Assistant finance manager (5 months contract)

Role Summary

Responsible for supporting finance managers in operational and financial activities, including partnering with business stakeholders, managing purchase orders and invoices, supporting budgeting and financial advisory, and assisting with month-end closing processes.

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Perform month end closing activities
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, supporting schedules, including month-end and year-end closing
• Working with various departments in PO accruals and ensure prompt follow-up on accruals status
• Perform marketing budget planning and management, including preparing annual and quarterly marketing budgets, track actual spending against budget and monitor budget utilization and identify variances
• Review and approval of Sample Requisition
• Perform validation on P&L and NPD
• Liaise with auditors, tax agents and external service provider
• Maintain proper documentation and ensure compliance of internal controls
• Assist in ad-hoc admin and finance assignment when required

Job Requirements

• Recognised Diploma/Degree in Finance or Accounting, CA/ACCA or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years of relevant working experience
• Candidates with accounting background in MNCs or audit firms are preferred
• Microsoft Office literacy essential (strong excel skills in data compilation and aggregation, e.g., sumifs, indirect function, pivot table, v/h lookup, etc)
• Knowledge of SAP, HFM, Fusion knowledge will be an added advantage
• Knowledge in internal controls and statutory regulations
• General system fluency; willingness to partner with IT team on upgrades, change requests
• Right attitude, positive minded & passionate in driving and succeeding in your career
• Involved, Driven, Passionate to grow and "hands-on"
• This person is energetic and action oriented. Easily takes up challenges and opportunities and initiates change for better results. Can act with minimum planning/supervision and independently. Has strong achievement orientation, consistently exceeds objectives.
• Strong communication and documentation skills including coordination skills, very good personal presentation, oral and written communication skills.
• Can work under tight deadlines and with minimum supervision enabling delivery of complex projects on time