Senior Executive, Finance

Responsibilities:

1. To manage full set of accounts including preparation of tax planning, tax return and financial statements.
2. To manage the cashflow including ensuring sufficient funds in meeting payment obligations and placement of excess funds in interest-yielding financial products, where applicable.
3. To liaise and work closely with key stakeholders including but not limited to senior management, other departmental heads, bankers, auditors, tax agents, and company secretaries, where applicable.
4. To ensure accuracy and timely reporting in accordance with established standard policies and procedures.
5. Oversee dormant accounts (as assigned) such work include payments ensuring timely and accurate generation of monthly/quarterly accounts, handling of audit and tax matters etc.
6. Assist in liaison with external auditors to finalize the annual audit and ensuring the statutory accounts are promptly submitted to Company Secretary for filing to SSM.
7. Prepare the management account of all companies to ensure compliance to accounting standard, and other regulatory (ie.: GST, SST, Income Tax Act, etc).
8. Manage and monitor daily operational functions of the Finance & Account department.
9. To ensure quarterly KPKT report is submitted in timely manner.
10. Understands and applies all policies implemented by Setia Awan to any personal data received, used, transmitted, processed, or stored.
11. Ensures that personal data is not disclosed to any unauthorized third party without obtaining clearance from the Management.
12. Ensure to adhere to the group SOP/ procedure and all work and data is all filled and installed according to the Group Quality Management System/ SOP, both digital and hardcopy.
13. At all time, maintain and remain strict confidentiality with high integrity in all matters related to the Director and Company.
14. Any other duties that will be assigned from time to time by The Management.

Authorities:

1. Review & approve operational financial data and reports.
2. Review and approve all operational financial and accounting processes.

Competency Requirements:

1. Critical thinking and analytical skills and strong quantitative financial skills.
2. Ability to communicate and present ideas: strong articulation and writing skills.
3. Attention to detail and focus on numerical and fact-based decision making.
4. Network extensively across financial institution and potential stakeholder to increase collaboration.
5. Engage in a range of approaches to generate solutions, seeking expert inputs and advice to inform negotiating and planning strategies.
6. Create a culture of achievement, fostering on-time and on-budget quality outcomes in the organization.
7. Direct the development of effective systems for establishing and measuring accountabilities and evaluate ongoing effectiveness.
8. Ensure that legislative and regulatory frameworks are applied consistently and effectively across the organization.
9. Apply a thorough understanding of recurrent and capital financial terminology, policies and processes to planning, forecasting and budget preparation and management.

Education, Experience and Skill Requirements:

1. Minimum 5 years of working, and management experiences in property development or related industry.
2. Bachelor’s Degree in finance and or professional qualification such as CA/ ACCA/ CIMA/ CPA/ ICAEW/ CFA or equivalent.
3. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
4. Knowledge in treasury, financial instruments and banking regulations.
5. Well-versed with financial modelling using Excel.
6. Strong reference indicating good work ethic, values, and attitude.
7. Analytical skills and attention to detail, with a good technical knowledge.
8. Self-motivation, result-oriented, problem-solving skills, confident, positive personality and good business acumen.
9. Mandarin proficiency is required as the role involves communication with our international investors and Mandarin-speaking stakeholders.