Objective: 

Reporting directly to the General Manager of Myanmar and functionally under the supervision of cluster’s CFO. As a team leader of local finance team, your objective will be to manage and oversee all finance matters related to Myanmar Agency.

You will work closely with General Manager, CFO, local management team, regional and head office stakeholders in solving finance challenge, leading project/assignment, preparation of accurate financial information and periodic reporting.

Responsibilities:

I. Financial, Tax, Banking & Operational

• Supervise the overall accounting function of Myanmar agency, i.e., payable, receivable, general ledger, taxation, cash flow, treasury cost control and petty cash in collaboration with local finance, regional finance and the Global Business Service team (GBS).
• Supervise the monthly accounting closing, e.g., ensuring completeness of bank reconciliation, clearance of payable and receivable and proper accruals/prepayment.
• Preparation of financial statement in accordance with local GAAP, International accounting and IFRS,
• Monthly reporting and analysis of Monthly Financial position and performance to Management.
• Monitor and achieve financial and operational KPIs.
• Closely follow up the AR collection, overdue % / DSO kept below target and manage credit management.
• Monthly MGA monitoring and timely fund transfer.
• Intercompany and bank reconciliation.
• Perform periodic tax declarations i.e., Commercial Taxes (CT), Withholding taxes (WHT), Corporate income taxes, etc.
• Arrange monthly cross border remittance and transfer to principals and related parties.
• Preparation of monthly financial reporting and direct reporting to local management and regional office/head office.
• Perform variance analysis and analytical review on financial statements. Any discrepancy and risk identified, propose recommendation and action plan.
• Perform weekly and short-term cash flow analysis and forecast.
• Direct interlocutor with the statutory auditors and tax authority, to ensure timely completion financial report and finalization of tax matters, respectively.
• Liaison and communication with central bank and FESC on changes and requirement for overseas remittance and currency exposure.
• Coordinate and cooperation (Transversal) with local finance team, GBS team and cross departments to resolve ongoing financial issues.

II. Planning & Project

• Support Agency General Manager and Cluster CFO in ad-hoc project and assignment.
• Assist in formulating the company's short to medium term direction and supporting tactical business initiatives.
• Develop and monitor performance measurement and core KPIs.
• Introduce best practice, perform benchmarking, revenue improvement and cost saving initiative in line with Group's strategic direction (Gain / Agility).
• Develop financial, tax strategy and participate in key decision as member of the management.
• Build a high performing Finance team by providing effective mentoring, on the job training and coaching.
• Coordinating with other teams to ensure smooth operation as well as build good relationship at all level of an organization

III. Risk Management & Internal control

• Ensure strong internal control is in place.
• Lead and manage internal control review.
• Leading internal audit review and external audit engagements.
• Keep abreast with changes in banking regulations, country tax development and financial rules.
• Construct and monitor reliable control system and accounting procedure, adhering to Group policy and accounting standard.
• Ensure compliance with tax and regulatory requirement
• Maintain good relations with external/internal auditor, banker and tax authorities.
• Ensure proper accounting record keeping and reporting to meet the requirement of auditors and local authority.

IV. OPEX and Local Revenue Efficiency

• Consolidating monthly reports; cost, local revenue, financial and operational reports. Analytical review and investigate variation.
• Challenge stakeholder, implement recommendation to reduce OPEX, improve the local revenue and D&D. Follow up action plan and improvement.
• Monitoring cost saving/revenue increase program, budget, forecast, and performance (Agility/Gain).
• Coordinate local benchmark exercise periodically, conduct analysis and propose adjustment.
• Proactively participate/lead ad hoc project and assignment.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Statistics and Economics, CPA qualification is plus
• Minimum 3 years multinational/international working experience in accounting, shipping and transportation fields, with > 2 years supervisory role.
• Knowledge of Local, State and Federal laws regarding accounting, banking regulatory, finance and taxation.
• Transversal, able to communicate and cooperate with stakeholders
• Professional experience in audit and consultancy is a plus.
• High level of written and oral communication skills, fluent in English.
• Project management skill and team player.
• Possess excellent skills in communication, interpersonal, problem solving, coaching and leadership.
• Strong attention to details, analytical and reporting skill for decision making.
• Proactive, aggressive and fast learner.
• Results driven, deadline-oriented and able to work under pressure.
• Advanced skills in MS Excel and Power Point presentation. Experience in Oracle and SAP accounting software is a plus