Finance Manager

Overview

TEAM LEWIS Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

About TEAM LEWIS : We are a global marketing agency that has grown from start-up to multi-national in little over two decades. Our success is due to a combination of factors : talented people delivering award-winning campaigns, expanding client relationships into new markets or services, and strategic acquisitions. TEAM LEWIS has won many prestigious awards, including Cannes Lions, PRovoke Media, ICCO, European Excellence, PRCA Digital, Digital Impact, Global Digital Excellence.

At the heart of the business is TEAM LEWIS Foundation. In January 2021, we launched a local causes scheme to support communities and charitable organisations affected by COVID-19, with employee-nominated causes and opportunities to donate time and resources. In the past year TEAM LEWIS has donated almost $2 million to 445 causes worldwide. You can read more at

Core responsibilities and requirements for the role are described below.

Core responsibilities

• Oversee and take responsibility for all financial processes within the Shared Service team, ensuring efficient prioritisation of workload and all deliverables are met on time.
• Line management responsibilities of all team members within Finance Shared Services and support their career development.
• Work with other Financial Controllers in the business to contribute to the overall finance function strategy.
• Develop strong relationships with customers and suppliers and take the lead on queries.
• Train the team and document Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes and best practice, whilst identifying opportunities to scale quickly.
• Gain a solid overview of all local market accounting requirements.
• Accounts Receivable : Oversee Accounts Receivable function including billing and credit control, reviewing and approving transactions.
• Work closely with the client service teams to ensure billing is done accurately and in a timely manner.
• Lead on debt chasing, collection and reporting to the business.
• Review billing schedule to ensure billing is up to date at month end.
• Ensuring client contracts are submitted and signed by both parties.
• Accounts Payable : Oversee all aspects of the end-to-end Accounts payable processes within the Shared Service team.
• Ensure supplier invoices comply with local regulation and are approved internally.
• Review and approve supplier payment runs. Approve ad-hoc payments as required.
• Ensure all purchase invoices are input on a timely basis by the shared service team.
• Process Improvements : Work with Financial Controllers / Finance Managers to develop process workflows for each market, understand local requirements, reduce unnecessary differentiation, and harness AI tools to drive improvements and automate manual processes.
• Other Responsibilities : Support in year-end audit process, be the first point of contact for AP and AR queries, perform bank reconciliation, manage credit card processing, and handle ad-hoc requests.

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This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of the responsibilities for this role. Other responsibilities may be added from time to time.

TEAM LEWIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating and fostering an environment focused on equality, empowerment and respect. We strive to create an inclusive workplace that supports and celebrates our diversity. We continue to invest in our efforts to ensure that TEAM LEWIS is a place where everyone can thrive.

Senior / Job function and location references, post details, and related postings may be subject to change. This description focuses on the current responsibilities of the role and is not exhaustive.

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