Finance Manager

About the Role

The purpose of the role is to manage Finance & Accounting operational activities across all entities of Adecco Group in Malaysia. To manage a team responsible for AR, AP, General Ledger and Credit Control as well as ensuring compliance to internal and external Finance
processes and regulations.

The Finance Manager is expected to:

• Provide accurate and timebound Financial and Business reporting to the Country
  business leads, Country Finance Manager and Regional & Global Finance
  Organisations.
• Lead and coach a team to deliver expected individual and collective
  responsibilities
• Analyse financial results and provide insights to the Country Management
• Collaborate with and support the business senior management teams in
  identifying and driving financial opportunities (analysis of productivity, operating
  costs, business risks and opportunities…)

Responsibilities

Management Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, regular performance feedback, support and development
  coaching to team
• Manage team resources appropriately at all times
• Work collaboratively with all colleagues to ensure optimal service satisfaction
• To perform all of the necessary tasks of hiring, disciplinary actions, coordinating
  and delegating work, training and managing of the team’s work flow

Finance Operations

With the assistance of Shared Service Centre (SSC) team:

• Perform timely and accurate closing activities for monthly, periodic, and annual
  reporting
• Review detailed listings of the content of all balance sheet accounts (“Balance
  Sheet Schedule”)
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of all monthly reconciliations
• Review SST submission
• Liaise with internal & external auditors
• Support in Forecasting and Budgeting exercise
• Partner with Business Controller to prepare MBRs & QBRs
• Respond to accounting and financial queries coming from the business and
  regional
• Prepare regular financial / operational reports as required by Local Management,
  Regional Finance, and Adecco Group, ensuring appropriate level of validation
  prior submission
• Support in preparation and review of Financial Reporting Package, GRP
  submission, HFM, Tax package, MRL etc

SG&A

• Ensure adequate reporting of SG&A
• Manage the process to report, monitor and control SG&A as per Budget or any
  other measurement as necessary
• Be an effective partner to Country Finance Manager to :
  o Provide insights on SG&A progress throughout year, highlighting risk and opportunities
  o Accurate forecast on SG&A
  o Manage the annual SG&A budgeting process

Associate Payroll and Billing of Clients

• Ensure that Associate Payroll are properly accounted for in P&L, Billing and Cost
  of Service
• Ensure that Associate Payroll systems are properly & timely reconciled on a
  monthly basis to accounting systems
• Ensure that outstanding reconciliation items on Balance Sheet are regularly
  resolved and no aged items are left unmanaged
• Ensure that internal controls are sufficient, effective and properly documented.

Accounts Receivables and Treasury

With the assistance of Senior Credit Controller:

• Oversee credit control function and ensure prompt collection as to meet DSO target
• Monitor AR Balances and DSO against targets
• Perform regular Credit Review
• Ensure sufficient Bad Debts provisions are provided and maintained
• Ensure that there are sufficient cashflow to support business growth
• Ensure that banking processes are effective, efficient, and controlled

Global, Regional Expenses and Intercompany Billing

• Ensure that Global and Regional Expense are accounted properly in the financial accounting system
• Ensure that all tax regulations properly managed and accounted for

Internal Controls and Financial Processes

• Comply with Adecco internal control framework and government rules and
  regulation
• Conduct regular review of Standard Operating Procedures to update obsolete
  procedures, and recommending new procedures to increase efficiency and
  ensure that we are in line with Adecco Financial / Group Policies
• Ensures that financial authorization procedures are current and periodically
  communicated and complied by other departments
• Maintain and review check list of SOPs control activities

Others

• Research on special topics, including new accounting requirement, develop
  recommendations for implementation of new accounting requirements
• Provide expert assistance to departments in implementing internal controls and
  other reporting requirements
• Involvement in special ad-hoc projects
• To perform other related duties as assigned or requested

Requirements

• Degree in Accountancy or Equivalent
• Qualified Professional Accountant
• At least 2 to 3 years relevant managerial experience with direct reports
• 2 years external audit experience preferred
• Prior global/ MNC company experience will be preferred
• Strong Microsoft Excel Skills with keen interest in learning and maneuvering multiple systems