Finance Manager in Kuala Lumpur at Always Marketing Malaysia Sdn Bhd

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Finance Manager to lead the finance function. This is a strategic leadership role responsible for financial reporting, business partnering, treasury, tax, governance, and performance management.

You will lead a high-performing finance team while partnering closely with senior leadership to drive business growth, improve profitability, strengthen financial controls, and deliver operational excellence. The ideal candidate is hands-on, analytical, and passionate about transforming finance into a value-creating business partner.

• Lead and develop the finance team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee financial reporting, group consolidation, statutory compliance, and month-end/year-end close activities.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and performance analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Manage treasury, cash flow, working capital, banking relationships, and financing arrangements.
• Ensure compliance with taxation, regulatory requirements, internal controls, and corporate governance standards.
• Lead external audits, risk management initiatives, and implementation of audit recommendations.
• Champion finance transformation, process automation, data analytics, and reporting enhancements.
• Partner with business leaders to provide commercial insights, evaluate opportunities, and support key corporate initiatives.

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA, CA ANZ, ICAEW, MICPA, or equivalent is preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in finance and accounting.
• At least 3–5 years of leadership experience managing finance teams.
• Proven experience managing multiple legal entities and group reporting.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting standards (MFRS), taxation, treasury, audit, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience within distribution, trading, marketing services, FMCG, retail, project-based, or commercial environments is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, business partnering, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated experience in process improvement, finance transformation, and system optimization.