Accounting and Finance Manager

Managing Director and CEO @ Melody Kindyland Group

Role Purpose

To oversee all accounting and financial reporting for Melody Kindyland’s schools and entities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and insightful financial analysis for decision-making. This person manages the full monthly accounts cycle, supervises multiple school accounts, and provides financial intelligence to the CEO.

Key Responsibilities

• Accounting & Reporting

Oversee end-to-end accounting for all schools, ensuring timely and accurate monthly closings.

Consolidate financial statements into a clear group-level report each month.

Maintain consistency in chart of accounts, cost centre mapping, and accounting procedures.

Ensure proper documentation, reconciliations, and audit trails for every entity.

Ensure full compliance with Malaysian accounting standards, SST, and tax regulations.

Liaise with auditors, tax agents, and regulatory bodies.

Implement clear internal controls for payments, procurement, and petty cash.

Review all financial documentation to minimise error, waste, or leakage.

Prepare and interpret monthly management reports (P&L per school, cashflow, variance analysis).

Track key financial ratios such as revenue per student, cost per student, and payroll % of revenue.

Assist the CEO in budgeting, forecasting, and cost control planning.

Translate data into practical insights for strategy and performance improvement.

Simplify and standardise financial workflows across all schools.

Develop templates, dashboards, and schedules for consistent reporting.

Recommend system or tool upgrades (Excel dashboards, BI tools like Power BI, etc.) to improve accuracy and speed.

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