Corporate Finance Manager

BAT is evolving at pace - truly like no other organisation.

To achieve the ambition, we have set for ourselves, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to live our ethos every day. Come be a part of this journey!

SENIORITY LEVEL: Mid-Senior Management Level

FUNCTION: Global Business Services Finance – Corporate Finance

SALARY RANGE: Competitive salary + excellent benefits + market leading bonus

LOCATION: Guoco Tower, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

ROLE POSITIONING AND OBJECTIVES

The role is part of GBS Corporate Finance Team. The primary responsibility of the role is to proactively drive the delivery of Operating and Free Cash Flow, Working Capital Management, Accounting Month-end Closure for financial reporting. The role includes delivering cash flow targets for the Half Year and Year End Reporting, monitoring collection and payment trends, managing overdue collections, identifying funding options for the Company and overseeing month-end closure as well as year-end statutory reporting.

Reports to: Corporate Finance Controller

Reporting Level: Leads/Manage Others: Assistant Managers & Team Lead

Geographic Scope: Selangor, Malaysia

WHAT YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR

• Accountable for period-end closing activities to ensure timely completion of Trial Balance, P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow.
• Deliver half year and full year operating and free cash flow targets by forecasting and tracking cash movements.
• Responsible to generate cash flow forecast (BATCASH) and ensure adequate cash availability to avoid business disruption
• Innovate cash collections and payments process flow and capitalise on technology to improve speed and accuracy.
• Liaise with external and internal auditors, tax agents, regulators and tax authority in respect of company’s financial matters.
• Review journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, fixed assets, intercompany transactions, corporate authority limits.
• In charge of managing bank signatories and local banking relationships with reference to directions from Group Treasury.
• Manage escalation from GBS, End Markets, cross-function and external stakeholders.
• Manage senior stakeholders including Financial Director, Senior Leadership Team and Area Directors.
• Ensure the team adheres to SOX controls, corporate authority limits, financial institutions’ rulings and escalate findings.
• Stakeholders:
• • End Market Corporate Finance Business Partner: informing about status and decisions to be made about cash flow forecasting trends, trade partner programmes, timing of trade collections, expenditures for tender committee.
  • End Market functional SPOCs: coordinating and ensuring alignment and delivery of capital expenditure, excise payments, trial balance, month end closure.
  • End Market Head of Finance and Finance Director: reporting and provide support on working capital and audit statuses
  • Group Treasury: align cash usage, loan drawdowns from internal and external providers, timing of forex hedging contracts
  • GBS Functional Managers and Banking teams: coordinating bank signatories, vendor management, online banking portals

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Candidates must possess at least Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and/or professional accounting qualification (ACCA/CPA/MIA etc).
• 8-10 years’ of working experience with solid experiences across cash flow management and full set of accounts.
• Possess a good understanding of group accounting principles – ability to identify accounting issues
• Experience of working in an external audit industry a distinct advantage.
• Tax experience and experience in Shared Services Centre Environment is an added advantage.
• Exposure to MNC working environment and Consolidated Group Accounts will be an added advantage.
• Experience in using SAP system.
• Good English proficiency.
• Able to identify process and reporting improvements and proactively implement solutions.
• Have a collaborative and flexible style. Able to influence stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes.
• Strong communication and inter-personal skills to support key stakeholders.
• Maintains excellent working relationships with all stakeholders and is a team player.
• Has the ability to prioritise and manage own workload, is resilient and open to challenges.
• Able and willing to provide guidance to subordinates, strong leadership traits and capability.
• Calm under pressure, knows when to escalate, demonstrates a high degree of motivation and discipline. Demonstrates an organised and structured approach.

WE ARE BAT

At BAT we are committed to our Purpose of creating A Better Tomorrow. This is what drives our people and our passion for innovation. See what is possible for you at BAT.

• Global Top Employer with 53,000 BAT people across more than 180 markets
• Brands sold in over 200 markets, made in 44 factories in 42 countries
• Newly established Tech Hubs building world-class capabilities for innovation in 4 strategic locations
• Diversity leader in the Financial Times and International Women’s Day Best Practice winner
• Seal Award winner – one of 50 most sustainable companies

BELONGING, ACHIEVING, TOGETHER

Collaboration, diversity and teamwork underpin everything we do here at BAT. We know that collaborating with colleagues from different backgrounds is what makes us stronger and best prepared to meet our business goals. Come bring your difference!