Financial Controller

Hunter Amenities is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of Personal Care Amenities with over 40 years of experience in the global market. We are a highly entrepreneurial, professional, and driven organization that believes in teamwork, professional ethics, and outstanding service. Hunter is proud to be a Platinum level member of the “Best Managed Companies” program in Canada.

The Opportunity:

The Financial Controller is a strategic business partner to the Factory Manager and regional leadership, providing financial insight, challenge, and decision support to drive profitability, operational efficiency, and growth. The role balances strong financial stewardship with forward-looking analysis, enabling data-driven decisions across manufacturing, supply chain, and commercial activities. This role is responsible for overseeing all financial and accounting operations of the manufacturing business, ensuring strong financial governance, accurate reporting, and cost control.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Drive timely and accurate financial reporting while translating results into clear, actionable insights for business leaders.
• Provide forward-looking commentary and identify key risks and opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, local GAAP, and statutory requirements while supporting efficient business operations.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, tax, and statutory requirements in Malaysia.
• Manage external audits and liaise with auditors, tax agents, and regulators.
• Maintain strong internal controls and governance frameworks.
• Lead product costing, including standard costing, BOM (Bill of Materials), and variance analysis. Review integrity of standard cost uploaded into system.
• Lead product costing and variance analysis while challenging assumptions and driving accountability across production teams.
• Partner with operations to proactively identify cost drivers and margin improvement opportunities. Lead product costing and variance analysis while challenging assumptions and driving accountability across production teams.
• Drive improvements in cost efficiency and margin optimization.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes and deliver scenario-based analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Provide recommendations, not just analysis, and influence resource allocation and operational decisions.
• Optimize working capital by partnering with operations and procurement to improve inventory, receivables, and payables performance.
• Provide proactive recommendations to enhance cash conversion and liquidity.
• Act as a trusted advisor to plant leadership, providing financial challenge and insight on operational decisions. Support trade-off decisions and influence production planning, pricing, and product mix.
• Support pricing decisions and profitability analysis by product line.
• Evaluate capital expenditure (CAPEX) and ROI.
• Maintain strong internal controls and governance frameworks while ensuring effective risk management and compliance.
• Develop a high-performing finance team that actively partners with the business. Build strong commercial acumen within the team and drive a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial systems and reporting processes to enhance efficiency and data quality.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 8–15 years of relevant experience in manufacturing environment
• Strong experience of financial reporting, costing and controls applied in commercial context.
• Proven leadership and business partnering experience
• Proficiency in Advance Excel and financials reporting tools
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or ACCA
• Professional certification such as CPA
• Strong manufacturing costing knowledge, IFRS reporting, local GAAP and tax compliance.
• Energetic, highly motivated, with an enquiring mind and passion for excellence and innovation in pursuit of success.
• Working closely with the global and regional finance teams to ensure timely and accurate financial information
• Good analytical skills
• High integrity and openness combined with commitment to good governance
• Reasoning ability to define problems, collect data, establish fact and draw valid conclusions
• Be results-oriented
• Excellent time management and prioritization capabilities
• To work independently and as part of a team
• Exceptional communication skills
• Ability to handle high levels of pressure

We offer:

• A competitive compensation package.
• The opportunity to be part of a fast-growing, dynamic, and successful global team. We believe in our people and our people believe in Hunter.

A Little Bit More About Us:

Hunter Amenities’ global headquarters is in Burlington, Ontario where we manufacture one of the richest portfolios of licensed amenity brands for our 5- and 6-star global hotels, boutique hotels, spas, cruise lines and retail clients. Hunter has built a broad retail portfolio, creating both private labels and branded beauty products of the highest quality. Learn more about our company and culture at www.hunteramenities.com.

Based on our profile and needs we will only contact those candidates selected for interviews. Thanks for applying!

Hunter Amenities International Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. Hunter does not discriminate on the basis of race/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/sexual orientation/gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by current law.