Manager, Finance & Accounts

Job Summary

Handles Month End Closing activities. Oversee Insurance & Non-Insurance Payment Operation and Disbursement Process. Review cash management, banking facilities, Intercompany billing & reconciliation. Also assist in Finance related initiatives and process enhancement activities to support business, statutory and regulatory changes. This includes drafting of user requirements and setting up of accounting posting for new product launches.

Key Responsibilities

1. Oversee entire day-to-day Payment Operation. Perform timely payment analysis, review and updates of payment process workflow (SOP) to ensure safeguards and controls are in place. Maintain and undertake review of payment authority limit of the company to ensure payment processes are in accordance with company policies and guidelines.
2. Review and ensure timely submission and remittance of Withholding Tax.
3. Perform accurate and timely month end closing activities, month end journals posting, accruals, intercompany transactions, etc.
4. Oversee Fixed Asset Accounting. Ensure accurate and timely month-end fixed asset closing, including monitoring capital expenditure against budget.
5. Maintain and update SAP Master Data Request and listing for Finance (e.g., creation of Chart of Accounts, Cost Centre, WBS-Project & RPT) and master data mapping in SAP CAP.
6. Perform monthly Balance Sheet reconciliation. Proactively follow up with business function on all aged outstanding reconciliations/ collections/ payables in a timely manner. Prepare analysis for review on Management Expenses and highlight key material variances with explanations for material exceptions.
7. Perform and review intercompany billings and ensure all charges are in accordance with the Service Level Agreement. This includes review and drafting of service level agreements and ensuring timely intercompany settlement within the group.
8. Participate in setting up new accounting postings for new product launches and other process enhancement. This includes preparation of user requirements to comply with business, statutory & regulatory requirements and perform user acceptance testing on the system.
9. Continuously review and implement controls to improve efficiency of processes within the Finance Department.
10. Liaise with auditors, handling audit queries and resolving audit issues.
11. Any other duties as deemed necessary.

Key Requirements

1. Degree in Accountancy or other equivalent Professional Qualifications.
2. Min 8 year(s) of working experience in related field. Candidates with audit experience are encouraged to apply.
3. Good command of English (both written and oral).
4. High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
5. Knowledge and experience in SAP accounting system, knowledge and experience in writing business user requirements, banking payment & facilities are added advantages.
6. Strong sense of commitment, teamwork, good interpersonal, communication & stakeholder management skills. Meticulous and detail-oriented.
7. Knowledge and experience in finance transformation would be an added advantage with the ability to establish possible automation and improvement on daily finance operation and activities.