Assistant Finance Manager - Johor

Financial Accounting & Month-End Closing

• Oversee day-to-day financial accounting activities, including general ledger, journal entries, accruals, payroll-related entries, reclassifications, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Manage month-end and year-end financial closing activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely reporting.
• Review key balance sheet accounts and clearing activities to ensure appropriate accounting treatment and timely resolution of outstanding items.
• Prepare monthly Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, and other management reports, providing clear commentary on key financial movements.
• Review complex or non-routine accounting transactions and ensure compliance with applicable accounting policies and standards.
• Continuously strengthen closing processes, reconciliations, and overall reporting accuracy.

Inventory Accounting & Control

• Oversee inventory-related accounting and ensure inventory balances are accurately reflected in the financial records.
• Review inventory movements, stock turn, sampling and cycle count results, excess and obsolete inventory, rebates, scrap, and write-offs.
• Analyse inventory trends and identify potential financial or operational risks.
• Partner with Warehouse, Production, Procurement, and Supply Chain teams to strengthen inventory accuracy and controls.
• Participate in physical inventory and cycle count activities and ensure differences are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Management Reporting & Business Partnering

• Deliver timely and accurate financial and operational reporting to support management decision-making.
• Prepare departmental cost center reports and lead periodic reviews with relevant budget owners.
• Provide actionable analysis on costs, margins, variances, inventory, and operational performance.
• Partner with functional leaders to improve cost visibility, financial accountability, and budget management.
• Translate complex financial information into practical insights and recommendations for non-finance stakeholders.
• Conduct ad-hoc financial and operational analysis to support strategic and business decisions.

Treasury, Cash Flow & Intercompany

• Monitor cash positions and support cash flow reporting and treasury-related activities.
• Review outgoing payments for accuracy, authorisation, completeness, and adherence to internal controls.
• Manage relevant foreign currency transactions and ensure appropriate accounting of FX-related activities.
• Oversee intercompany accounting, including billing, payments, debit and credit notes, reconciliations, and settlement of intercompany balances.
• Manage relevant bank administration activities, including bank guarantee processes and renewals.

Budgeting & Financial Planning

• Support annual budgeting and forecasting processes, including cost assumptions, operational rates, labor costs, and cost center planning.
• Prepare cost estimates and comparative analysis to support business and operational planning.
• Monitor actual performance against budgets and forecasts, highlighting key deviations and underlying drivers.
• Partner with operational teams to improve budgeting accuracy and cost discipline.

Audit, Controls & Statutory Compliance

• Coordinate financial schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation for interim and year-end audits.
• Act as a key point of contact for external auditors and respond to financial and operational audit queries.
• Support internal audit activities and ensure timely closure of identified findings.
• Maintain robust accounting policies, financial controls, procedures, and supporting documentation.
• Support applicable statutory, regulatory, tax, and electronic invoicing requirements.
• Prepare relevant regulatory reporting and ensure submissions are completed accurately and within required timelines.
• Ensure financial activities comply with applicable accounting standards, company policies, internal controls, and regulatory requirements.