Assistant Finance Manager

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To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add an Assistant Finance Manager located in Prai, Penang.

This role is responsible for coordinating and managing all activities related to month-end close, forecasting, and budgeting for the assigned organization to ensure accurate financial reporting and forecasting in support of the business, and in compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

The role is also responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining systems, procedures, and policies to ensure data accuracy and compliance with corporate and legislative requirements.

What a typical day looks like:

• Directs preparation of budgets, reviews budget proposals and prepares necessary supporting documentation and justification.
• Generates and reports an accurate twelve-month rolling financial forecast.
• Prepares reports which summarize and forecast company business activity and financial position in areas of income, expenses and earnings based on past, present and expected operations.
• Establishes or recommends to management strategies, objectives and policies for company.
• Prepares detailed financial analysis and projections at the project and site level.
• Directs preparation of studies, reports and analyses in areas such as budgets, forecasts, financial plans, governmental requirements, statistical reports, cash flow projections and business forecasts.
• Generates Inter-company vouchers (ICV) between Flex Divisions.
• Ensures Sarbanes Oxley compliance in accordance with Flex standard policy and procedures for financial reporting.
• Supports the audit of company accounts.
• Interprets and applies financial policies, governmental legislation, accounting theory or customer financial regulations.
• Provides senior leadership team with timely reviews of organization's financial status and progress in its various programs and activities.
• Advises management on desirable operational adjustments, identifying trends and recommends improvements accordingly. Makes recommendations to management regarding cost saving or profit generating opportunities, risks and profitability improvement strategies.
• Coordinates with all levels of management to gather, analyze, summarize and prepare recommendations regarding acquisition activity and new business planning.
• Conducts special studies to analyze complex financial actions and prepares recommendations for policy, procedure, control or action
• Researches and prepares economic reports on subjects such as rate of return, depreciation, working capital requirements, investment opportunities, investment performance and impact of governmental requirements.
• Prepares presentations including quarterly business reviews, annual budgets and long term strategic planning initiatives.
• Establishes operational objectives and assignments.
• Provides feedback and coaching to finance team.
• Implements appropriate HR Strategies and actions to recruit and retain a qualified and motivated workforce.
  
  

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field or equivalent experience and training.
• A background in manufacturing/cost accounting is preferred.
• Masters Business Administration is preferred.
• Typically requires 6 years of related experience.
  
  

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Allowances & Bonuses*
  
  

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