Executive Recruiters Hiring! Full Time Chief Financial Officer in Selangor - Ricebowl

Responsibilities

• Lead the company’s financial operations, including cash flow management, investments, insurance, budgeting, financial reporting, and strategic financial planning, while supporting organizational growth and talent planning.
• Oversee the preparation and coordination of annual operating, capital, and program budgets, ensuring accurate forecasting, monitoring, and reporting.
• Manage day-to-day accounting operations, financial recording, reporting, and internal controls to maintain healthy cash flow and operational efficiency.
• Develop and implement financial best practices, systems, and processes to strengthen governance, improve fiscal management, enhance cross-functional collaboration, and optimize workflows.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable national and local financial regulations by monitoring legislative changes and implementing necessary policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to develop budget proposals, provide financial insights for projects, and ensure compliance with contractual and grant reporting requirements.
• Identify revenue growth opportunities, analyze financial and operational performance, and recommend cost optimization and process improvement initiatives.
• Lead enterprise risk management by evaluating financial liabilities, investments, capital structure, and fundraising strategies to support long-term business sustainability.
• Monitor key financial and business performance indicators, implement corrective actions where necessary, and prepare comprehensive financial reports and presentations for executive management and stakeholders.
• Lead, mentor, and manage the finance team while overseeing financial systems and ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards, tax regulations, and statutory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related discipline; Master’s degree and/or professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA, CIMA, ICAEW or equivalent is an advantage. MIA registration/eligibility where applicable.
• 10–15 years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, corporate finance, or related fields, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership or executive management role.
• Strong preference for experience in semiconductor, electronics, advanced manufacturing, precision engineering, or technology manufacturing, particularly in complex and capital-intensive environments.
• Strong expertise in financial management, corporate finance, management accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, risk management, cost management, internal controls, ERP and financial systems.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing finance, including product and standard costing, variance analysis, inventory valuation, CAPEX/OPEX, working capital, cost optimisation, and production performance.
• Proven experience in capacity expansion, capital investment, financial modelling, business planning, and strategic decision-making within manufacturing environments.
• Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes, technology investment cycles, supply chain operations, production planning, and key cost drivers is an advantage.
• Proven leadership capabilities with experience in building and developing high-performing finance teams and collaborating across operations, engineering, procurement, supply chain, and commercial functions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present complex financial and business information to senior management, the Board, investors, auditors, regulators, and other stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving, strategic planning, risk management, and profitability improvement capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of MFRS, Malaysian taxation, applicable laws and regulations, corporate governance, and Bursa Malaysia requirements.
• High standards of integrity, professionalism, ethical conduct, transparency, accountability, and compliance within a highly regulated manufacturing environment.