Finance Manager

If you desire to be part of something special, to be part of a winning team, to be part of a fun team - winning is fun. We are looking forward to a Finance Manger in Eaton’s Electrical business, based in Malaysia, Selangor. In Eaton, making our work exciting, engaging, meaningful; ensuring safety, health, wellness; and being a model of inclusion & diversity are already embedded in who we are - it’s in our values, part of our vision, and our clearly defined aspirational goals.

If you have experience in overall Finanacial process, well verse with Tax-related topic and SAP experience, please apply.

What you’ll do:

This position will lead Malaysia finance team, and support sales operation for KL and JB sales office. It is a critical business partner supporting country manager to achieve the sales and financial objectives. This position will report to East Asia controller and dot line report to Malaysia country manager.

The role is responsible for managing all finance and accounting activities, ensuring compliance with local tax, statutory, and corporate requirements, and maintaining the integrity of financial reporting. In addition, the Finance Manager serves as a strategic partner to the commercial and operations teams by supporting project bidding, contract review and negotiation of finance-related terms, credit management, project margin tracking, working capital optimization, forecasting, and business decision-making. The role also drives process improvements, strengthens internal controls, supports corporate initiatives, and builds organizational capabilities across Finance and Sales Operations to support sustainable business growth and operational excellence.

A. Manage and support finance and accounting activities for the business, working closely with GFSS to lead monthly closing and review activities, coordinate forecasting and budgeting processes, perform monthly financial reconciliations, reporting and analysis, and manage cash flow and working capital to support business growth and operational efficiency.

B. Manage and ensure compliance with all local tax requirements, including VAT, WHT, CIT, tax filings, tax audits, and statutory reporting obligations.

C. Act as a strategic business partner to the commercial team by supporting project bidding activities, reviewing customer credit limits, evaluating financial, commercial, and contractual risks, participating in project contract review(including BG) and negotiation of finance-related terms, supporting pricing decisions, monitoring project margin performance throughout the project lifecycle, and ensuring appropriate commercial and risk management processes are in place to support sound business decisions and profitable growth.

D. Review and analyze financial data and information to ensure accuracy, consistency, transparency, and integrity of financial reporting for the organization.

E. Interpret, implement, and monitor corporate policies and procedures, ensuring financial reporting complies with GAAP, local statutory requirements, and internal control standards. Support internal and external audits and drive timely resolution of audit findings. Monthly BSR review for local ledgers.

F. Understand business needs and challenges and provide financial guidance and support to Commercial, SCM, and CSR on operating strategies, profitability improvement, working capital optimization, capex management, cost control, risk management, process improvements, and key business decisions.

G. Prepare and present financial results, forecasts, and business insights to the leadership team, including monthly business reviews and management updates. Monitor performance against plans, identify deviations, and recommend corrective actions to achieve financial and operational targets.

H. Support financial planning, scenario analysis, and strategic initiatives to drive profitable growth and improve overall business performance.

I. Build people, process, and system capabilities to drive continuous improvement, process standardization, automation, digital transformation, and enhanced internal controls across Finance, Supply Chain, and Customer Service functions.

J. Support ad hoc finance and business projects, including system upgrades, ERP implementations, legal entity initiatives, business transformation projects, and other corporate initiatives.

Qualifications:

• CPA qualified.
• At least 10 years’ finance experience, of which at least 5 years must be at Financial Manager level.
• Experience in a similar industry will be advantageous, as will international experience.
• Candidates must have a proven track record in financial management and accounting, preferably developed in a distribution, import/export or product-related environment.
• Suitable candidates will possess broad accounting skills and should ideally be highly computer literate.
• US GAAP.
• Familiarity with Indonesia statutory reporting requirements in both accounting and tax requirements.
• Strong commercial knowledge to support customer credit and contract payment term reviews.
• Experience in SAP is preferred.
• Good interpersonal relationship skills and influencing ability.
• Proven track record in staff management.
• Extensive experience in a sales and marketing and distribution environment.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.