Finance Manager

About the Company

Monroe Consulting Group, an Executive Recruitment firm, is partnering with an organisation in the Industrial sector to hire an Accounting & Finance Manager. This opportunity is based in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

About the Role

Lead and manage full-spectrum accounting and finance operations for the Malaysia entity. Ensure strong financial governance, reporting accuracy, and effective support to business decision-making.

Responsibilities:

Accounting and Financial Reporting (Malaysia):

• Entity Management: Manage daily accounting documents, receipts, and payment transactions specifically for the Malaysia entity.
• Ledger Oversight: Monitor general ledger activities to ensure absolute accuracy and completeness of all accounting records.
• Financial Closing: Lead and manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes and reporting in strict compliance with local GAAPs and group requirements.
• Costing & Inventory: Manage product costing, standard costing, inventory valuation, and variance analysis.
• Analysis & Commentary: Provide detailed variance analysis, monthly financial reviews, and insightful business commentaries to management.
• Audit Coordination: Coordinate and manage both internal and external audit processes, ensuring swift resolution of any audit findings.

Operational Finance:

• Transaction Management: Prepare, verify, and approve daily operational finance transactions including fund transfers, supplier payments, and expense claims.
• Cash Flow & Capital: Oversee working capital and continuously monitor cash flow forecast.

Budgeting and Forecasting:

• Financial Planning: Lead the annual budgeting process and rolling forecast cycles.
• Performance Tracking: Monitor and evaluate actual business performance against established budgets and forecasts.

Tax Compliance

• Tax Management: Ensure full compliance with corporate income tax, withholding tax, indirect taxes (SST/GST), and other applicable statutory taxes.
• Transfer Pricing: Provide accurate financial information and review comprehensive transfer pricing documentation.
• Group Reporting: Prepare and review specialised tax reporting packages as dictated by group requirements.

Internal Control:

• Framework Governance: Maintain, review, and strengthen internal control frameworks to ensure data integrity and full alignment with the group's internal control policies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related business dicipline.
• Professional certification: CA, ACCA, or CPA qualification is highly preferred 8 – 10 years of solid accounting and finance experience.

Required Skills:

• Strong command of IFRS and lo cal GAAPsAdvanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Excel, Teams, SharePoint, etc.)
• Experience in financial closing, audit coordination, and full-set accountingKnowledge of product costing, inventory valuation, and variance analysis
• Expertise in corporate income tax, withholding tax, indirect taxes (SST/GST), and transfer pricing documentation
• Experience preparing group reporting and specialised tax reporting