Job Description

The role will oversee the financial operations of the group of companies and reports to the Managing Director, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting, tax and regulatory compliance and effective financial planning and analysis.

Job Requirements

Key responsibilities:

Financial Reporting

• Prepare and present accurate and comprehensive financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements.
• Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports.
  
  Financial Planning and Analysis
• Develop and manage the annual budget in collaboration with all department heads.
• Conduct rolling financial forecasting and provide analysis to support business decisions
• Perform financial analysis/ dashboard to identify trends, variances and opportunities for improvement.
• Provide strategic recommendations to senior management based on financial analysis.
  
  Tax and Regulatory Compliance
• Ensure compliance with all accounting standards, financial regulations and tax law.
• Prepare and file accurate tax returns such as income tax, withholding tax, service tax, etc on a timely basis, and maintain organised tax records.
• Oversee the audits and lead the implementation of any audit recommendations.
  
  Cash Flow Management and Finance Operations
• Monitor and manage the company’s cash flow to ensure sufficient liquidity. optimisation of fund flow and interest income opportunities.
• Oversee accounts receivable and accounts payable functions
  
  Internal Controls
• Establish and maintain effective internal controls to safeguard company assets.
• Implement and monitor compliance with financial policies and procedures.
• Play an active role on special projects to implement new control systems/ processes.
  
  Financial Systems
• Manage and improve financial systems and processes to enhance efficiency and quality.
• Ensure accuracy, timeliness and integrity of data entry and reporting.
  
  Team Leadership
• Lead and mentor the finance team of about 10 members, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Conduct performance evaluations and support professional development.

Requirements:

• Professional qualifications in accounting or finance such as ACCA, CPA, etc.
• Minimum 8 – 10 years of working experience in financial management, preferably with some experience in internal/ external audit.
• Strong and up-to-date knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, tax and regulatory requirements.
• Proficiency in both written and spoken English and Bahasa Malaysia. Knowledge in spoken Mandarin will be an added advantage for liaison with business partners from China.
• Computer literate and knowledge in Microsoft Office tools with high competency in Excel, and apt in learning new IT tools/ applications.
• Responsible, proactive in problem-solving, detailed oriented, independent and committed to deliver with integrity, and understand the importance of confidentiality.
• Proven leadership and team management capabilities with positive outlook and heaps of enthusiasm, and commitment to continuous self/ team development.
  
  

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