported regions. The position plays a critical role in aligning regional finance execution with Group policies, operational standards, and IFRS requirements.

Key Accountabilities:

• Group Finance Process & Policy Enforcement and IFRS compliance
• EndtoEnd MultiCountry Finance Operations Oversight
• Leadership & Guidance for InHouse and Outsourced Teams
• Treasury, Banking & Cashflow Management
• Statutory, Tax & Audit Coordination
• Accounting Systems Standardization: System Harmonization & Integration
• Digitalization & Best Practice Development

Job Responsibilities & Duties:

1. Accounts Payable (AP) Management

• Oversee full AP processes for all supported countries, including vendor creation, PR/PO matching, invoice verification, and payment scheduling.
• Ensure timely vendor payments, adherence to payment terms, and compliance with internal approval matrices.
• Monitor AP aging reports and drive resolution of long-outstanding items.
• Review and approve payment batches, bank instructions, and payment run documentation prepared by country finance teams.

2. Accounts Receivable (AR) & Billing

• Manage end-to-end AR processes, including issuance of invoices, credit notes, debit notes, and billing adjustments.
• Ensure billing complies with project milestones, contract terms, revenue policies (including IFRS 15/IFRS 115), and customer requirements.
• Monitor collections and work with project teams, country operations, and customers to resolve disputes or delays.
• Track AR aging and implement collection strategies across multiple regions.

3. General Ledger & Accounting

• Provide accounting guidance to the team to ensure entries are accurately recorded in compliance with financial standards and statutory requirements.
• Standardize and streamline accounting processes across regions.
• Review journal entries (in-house and outsourced) for accuracy and proper documentation, including accruals, provisions, adjustments, and reclassifications.
• Ensure revenue recognition complies with FRS 115.
• Review and monitor project revenue and costs to ensure they do not exceed the approved budget.
• Ensure timely monthly closing in line with Group deadlines.
• Validate balance sheet reconciliations (cash, AR, AP, fixed assets, intercompany, and project balances).
• Maintain strong control over intercompany billing, reconciliation, and elimination processes.

4. Cashflow Management & Treasury Support

• Oversee regional cash inflows and outflows, ensuring liquidity availability for operating needs across supported countries.
• Prepare or review cashflow forecasts at entity and consolidated regional levels.
• Work with Group Finance & Treasury along with local country team on bank account openings, amendments, online banking controls, and KYC compliance.
• Monitor foreign currency exposure and support hedging or treasury initiatives when required.

5. Banking & Payment Compliance

• Coordinate with banks across different regions on payment issues, bank updates, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure proper segregation of duties and adherence to internal control frameworks for all banking activities.
• Troubleshoot cross-border banking issues such as SWIFT delays, restricted currencies, or local statutory banking requirements.

6. Statutory, Tax, and Audit Support

• Liaise with outsourced accountants and local consultants for tax filings (withholding tax, VAT/GST, corporate tax, etc.).
• Ensure timely submission of statutory reports required by local authorities.
• Support annual audits across all supported countries by preparing schedules, explanations, and addressing auditor queries.
• Ensure all entities comply with local accounting standards, Group policies, and internal audit recommendations.

7. Team Leadership & Regional Support

• Provide guidance, coaching, and technical support to country-level accountants and outsourced finance teams.
• Standardize processes and improve consistency of accounting documentation and month-end closing practices across regions.
• Conduct periodic performance reviews, skills assessments, and training for finance operation staff.
• Act as the main escalation point for operational finance issues from country teams.

8. Systems, Controls, and Process Improvements

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to streamline AP, AR, billing, reconciliation, and reporting processes.
• Support system enhancements, accounting migration, or finance automation projects across regions.
• Strengthen internal controls, ensuring compliance with Group finance policies, DOA, and audit requirements.
• Create SOPs or process documentation to harmonize practices across multi-country operations.

9. Business Partnering

• Work closely with project managers, commercial teams, shared services, and regional leadership to support operational and financial decision-making.
• Provide insights on financial performance, cost management, and working capital improvements.
• Support project finance matters such as milestone validation, contract documentation, billing triggers, and cost allocations.

10. Others

Provide support for projects assigned by the Finance leaders or CFO from time to time.

Key Job Competencies:

• Purpose: Manages Complexity
• Process: Manages Conflict
• Potential: Learning Agility, Organizational Awareness
• People: Stakeholder Engagement, Interpersonal Savvy, Resilience

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Accountancy; or
• Professional Accountancy qualification e.g. ACCA, CPA, ICAEW or equivalent.

Working Experience Requirements:

• Minimum 8 years of experience in finance operations, shared services, regional roles, or multi-entity accounting environments.

Skills Required:

Must-have skills

• Strong understanding of IFRS, especially revenue recognition principles.
• Experience working with cross-border teams, outsourced accounting vendors, and multi-currency operations.
• Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar).
• Excellent communication skills, ability to work with culturally diverse teams, and strong stakeholder management.

Preferable skills

• Agile and positive mindsets
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.

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