Finance Manager

General

• Lead and manage the Accounts Team.
• Overall responsibility for bookkeeping, upkeep of the general ledgers, and financial reporting comprising but not limited to income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow.
• Overall responsibility for all matters related to billings, accounts payables, credit control, treasury, taxation, and financial compliance.
• Continuous review and implement internal controls.
• Continuous review and improve financial operating processes, digitise processes to drive efficiencies, and promote intra and inter-department cooperation.
• Role as Finance Manager for Skrine, Skrine Publications Sdn Bhd as well as Skrine & Co Provident Fund.

Reporting

• Review and report monthly financial performance to COO and Exco.
• Prepare and review monthly financial-related reports before circulation to Partners and lawyers.
• Review monthly outstanding receivables, including unbilled disbursements and work-in-progress.
• Work closely with the auditor to resolve audit issues and finalise year-end audited financial statements for circulation to Partners.
• Prepare Skrine & Co Provident Fund workings for audit review and member statements after the audit.
• Prepare Skrine Publications Sdn Bhd for yearly audit.
• Prepare financial performance presentation for Partners’ meeting.
• Prepare AGM reports and presentations.
• Ensure all reports are submitted before the deadlines.

Treasury, Taxation & Credit Control

• Manage the efficient operations of all bank accounts including monthly bank reconciliations.
• Verify payments for Office and Client Accounts.
• Manage Firms’ banking facilities and related instruments where required.
• Manage foreign currency exposures.
• Work with tax agents to finalise and file the year-end tax.
• Manage all aspects of indirect tax including SST and other tax matters.
• Review and improve billing and collection activities.
• Monitor and manage E-Invoicing implementation as per LHDN’s requirements.

Others

• Prepare the yearly budget.
• Manage process of submitting and claiming Unclaimed Monies.
• Participate in any internal audit exercise and report to Audit Committee.
• Attending to queries from secretaries, lawyers and partners.
• Train and provide guidance to staff.
• Take appropriate actions to optimize working capital position e.g. cash in bank, debtors.