Vacancy Announcement from Ncell : Unite Head Financial Reporting and Analysis
Ncell Axiata Limited (Ncell) is a part of the Axiata Group Berhad, one of Asia’s leading telecommunication groups.
Axiata has controlling stakes in market-leading mobile and fixed operators in the region including 'Celcom' in Malaysia, 'XL' in Indonesia, 'Dialog' in Sri Lanka, 'Robi' in Bangladesh, 'Smart' in Cambodia, and 'Ncell' in Nepal. Axiata is actively spearheading efforts to transform its mobile-centric operations into digital …
Post : Unite Head Financial Reporting and Analysis
Profile:
- Highlights longer-term implications of issues or situations that facilitates planning for the unit or function
- Creates new solutions to resolve problems or issues in novel ways
- Proactively seeks to optimize the financial or business impact of initiatives
- Stays updated with business developments and take steps to align work towards the business changes
- Takes personal responsibility for correcting customer problems - corrects problems promptly and un-defensively.
- Able to establish and gain commitment from various parties to achieve one's team objectives.
- Strives to create exceptional performance for the team.
- Encourages teamwork and bonding within and outside team without compromising delivery of exceptional results.
- Able to maintain confidentiality at work and demonstrate high level of professionalism.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to take initiative and good problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize work and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Able to work independently and make decisions independently.
- Should have advance presentation and report writing skills.
- Must be able to deal with stakeholders in cross-functional departments.
Job Purpose:
- To prepare and close the Axiata monthly financial reporting package with high quality and within deadline.
- Detailed Financial Analysis of all the P&L and the Balance Sheet items and driving efficiencies across the organization.
- Provide high quality information to the Board Audit Committee and the Board on a quarterly basis.
- To be the source of expert advice in applicable IFRS / NFRS and guide and provide needed support to respective Finance Units and Functions for their due compliance & support Chief Finance Officer in preparing monthly and quarterly, semi-annual & annual financial reporting requirements to meet Group reporting deliverables.
- To drive overall reconciliations that would provide assurance in enhancing internal control environment and integrity of books of accounts.
Main Responsibility Areas:
- Prepare and provide support in closure of both Local book and Group book with high quality and within the deadline.
- Formulate Accounting (Compliance) Procedure that guides day to day operations in the contribution of organizational objectives.
- Detailed Financial Analysis of all the P&L and the Balance Sheet items and driving efficiencies across the organization.
- Provide high quality information to the Board Audit Committee and the Board on a quarterly basis.
- Draft reports that illustrate the organizations financial stability and compliance with regulations.
- Drive overall reconciliations that would provide assurance in enhancing internal control environment and integrity of books of accounts.
- Enforce a system of internal control system on a proactive as well as a reactive basis to make sure that accounting operations work as intended.
- Be the source of expert advice in applicable IFRS / NFRS and guide and provide needed support to respective Finance Units and Functions for their due compliance.
- Review complex financial accounting work processes, systems, and procedures for efficient workflow and conformity with accounting principles.
- Support Chief Finance Officer in preparing monthly and quarterly, semi-annual & annual financial reporting requirements to meet Group reporting deliverables.
- Support Group Finance in preparing all kind of impairment assessments and coordinate with Group Auditor for closure.
- Drive the closure of the external audit, working with colleagues across finance function.
- Maintain expertise of appropriate systems, and support efforts to ensure the efficiency and quality of system data, functionality and controls.
- Continuously identify opportunities for book closing with high accuracy and within the deadline.
- Provide needed technical support in tax matters including computation of tax and deferred tax and process improvements.
- Review existing reconciliations performed in Accounting Operations, Treasury, Tax and Reporting and guide towards improvement in cost-effective reconciliation opportunities.
- Provide assurance on the accounting integrity of the treasury functions through review of bank reconciliation statements among others.
- Engage employees through identification of employee strengths, harness loyalty and commitment to superior performance.
- Ensure smart spending and zero-based budgeting to ensure cost reduction and optimization.
- Be a strong team player in rendering needed technical inputs within Finance department.
Qualification and Experience:
- Minimum bachelor’s degree in Business / Accounting from a reputed institution with minimum of 8 years of relevant experience including working experience in Big 4 audit firm.
- Must have internationally recognized professional accounting qualifications such as CA, CIMA (UK), ACCA etc.
- Must have working knowledge of international reporting systems and practices in a multinational environment. Preference will be given to candidates with working experience of financial reporting systems and practices as per Malaysian Accounting Standards.
- Should have experience of working as an Expert in IFRS, Microsoft Applications and various accounting software like SAP S4Hana, Coupa Software, or similar other ERPs.
- Should have experience of working in developing and implementing Accounting procedures basis business requirements
Shortlisting will be done on the basis of your answers and uploaded documents while applying, therefore answer the questions carefully. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Telephone enquiries will not be entertained.
