Chief Accounting Officer

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Purpose of the role :

Chief Accounting Officer is a key management role that manages the overall financial affairs of WPP SSC MY Malaysia and assists the Managing Director on managing the stakeholders of the SSC. The Chief Accounting Officer (‘CAO’) also ensures the implementation of standards and good practices in the management of financial information and reporting of Operating Companies (‘OpCo’s) supported by WPP SSC MY Malaysia in accordance with WPP Group policies and procedures and within the framework of SSC Target Operating Model (‘TOM’).

This role also possesses a people management and leadership responsibility to key personnel of the Record to Report (‘RTR’), Statutory and Tax Reporting (Stat & Tax), and Master Data Management (‘MDM’), Agency Finance functions; and provides support to other functional teams within WPP SSC MY Malaysia.

Job Description :

Financial Management and Reporting

• Responsible for the reporting of periodic financial information and reporting packs for WPP SSC MY Malaysia (‘MY’) and Operating Companies (‘OpCo’s’) supported by WPP SSC MY and submission of financial information into the Group reporting tool, Cartesis / BFC.
• Manage the Record to Reports (‘RTR’), Statutory and Tax Reporting (Stat & Tax) and Agency Finance team to ensure the completion of financial schedules, reconciliations, supporting documentation to ensure the financial information reported is complete, accurate, duly supported and in accordance with Group Policies and Procedures (including WPP Policy Book, policies and procedures published in InsideWPP, etc) and local accounting standards.
• Manage the applications of both local and overseas direct and indirect Taxation, reporting of all tax related matters and submission to the relevant taxation authorities.
• Working with Managing Director and Operational Head to define the Budgets and Re-Forecasts of WPP SSC MY MY.

Master Data Management

Policies and Standards

Projects, Transitions and System Implementations

Stakeholders Management

Leadership and People Management

Qualification :

Skill and Competencies

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