Kerja Sepenuh Masa, Finance Manager di UB Group Federal Territory - Maukerja

Job Title: Finance Manager

Base: Batu Kawan, Penang / Kuala Lumpur

Why Join Us?

We are a leading industrial automation solutions provider specializing in smart manufacturing, offering exciting learning and career opportunities to drive growth and innovation in a supportive environment that fosters professional development and career advancement.

As UB continues to grow and transform, we are looking for an experienced HR leader to lead our Human Resources and Administration function. This role provides the opportunity to work closely with senior management, shape people strategies, strengthen organizational capabilities, and build a high-performing and engaged workforce that supports the company's long-term business objectives.

Role Overview

The Finance Manager will serve as a key pillar in anchoring our financial infrastructure during a phase of aggressive corporate scaling. In this role, you will champion financial governance, elevate internal compliance frameworks, and drive rigorous, institutional-grade financial reporting. You will lead the transformation of traditional financial processes into highly automated workflows, ensuring our financial operations are robust, highly transparent, and optimized to support significant corporate expansion.

Job Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Data Integrity

• Close Cycle Management: Lead the end-to-end month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial closing processes to ensure strict accuracy and timely presentation.
• Compliance Standards: Prepare statutory financial statements in full compliance with local regulatory requirements and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Consolidation Management: Oversee the consolidation of multi-entity or business unit books, managing intercompany reconciliations and elimination entries.
• Management Reporting: Deliver comprehensive monthly management reporting packs, highlighting key financial performance indicators and variance analysis to leadership.

Process Automation & Systems Optimization

• Workflow Digitization: Partner with IT and operations to automate routine accounting functions, reduce manual data entry, and shorten the financial close cycle.
• ERP Enhancement: Serve as the functional lead for ERP system upgrades, ensuring proper data mapping, integration with automated tools, and robust system controls.
• Data Integration: Streamline the flow of operational data from automated engineering/automation platforms into the core financial system to eliminate reporting gaps.

Internal Controls & Risk Management

• Framework Design: Establish, document, and enforce stringent internal control policies and procedures to ensure the highest level of financial governance.
• Risk Mitigation: Conduct regular risk assessments across all financial operations, identifying vulnerabilities and implementing remediation plans.
• Asset & Data Security: Safeguard company assets by implementing strict delegation of authority matrixes, system user access reviews, and segregation of duties.

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

• Corporate Budgeting: Coordinate the annual budgeting exercise across all departments, establishing clear baseline targets and resource allocation frameworks.
• Rolling Forecasts: Maintain dynamic, long-term rolling financial forecasts that incorporate changing project pipelines, supply chain variables, and market conditions.
• Variance Insights: Analyze budget-versus-actual variances, investigating root causes and collaborating with department heads on corrective cost-containment measures.

Audit, Tax & Corporate Compliance

• Audit Readiness: Act as the primary liaison for external and internal auditors, preparing detailed audit schedules and ensuring zero material findings.
• Tax Management: Direct corporate tax compliance, including timely filing of direct/indirect taxes, deferred tax accounting, and transfer pricing documentation.
• Regulatory Filing: Ensure absolute compliance with all corporate secretarial, central bank, and statutory authority reporting timelines and standards.

Job Requirements

·       Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics; professional qualification (CPA, ACCA, or MIA) strongly preferred.

·       Minimum 8 years of progressive corporate finance or accounting experience, preferably within tech, manufacturing, or automation sectors.

·       Advanced proficiency in complex financial modelling.

·       High attention to detail, strong cross-functional communication, and a proactive approach to process improvement.