Assistant Manager - Financial Controller (8 Months Contract)

Job Purpose

The Finance Operations & Controls Executive is responsible for ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of financial transactions and reporting. This role serves as a critical link between operational finance and business units, ensuring robust internal controls, compliance with regulatory standards, and effective governance of financial master data. The incumbent will provide advisory support to Finance Business Partners and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Ensuring timely and accurate transaction processing.
• Provide day-to-day finance operational support to faculties and units, including WBS master data creation/maintenance and budget transfers.
• Serve as a key point of contact to manage and resolve queries and operational issues in a timely manner.
• Ensure service level agreements (SLAs) for finance operations and master data are consistently achieved.
• Maintaining strong internal controls and compliance with finance policies.
• Supporting accuracy, completeness and integrity of financial reporting.
• Ensure integrity of financial records and reporting through periodic housekeeping activities (Review of dormant WBS & balance sheet reviews)
• Review Risk Control Matrices (RCMs) prepared by units, assessing completeness and reasonableness, and recommend improvements.
• Ensure compliance with finance policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements through operational audit.
• Ensuring proper governance of financial master data.
• Provide advisory support on finance policies, procedures, and transaction-related matters to ensure consistent application.
• Compliance with regulatory, audit, and institutional requirements.
• Identify recurring issues, control gaps, and process inefficiencies, and drive remediation actions.

Job Requirements

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field from a recognized university.

Experience

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in finance operations, audit, or controllership functions.

• Prior experience in the education or public sector is an added advantage

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of financial reporting standards, internal controls, and governance frameworks.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUP, data analysis).

• Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA Financial systems is an advantage.

Azhar Anuwar l Educare Human Capital

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