Head of Finance, Malaysia, The CFO Group

Job Description:

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Job Description:

Head of Finance, Malaysia is responsible for all finance-related activities, which includes, financial reporting, regulatory reporting and all tax related work. The person will be representing finance in ALCO, Board / Management Meetings etc and with external stakeholders like regulators, auditors etc.

Directly manages the team of associates. Managerial experience and proven success across Finance, including tax and regulatory reporting is required.

Responsibilities:

• Leadership and management of all Finance and Tax functions in Malaysia
• Responsible for Financial Control, regulatory reporting and also coordinate with the Product Control, Business Finance and Tax teams regionally
• Overseeing the Accounting, Month-end close, Finalization of Annual Audit, etc
• Regulatory reporting for all legal entities of the Bank in Malaysia
• Submission of data to regional reporting team for US GAAP consolidation
• Management Reporting and variance analysis
• Budgeting and Forecasting
• Monitoring & supervising all reporting requirements Supporting in Systems Implementation
• Leading Finance Transformation
• Coordinate with Corporate Treasury on all Capital and Liquidity ratios as required by local regulators
• Coordinate with global teams on RRP, Stress testing and capital forecasting​

Skills:

• Strong Team Management and Interpersonal skills. Ability to influence and partner with key stakeholders
• Ability to work in a high pressure and fast changing environment
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail and ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to adapt and flexibility to adjust to new business requirements
• Qualified accountant, with experience in preparing Financials, Regulatory reporting, Management accounting, financial analysis & planning and Tax matters preferably with multinational operating environments such as Local and Foreign Banks, Audit firms etc
• Knowledge of local GAAP/IFRS, Central bank regulations, Regulatory reporting, and Tax matters
• Possess advanced knowledge of Excel and preferably exposure to systems such as Oracle, SAP etc
• Problem solving abilities, attention to detail, strong work ethic and multi-tasking skills
• Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication and facilitation skills
• Leadership and project management skills
• High integrity and good track record