Hybrid Finance Manager

at Trade Nation

• Job title: Finance Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

About the role

• Finance Manager supporting finance function and enhancing financial controls at Trade Nation. Collaborating with internal stakeholders and external partners for accurate financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Day to day management of relationship with both external auditors and other third-party accounting and finance support.
• Ownership and management of the month-end close process, including the project management of the optimisation of the processes involved.
• Support in the production of the month-end reporting pack, ensuring this is completed accurately and timely with relevant KPIs and analysis and performing a final review before submission to the Group Reporting team/Finance Director.
• Responsibility for ensuring all balance sheet accounts are appropriately reconciled and reviewed each month, including completion of payment provider and portal reconciliations.
• Development of timely and accurate in-month reporting, whether daily or weekly, to ensure business performance is understood and communicated appropriately.
• Management of accounts payable and employee expenses process.
• Preparation of the year-end statutory accounts, working closely with external auditors and ensuring the audit is completed efficiently and to the agreed timescales.
• Supporting the Finance Director/Group Reporting team in planning and managing the annual budget process and subsequent reforecasts as appropriate.
• Supporting the Finance Director/Group Reporting team in building and maintaining relationships within the business, ensuring spend is managed to budget and targets, and the wider business is appropriately supported.
• Oversight of SST reporting and returns (if applicable), supported by third-party tax and finance advisors.
• Ensuring all tax and regulatory compliance requirements are met, including the review of online returns prior to submission.
• Operational management of monthly payroll process, including review before finalisation, working closely with HR and external payroll provider.
• Day-to-day management of finance systems ensuring they are being optimised.

Requirements

• Ability to influence stakeholders and manage change effectively.
• Proactive in challenging existing processes and eagerness to improve and enhance systems and procedures
• Ability to know when to delegate and when a more hands on approach is required
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate at different levels of the organisation.
• Experience of working in agile, dynamic and fast-paced environment, with a positive approach to change.
• Highly organised and proactive, with strong time management skills, and the ability to prioritise and delegate effectively.
• ACA/ACCA/Chartered qualified with good technical accounting knowledge
• Excellent Excel skills, with proven modelling experience.
• Experience of managing change and optimising processes