About this role
Job Description As the Finance Manager at AirAsia X, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the financial health and stability of our organization. Your responsibilities will encompass a wide range of financial management tasks, and your contributions will be critical to our success. Here's what you'll be doing:
• Overseeing and optimizing various accounting functions to maintain accuracy and efficiency.
• Managing the monthly closure of accounts, meticulously preparing financial reports for month-end and year-end management and statutory reporting.
• Preserving working capital, making strategic decisions to maintain our financial liquidity.
• Responsible for reviewing, regulating, and reconciling accruals, provisions, and prepayments, ensuring strict adherence to Group accounting policies.
• Supervise and guide the dedicated team in our shared service center.
• Go-to expert for performing reconciliations and checking of receivables, payables, bank statements, and investigating GL/sub-ledger variances whenever necessary.
• Perform historical prepayment reconciliation and analyze discrepancies that prevent offsetting.
• Identify and resolve issues related to Accounts Payable by discussing them with the manager or shared service center as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to coordinate, review, and implement IT and ERP enhancements, continuously improving our financial processes.
• Responsible for the straightforward consolidation of our wholly owned subsidiary companies.
• Preparing comprehensive quarterly financial reports for submission to our Board, showcasing your financial prowess.
• Keep a watchful eye on related party transactions to ensure transparency and compliance.
• In addition to your core responsibilities, be ready to tackle any other ad hoc tasks that arise, demonstrating your flexibility and initiative.
Qualifications & Experience:
To excel in this role, you'll need the following qualifications and characteristics:
• Hold at least a bachelor’s degree in accountancy/finance or an equivalent Professional Qualification (ACCA, CPA, ICAEW, MICPA).
• Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience, including a background in external audit, you possess the financial acumen necessary for this role.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly in Excel.
• Strong interpersonal skills make you a valuable collaborator and communicator within the team and across departments.
• High attention to detail and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Thriving under pressure and being able to meet tight deadlines in our fast-paced environment is your forte.