FINANCE EXECUTIVE
Reports to: Finance Manager, under the overall jurisdiction of the Financial Controller.
Position Overview:
As the Executive, Finance, you will be primarily responsible for the financial management of ASB. This includes handling overall accounts administration matters, including assisting for closing monthly accounts, monthly management reporting and other relevant reporting, assisting the annual budgeting cycle, assisting in audits, analyzing financial reports, implementing business procedures, and assisting in preparation for Board of Directors and Audit Committee.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Financial Reporting and Compliance
- Assist in the preparation and execution of monthly, and year-end financial close processes, ensuring accurate and timely financial statements.
- Post journal entries including performing revenue and cost recognition for project/program delivered, recurring journals and ensure appropriate supporting documentation is in place.
- Perform bank reconciliation for all bank account in the Company.
- Perform detailed reconciliations of balance sheet accounts, including accruals, prepayments, intercompany accounts, and fixed assets, resolving any discrepancies.
- Investigate and resolve any discrepancies or variances in the financial records.
- Assist for accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial statements (Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Financial Position, financial performance report and relevant budgetary reports) complete with variance analysis for both internal and external purposes.
- Coordinate and prepare information reports, financial reports, performance and analysis for various stakeholders either internal or external as and when required.
- Perform analysis of expenses, including assessing overbudget accounts and monitoring spending trend.
- Preparing project performance reports and monitor project margin.
- Support ad hoc financial reporting and analysis requests from management.
- Assist in preparing documentation and supporting schedules for internal and external audits.
- Assist in preparation of the Tax Computations for Annual Tax Return.
- Responsible for preparation and filing of SST bi-monthly and all related matters.
- Responsible to maintain fixed asset register include reconciling assets register with other departments and coordinate asset sighting exercise.
- Assist in liaising with auditors, tax agents, and relevant authorities for financial and taxes related matters.
Budgeting and Cost Management
- To assist in Budget preparation and presentation – preparing budgeting templates in Excel; tabulating input data received from various departments, and preparing presentation slides.
- To assist in preparing quarterly updates on the budget utilization as well as extraction of details data as and when required.
- To keep records of the presentation slides and communications.
Financial Operations and Systems
- To assist in on the Accounts Receivable (AR) section on the invoicing and collection efforts for other income and reimbursement.
- Assisting in degreed AR related activities such as deposit refund and etc.
- Managing the Chart of Accounts which include managing request to create new SKU from requester.
Qualifications & Skills:
Skills/ Knowledge
- Degree in Accounting, Finance or professional qualification such as ACCA or CPA
- Strong accounting knowledge, including that of Malaysia Financial Reporting Standards
- Intermediate to advance skills in Excel and Power Point.
- Working knowledge of any ERP accounting system especially Oracle ERP is an added advantage
- Highly motivated and is a self-starter who is willing to meet strict deadlines and time constraints
- Demonstrates strong attention to details and equipped with analytical problem solving and logical thinking skills
- Positive attitude, inclusive and embraces pluralism
- Ability to work independently and as a team member
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, including dealing with overseas clients and stakeholders
- Eager to learn new skills and believe in continuous education
Experience
- Degree in Accounting, Finance or professional qualification such as ACCA or CPA
- A successful track record of 1-2 years in a similar role
- Fresh graduate are encourage to apply
General Description
- To lead in coordinating the general research activities of the research project, including assisting the research center Faculty Director on project planning and management.
- To manage and plan the research project, budget and expenditure together with the research center management team.
- To lead in reporting research project activities to grant provider and senior management.
- To lead, manage and monitor the research project administration, including the research project management, publication process, workshop organization and event organization.
- To manage the promotion of the research project and research activities in the research center.
- To participate in the general management activities of the research centers together with the research center management team.
Minimum Qualification and Skills Required
- Excellent command of English and Malay (spoken and written) – both in research writing and also on business writing. 
- Excellent general administration and Project Management skills.
- Excellent skills in using Microsoft office software and other project planning tools.
- Excellent organisational and collaboration skills, strong team player that can lead and delegate to teams.
- Self-motivated to initiate, operate and manage multiple different operations in the research project and research center.
- Timely and detailed-oriented in managing operations and administration.
Required Qualifications
Minimum 5 years working experience in relevant field.
Remuneration
The base salary will be in the range of RM5,500 to RM6,500, and EPF, SOCSO and insurance will be included.