Group Finance Manager

Overview

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Responsibilities

Finance Leadership

The role supports the CFO to deliver high quality accounting and reporting outcomes across the DKI Group, meeting governance, regulatory requirements and stakeholder expectations. It represents the Group centre-of-excellence (COE) in financial accounting and related disciplines (eg IFRS), and provides high level leadership in managing other COEs within Finance, notably management accounting, business planning and analysis, and business systems support (eg ERP stewardship and optimization).

The role champions the continuing development of management accounting as a Finance discipline, focusing on integrating fit-for-purpose, future-focused management reporting tools as part of real-time decision support across all business functions.

The role supports the CFO in managing Group exposure to financial risks (eg liquidity, financial markets risk such as FX and money markets) and provides in-house commercial advisory guidance in conjunction with the Business Operations Manager and CFO. It completes, or facilitates completion of, Group consolidated financial statements that meet monthly and annual reporting requirements defined by the CEO and CFO, and annual reporting requirements defined by the DKIPL Board, while remaining consistent with statutory reporting requirements in Australia. It ensures continuous, fit-for-purpose financial overview and reporting for the Group and its entities, monitors financial performance, maintains detailed financial records, and ensures tax and financial reporting compliance. It ensures a fit-for-purpose framework for the engagement of independent external audit services and that focal points in each subsidiary and affiliate are trained to manage and implement audit programs from the perspective of the audit service consumer. It aims to produce best-practice financial reports, including cash flow statements, income statements, and balance sheets.

Management Accounting

Ensure management accounting requirements, standards, methods and outputs are fit-for-purpose, incorporating relevant cost accounting principles. Foster the sustainability of management accounting as a discrete discipline within Finance, including leadership roles. Facilitate the timetabling and resourcing of a quality-assured suite of management reporting outputs at agreed intervals (monthly and annually), together with real-time and ad hoc management reporting deliverables as required.

Finance Stewardship

Support the CFO in ensuring the Group business controls framework is fit-for-purpose and periodically reviewed. This includes oversight of timely and QA-assured performance of all required financial reconciliations. Monitor changes in financial reporting standards and ensure planning and implementation in Group finance functions are timely and high quality to sustain compliance.

Fiscal Matters

Facilitate for DKIPL to meet its reporting obligations to ATO, including but not limited to : company income tax assessment and goods and services tax assessment. Support finance focal points in regional businesses and facilitate access to tax incentives from investments in research and development that meet regulatory criteria. Through mentoring and coaching, support finance focal points in other Group businesses to access fiscal incentives relating to R&D. Monitor changes in fiscal regulations and ensure timely and high-quality planning and implementation. Unless a business case justifies otherwise, personally exercise this accountability in relation to DKIPL. Exercise personal accountability as COE in standards and in management competence development across the Group for deferred tax reporting disclosure.

Business Planning and Analysis

In coordination with the CEO and CFO, coordinate the Group business plan process, including timetabling with managers and Finance focal points in each region and affiliate, intra-Group supply / demand balancing, and financial consolidation of the Group Business Plan for Board presentation. Facilitate and, where necessary, perform financial modelling and analysis to support business planning, business analysis, business model development, and financial investment decisions at Executive management level.

Personal Attributes

• Good communication skills with excellent command of written and oral English, and ideally good command of written and oral Chinese (Mandarin)
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision and to build rapport with peers and colleagues
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize workload
• Attention to detail, analytical, and meticulous
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Self-motivated with a sound understanding of financial management and accounting concepts
• High energy, goal orientation, and strong work ethic
• A committed team player with good communication and interpersonal skills

Qualifications

As a minimum :

Business Travel : The role requires business travel, though normally limited.

Additional Requirements

Authority

Refer to Delegated Authority. Limited authority on approval of accounts documents such as supplier invoices and purchase orders.

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Location snapshots : Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam, Malaysia; multiple postings with varying dates in the Kuala Lumpur area.

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