Regional Financial Controller

Role:  Regional Financial Controller 

Location:  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

About the role: 

This role reporting to Chief Financial Officer - APAC will be responsible to support, monitor and ensure statutory compliances, communication of risk policies and processes across APAC markets. 

What you will be doing: 

• Responsible for planning, executing and finalising both Group and local audits in collaboration with cross-functional teams to achieve accounting and taxation statutory compliances within set deadlines.
• You will be the key contact point with Group auditors and Group Finance team in meeting the audit deliverables for the Group. 
• You will collaborate closely with the local finance teams ensuring the local statutory audits are completed on timely basis. This may involve hands on involvement on data collection, analytical review, drawing up the audited report and finalising audited report signing. 
• You will partner with the Group Legal and Co-Sec and Tax to complete required company filings and tax returns.  
• Drawing up the reconciliation of the management result to audited accounts with clear explanation on reconciling transactions. 
• You will assist with the tracking, reconciliation, and / or review of audit adjustments posted into the monthly reporting results.  
• Review and implement in consultation with Group Finance team compliance with latest accounting standards, group policies and procedures and assisting and drawing the financial statements and developing the appropriate financial statement disclosures. 
• You will monitor and interpret emerging technical issues on its implications on APAC region. 
• Responsible to deploy Group’s risk management processes and procedures and continuous compliances. 
• Work with Group Legal on Corporate Secretary related matters, dividend payments, leases, etc. 
• Perform other ad-hoc duties as assigned by reporting manager.

What you need to be great in this role: 

• Have a good understanding of accounting principles, risk management and internal control systems 
• Attentive to details and able to ensure consistency and accuracy in financial information 
• Able to 
  • review and identify inconsistencies in large amounts of data or information 
  • summarise large data sets and organise it into a presentable and easy to understand format 
  • identify a problem, investigate to find out relevant facts and find a logical solution 
  • structure your efforts to ensure completing tasks efficiently and by required deadlines 
  • convey ideas and information in ways others can understand in both verbal and written communication 
  • adaptable, works professionally and enjoys working in a team willing to accommodate to longer work hours during monthly, quarterly and annual closing periods 

Qualifications: 

• Degree in Business, Finance or Accounting 
• Chartered Accountant 

Skills: 

• Proficient with IFRS and regional local GAAP 
• Have good fundamentals of taxation framework 
• Ability to mentor and develop junior team members 

Experience: 

• Minimum 10 years of relevant working experience in similar role, preferably within the advertising industry 

Req ID: 18038

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