Finance Manager

Principal Accountabilities

• Deliver accurate and relevant financial reports to key stakeholders in a timely manner to maintain an integrous and trusting relationships with the key stakeholders.
• Manage the annual budget planning and mid-year budget review
• Manage the quarterly cost performance review and forecasting to help functional leads to make informed financial decision in maintaining the financial health of the organisation
• Manage cash flow management system that projects cash requirements to assist management decision making.
  Manage the annual financial audit, statutory and tax exemption submissions to ensure that TFM Foundation meets the necessary compliance requirements.
• Develop and maintain TFM Foundation’s finance policies and procedures to ensure that there is a strong financial control and governance system in place and in compliance with Approved Accounting Standards and the Laws of Malaysia.
• Support efforts to engage fundraising stakeholders to ensure timely fund disbursement from corporate and individual donors.
• Support with office related operational matters to create a conducive work environment for employees.

Role Requirements

Competencies required for the role

• As people join TFM, we expect individuals to be aligned with our core values, have passion and drive to the TFM mission.

Technical/ Functional competencies:

• Strong grasp of accounting knowledge and Malaysia accounting standard
• Ability to construct and interpret full set of financial statements without guidance
• Logical and methodical thinking required to design and improve financial processes
• Strong numerical and analytical skills required for financial analysis
• Attention to detail
• Familiarity with SQL Accounting system or other accounting systems.

Leadership competencies:

• Proactive self-starter with the ability to manage multiple streams of work, and independently prioritise tasks
  Strong desire to learn new things and grow professionally
  Ability to be adaptable in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, and dynamic environment
  Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with all levels of employees and stakeholders
  Highly integrous, able to handle confidential information responsibly and maturely
  Managing people – proven track record in achieving results through a team; able to develop people and team and have difficult conversations when required.
  Able to think strategically, critically, innovatively, and in a resourceful manner
  Honing the mindset of continuously developing employees.
  Stay abreast of emerging trends and industry best practices to adopt and develop relevant finance and operations strategies.

Experiences & qualification

• At least 5 years of experience in accounting field, consultancy background would be an added advantage
• Experience managing a team of 3 and above
• Proficiency in both written and spoken English
• Excellent proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we apologise that we will not be able to respond to all applicants - only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.