Hybrid Finance Operations Advisor

at APL Logistics

• Job title: Finance Operations Advisor
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Shah Alam, Malaysia

About the role

• Advisor managing financial operations for Malaysia overseeing compliance and financial reporting. The role emphasizes process efficiency and continuous improvement within the Finance department.

Responsibilities

• Perform bank reconciliation against general ledger entries; investigate and close off open items with respective teams.
• Review expenses submitted by employees; monitor and highlight non-adherence to company policies; analyze employee expenditures.
• Monitor daily cashflows and work closely with Treasury team to ensure a healthy cashflow; plan and manage payments according to company's financial health.
• Responsible for the accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and yearly closing of accounts for the country; includes generating financial reports, data analysis;
• Balance Sheet accounts reconciliations etc.
• Reconcile sub-ledger to general ledger account balances.
• Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending.
• Conduct monthly and quarterly accounts reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance.
• Review all intercompany transactions and ensure eliminations are performed correctly.
• Review CAPEX reconciliations and tracking performed by the Fixed Assets team; work closely with the team to resolve outstanding issues or discrepancies.
• Prepare budget, forecasts and support Country MD, Country Commercial, Country Ops and Region Finance in annual budgeting exercise for review by Management.
• Prepare tax computations, tax returns and process tax payments; work closely with Global Tax team to resolve outstanding issues.
• Lead both internal and external audits; close out all outstanding items with auditors and various teams.
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures.
• Work with IT team to execute recommended changes; roll out changes and trainings to the Finance team.
• Assess internal controls, including risk assessments and reviews of risk areas.
• Participate in financial standards setting; develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Finance, Accounting
• Substantial comprehensive job related experience in own area of expertise to fully competent level (Over 6 to 10 years).
• Experience of supervising and directing people and other resources to achieve specific end results within limited timeframes.
• Sound knowledge of risks and internal controls in an organisation