Assistant Finance Controller

About cbs

cbs APAC is a leading international consultancy headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany. We deliver high-end quality consulting and technology services to large industrial corporations that run SAP. For more information about our company, please visit our website at cbs APAC

Ø  Job Title                              : Assistant Finance Controller

Ø  Location                              : KL, Malaysia

Ø  Employment Type              : Full-time

Ø  Experience Level                : Consultant

Role Overview / Summary

Global Controlling Business Services (GCBS) produces the data foundation for the reporting of the cbs Group and ensures that it feeds into the reports accurately, consistently and traceably. In this role you prepare the recurring reports and produce the evaluations and analyses requested by the Financial Business Partners, Project Controlling, Consolidation and the other Controlling functions. The focus of the role is the reliable and on-time delivery of these reports and analyses. Beyond that, there is explicit room to question processes and results, to contribute your own ideas and to develop the reporting further on a continuous basis.

Initially, the role also covers supporting Finance tasks for the APAC region; as the Finance organization is built up further, these tasks are intended to transfer to the Finance function in the medium term. The position offers a development path towards a Financial Business Partner role.

Key accountabilities and related performance indicators

• Updating and quality-assuring the recurring reports of the Group.

• Preparing the report packages and management presentations in the Group reporting standard.

• Delivering special evaluations and ad-hoc analyses and adapting existing reports at the request of the Financial Business Partners, Project Controlling and management.

• Safeguarding data quality and the consistency of the reported figures.

• Developing the reporting further: standardizing, simplifying and automating recurring processes.

• Documenting the reporting processes, mappings and underlying logic.

• Supporting the Finance organisation in the APAC region during the transition phase.

• Contributing to Group Controlling projects beyond the recurring reporting scope."

Job Expertise and Job Impact

• The role requires sound controlling and reporting expertise, strong analytical skills and a confident hand with data.

• For the transition phase, solid Finance know-how is additionally desirable in order to support the APAC region.

• The reliability, timeliness and consistency of the Group's reporting depend on this position, and the figures it produces form the basis for decisions at Group, region, legal entity, practice, business unit and project level.

• By reliably delivering the data foundation, the role enables the Financial Business Partners and the other Controlling functions to concentrate on analysis and steering. This is an individual contributor role without line management responsibility.

Minimum Education / degree requirements

• A completed Bachelor's degree in Finance, Controlling, Accounting, Business Administration or a comparable field is the minimum requirement; a Master's degree is an advantage.

Required capabilities (skills, experiences, competencies)

• Two to five years of professional experience in controlling, reporting or FP&A, ideally in an internationally operating company.

• The profile sought is deliberately at an early career stage, yet with enough hands-on experience to run the reporting operation independently.

• Structured, accurate and reliable way of working, combined with the ability to manage a fixed reporting cycle autonomously.

• Initiative: taking ownership, developing solutions and putting forward proposals for improvement rather than waiting for direction.

• Constructive willingness to question established processes and results.

• Strong appetite for learning and development, and the readiness to get to grips with new topics and systems quickly.

• Confident business English in speech and writing, and enjoyment of working in an international team across time zones.

• Ambition and potential to grow into a Financial Business Partner role.

Special skills

• Very good Excel skills (pivot tables, Power Query, complex formula logic, large multi-sheet models) and presentation-grade PowerPoint.

• Experience with SAP Analysis for Office (AfO) and Power BI is an advantage.

• An integrated understanding of financial reporting – P&L, balance sheet and cash flow in context – as well as knowledge of intercompany relationships and of mapping and allocation logic.

• Strong affinity for automation and process standardization. Further languages relevant for the region are an advantage.

ME: This is you

o   An analytical and problem-solving consultant with the desire to develop your own skills and talents.

o   An eloquent and extroverted person happy to support our pre-sales cycle.

o   Passionate and determined while appreciating teamwork.

o   Willing to take over responsibility and to make decisions.

o   Able to lead a small team, with strong social and communication skills.

WE: That's us

o   A great team of passionate consultants

o   Strong personalities that are fair, open, and respectful to each other

o   Attractive and competitive salary and package

o   A company that continuously spends more than 6% of its revenue in the education of its employees

What We Offer

o   Opportunity to work on enterprise transformation programs

o   Exposure to global clients and complex SAP environments

o   Professional development and certification opportunities

o   Collaborative and knowledge-driven work environment

o   Competitive compensation and benefits

Interested in sharing the ONE passion?

We’d love to hear from you! Don’t hesitate to contact us by phone, email, or LinkedIn. We look forward to receiving your application documents, which should include your résumé (along with project descriptions), salary expectations, and references (if available). If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

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