Assistant Finance Manager

Job Title: Assistant Finance Manager

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

OLIVER is on the lookout for an Assistant Finance Manager based in Malaysia to join an amazing team in an exciting, fast-growing business.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

Responsible for preparation and leading the discussion with business leads for weekly P&L reforecasts

Review weekly cashflow forecast

Monthly GL closing – preparing closing reports for Global, ensure all month end journals are posted, preparation of financial statements, supporting schedules, tax computations and other related matters

Statutory Audits & Tax filing: Liaise with Company’s external auditor on year-end audits. Prepare financial statement, accounting working papers, accounts analysis and supporting schedules for the audit

Support Finance Manager in preparation of annual and quarterly re-forecast

Ensure timely filing of statutory and tax filings

Well-versed with GST and WHT implications

Assist in quarterly GST submission

Responsible for the reconciliation of inter-company mismatches and perform variance analysis

Standardize accounting procedures and oversee company accounting practice

Supporting the Finance Manager with ad-hoc tasks when required

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE GREAT IN THIS ROLE:

Minimum 5 years of solid accounting experience

Must be from an advertising/digital agency background

Qualified Accountant preferred

A team player with good interpersonal skills and communication skills

Able to multitask and work with cross departments/countries

Able to work and deliver under pressure and tight deadlines

Able to work independently with minimal supervision and is a self-starter

Possess good and positive working attitude

Knowledgeable and proficient in Microsoft Excel (Vlookup, Pivot table), Powerpoint and Xero preferred.

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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US:

OLIVER provides clients with dedicated agencies. We do this because we believe the traditional agency model is not fit for the speed of modern marketing. Businesses want, and rightly demand, the same quality of strategic and creative thinking the traditional agency provides, but at a speed that befits how they now work.

The traditional agency outside-in model means that huge quantities of time are wasted in the back and forth and linear processes between agencies and clients. OLIVER agencies come to the client, live inside their office and solve their problems collaboratively.

OLIVER agencies are strategic and creative, whilst being agile and adaptive. They cover the full range of integrated marketing, but at the speed that businesses now demand. We allow our clients to work in real time. Creating better work, at pace.

OUR VALUES AND HOW TO LIVE THEM:

Ambition – you look for opportunities to deliver greater value to those around you.

Imagination – you identify a range of solutions to problems.

Inclusion – to be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations.

Inspiration – you lead by example and encourage others to do the same.

Learning – you have excellent listening skills that helps you to learn from our clients and those around you.

Results – you accept responsibility for your actions.

We've set ambitious, market-leading environmental and social goals around sustainability at OLIVER. We have committed to be net zero by 2030 and take far reaching action on DE&I in the sector. We expect everyone to contribute to our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.

Inside Ideas Group and its’ affiliates are equal opportunity employers committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All [suitable] applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.