Finance Operations Advisor
APL Logistics
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Shah Alam • Malaysia
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About the role
- Perform bank reconciliation against general ledger entries; investigate and close off open items with respective teams.
- Review expenses submitted by employees; monitor and highlight non-adherence to company policies; analyze employee expenditures.
- Monitor daily cashflows and work closely with Treasury team to ensure a healthy cashflow; plan and manage payments according to company's financial health.
- Responsible for the accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and yearly closing of accounts for the country; includes generating financial reports, data analysis;
- Balance Sheet accounts reconciliations etc.
- Reconcile sub-ledger to general ledger account balances.
- Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending.
- Conduct monthly and quarterly accounts reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance.
- Review all intercompany transactions and ensure eliminations are performed correctly.
- Review CAPEX reconciliations and tracking performed by the Fixed Assets team; work closely with the team to resolve outstanding issues or discrepancies.
- Prepare budget, forecasts and support Country MD, Country Commercial, Country Ops and Region Finance in annual budgeting exercise for review by Management.
- Prepare tax computations, tax returns and process tax payments; work closely with Global Tax team to resolve outstanding issues.
- Lead both internal and external audits; close out all outstanding items with auditors and various teams.
- Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures.
- Work with IT team to execute recommended changes; roll out changes and trainings to the Finance team.
- Assess internal controls, including risk assessments and reviews of risk areas.
- Participate in financial standards setting; develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Finance, Accounting
- Substantial comprehensive job related experience in own area of expertise to fully competent level (Over 6 to 10 years).
- Experience of supervising and directing people and other resources to achieve specific end results within limited timeframes.
- Sound knowledge of risks and internal controls in an organisation
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
bank reconciliationgeneral ledgerfinancial reportingdata analysisaccounts reconciliationCAPEX reconciliationbudget preparationtax computationsinternal controlsrisk assessments
Soft Skills
supervisingdirecting resourcesproblem-solvingefficiency improvementcommunicationcollaborationleadershipanalytical thinkingattention to detailtime management
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree in FinanceBachelor's Degree in Accounting