Key Responsibilities
Financial & Management Reporting:
- Lead the month-end and year-end closing cycles for manufacturing operations within strict MNC deadlines.
- Prepare comprehensive monthly management reporting packages, delivering deep-dive variance analysis (actual vs. budget/forecast) on regional business performance.
Cost Controlling
- Monitor budgets, forecasts, and actual costs for all current projects and incoming orders.
- Track variations, claims, and change orders; perform profitability analysis to identify potential cost overruns or financial risks.
Budgeting & Financial Forecasting:
- Coordinate the annual corporate budgeting process and drive monthly/quarterly rolling financial forecasts.
- Partner with plant operational heads to model capital expenditure (CapEx) tracking, asset depreciation, and operational cost-reduction strategies.
Compliance & External Audit:
- Ensure all accounting and plant ledger entries comply with IFRS standards, corporate governance policies, and local tax laws (including indirect taxes/SST).
- Serve as the main point of contact for external auditors and tax agents to ensure smooth statutory filings.
Job Requirements
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or an equivalent field. Professional qualifications (e.g., ACCA, CPA, MIA, CIMA, or equivalent) are highly advantageous.
- Experience: Minimum of 4–5 years of progressive experience in core accounting and financial reporting.
- Technical Skills: Strong hands-on experience navigating and extracting data from robust ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite).
- Regulatory Knowledge: Up-to-date knowledge of IFRS Accounting Standards, local financial frameworks, and statutory tax regulations.
