The Finance Manager is responsible for end-to-end finance and accounts management for a project-driven engineering business.
This is a hands-on role covering financial control, project costing, cashflow management, statutory compliance, and management reporting across Malaysia and Singapore entities.
The role supports Management with commercial insight, risk visibility, and financial discipline, particularly in long‑running projects with imports, logistics, and milestone billing.
Key Responsibilities
1. Financial Operations & Reporting
- Manage full set of accounts (GL, AR, AP, fixed assets, accruals, provisions).
- Prepare monthly management accounts, variance analysis, and financial commentary.
- Ensure timely month‑end and year‑end closing.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and cashflow projections.
2. Project Accounting & Cost Control
- Monitor project budgets vs actuals; identify cost overruns, timing mismatches, and margin risks.
- Track project‑related costs including imports, logistics, customs duties, insurance, and subcontracting.
- Work closely with Project / Operations teams to ensure accurate cost recognition and billing alignment.
- Highlight commercially significant risks early to Management.
3. Cashflow & Treasury Management
- Manage cashflow planning, funding requirements, and payment prioritisation.
- Coordinate customer invoicing, progress claims, and collection follow‑ups.
- Oversee payment controls, approval workflows, and banking arrangements.
4. Statutory, Tax & Audit
- Liaise with auditors, tax agents, company secretary, and bankers.
- Ensure compliance with Malaysian statutory requirements (tax, SST where applicable).
- Handle Singapore entity reporting with an outsourced CoSec, including GST submissions and audit coordination.
- Ensure proper documentation and audit readiness at all times.
5. Controls, Process & Systems
- Maintain and improve internal controls, financial procedures, and approval matrices.
- Oversee or coordinate outsourced bookkeeping/payroll providers where applicable.
- Ensure finance data integrity and control across systems (Excel, accounting software, shared drives).
6. Management Support
- Provide Management with clear financial insights, not just reports.
- Support management decision‑making on pricing, margins, cost control, and risk exposure.
- Undertake ad‑hoc financial analysis and special assignments as required.
