Key Responsibilities :

As a Senior Finance Executive, you will play a key role in ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance, and providing financial support to operational teams to drive profitability and efficiency.

Financial Operations & Reporting

• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial statements and management reports.
• Handle full set of accounts, including GL, AR, AP, and bank reconciliations.
• Ensure timely month-end closing and reporting.
• Monitor cash flow, working capital, and credit control.

Billing & Cost Management (Specific to Freight Forwarding)

• Oversee accurate billing of freight charges, haulage, customs clearance, and other logistics-related services.
• Verify supplier invoices (shipping lines, hauliers, customs agents, warehouses) against operations records.
• Monitor job costing and profitability analysis for shipments and trade lanes.
• Support operations in quotation costing, rate comparisons, and margin analysis.

Compliance & Taxation

• Ensure compliance with SST, corporate tax, and other statutory requirements.
• Liaise with auditors, tax agents, banks, and government authorities (e.g. RMCD for SST matters).
• Support preparation of audit schedules and respond to audit queries.
• Assist in banking matters such as trade financing, forex, facilities renewal, and cash flow reporting.

Business Partnering with Operations

• Work closely with operations team to align financial performance with business activities.
• Provide financial insights for pricing, cost reduction, and efficiency improvements.
• Support management in strategic decision-making by providing P&L analysis, KPIs, and variance reports.

Technology, AI, Process Improvement & Internal Control

• Explore and apply AI and digital tools in finance processes, e.g. invoice matching, AR collection tracking, fraud detection, and financial reporting automation.
• Strengthen internal controls, especially on billing, collections, and vendor payments.
• Streamline workflows with operations to reduce disputes and delays.
• Propose continuous improvements to increase efficiency and reduce manual work.

Required Skills & Experiences :

Education & Professional Background

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent.
• Professional certification (e.g. ACCA, CPA, MICPA, CIMA) is an added advantage.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in finance/accounting, preferably in the logistics / freight forwarding industry.

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of accounting standards (MFRS) and local tax regulations (SST, corporate tax)
• Hands-on experience in billing, AR/AP, GL, cash flow management, cost allocation, and monthly closing.
• Familiar with freight forwarding operations: shipping, haulage, customs clearance, warehousing, and handling vendor/customer billing disputes.
• Proficient in accounting software (SQL) and MS Excel (pivot, VLOOKUP).

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to work under pressure.
• Good communication skills in English & Bahasa Malaysia (Mandarin is a plus for dealing with certain clients/vendors).
• A team player who can collaborate with operations & management while providing financial insights.

Job Types:

Full-time, Permanent

Work Location

In person