1.Financial Management & Reporting
- Oversee day-to-day accounting operations across Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia entities.
- Review and finalize monthly financial statements, balance sheets, and management reports.
- Ensure timely consolidation and submission of group financial reports to the Finance Controller and top management.
- Maintain compliance with local accounting standards (MFRS, SFRS, IFRS) and statutory requirements.
2.Accounts Receivable (AR) & Accounts Payable (AP) Supervision
- Supervise and guide 3 AR Executives/Assistants and 2 AP Executives.
- Review aging reports, payment schedules, and reconciliation tasks to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
- Monitor credit control, collection performance, and vendor payments.
3.Budgeting & Forecasting
- Assist the Finance Controller in preparing annual budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses.
- Track company performance versus financial targets and recommend cost control strategies.
4.Audit, Tax & Compliance
- Liaise with external auditors, tax agents, and government authorities.
- Support internal audit and compliance processes in line with company and group policies.
5.Banking & Financial Liaison
- Liaise with bankers and financial institutions on matters related to company loans, trade facilities, and treasury management.
- Prepare financial documents and analysis to support loan applications, renewals, and credit evaluations.
6.System & Process Improvement
- Enhance efficiency of financial workflows and ERP/finance systems.
- Improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions.
Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years of working experience in accounting, preferably with exposure to trading or distribution industries.
- Possess at least a Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate in Accounting. Professional qualification such as CAT, MIA membership, ACCA, or equivalent is preferred.
- Proven working experience as Accounting Manager, Accounting Supervisor or Finance Manager.
- Advanced computer skills on MS Office, accounting software and databases.
- Experience in group consolidation and multi-country accounting (Malaysia/Singapore/Indonesia) preferred.
- Proficient in manipulating large amounts of data.
- Proven knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles, practices, standards, laws and regulations.
- Attention to detail and accuracy. Strong leadership skills, proactive and result-oriented.
- Strong understanding of banking facilities, trade financing, and cash flow management will be an added advantage.