Senior Financial Analyst I, R&D Finance (FSS)
Ambu · George Town
Ambu Financial Shared Service Team is expanding its team, and we’re looking for a new candidate to join us on our journey.
- We believe that our people are the foundation of the team.
- We strive to constantly improve, and to ensure that our members are properly equipped to handle the rapidly changing time we’re in.
- We’re committed to building the right team to propel us further.
Key responsibilities:
- Support R&D month-end closing in compliance with accounting standards and group policies, including but not limited to:
1. Walk through each R&D cost center and R&D project to ensure the correctness of GL bookings.
2. Prepare and post accruals for R&D costs incurred.
3. Walk through GL bookings to ensure compliance control, recognition of OPEX or CAPEX, etc. - Assist in budgeting and forecasting as well as performing variance analysis for R&D capacity costs, headcount, and time registration.
- Reporting on R&D tangibles and intangibles project expenditures.
- Follow up on actual expenditure for R&D tangible projects to ensure they are within budget.
- Maintain R&D project master data and align within all financial systems.
- Collaborate with project managers/stakeholders to provide financial insights and support project planning.
- Drive and support continuous improvement initiatives within the global R&D function.
- Responsible for investigating technical issues derived from daily activities and others and following up on the issues until they are solved.
- Able to handle any ad-hoc task assigned from time to time.
- Support financial audits in Ambu Group, in which the areas are handled by Financial Shared Services.
Suggested candidate profile:
Skills and experiences can be earned in many different ways, and we understand that the best fit for the role cannot be prescribed on paper. You are however likely to succeed in this position if you:
- Candidates must possess at least a Professional Degree in Accountancy, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
- At least five years of working experience are required for this position.
- Individuals with an R&D finance background and working experience in MNCs will have an added advantage.
- Possess strong financial analysis skills.
- Possess excellent communication skills in English, both spoken and written.
- Proficiency in financial software and tools, including ERP systems, Microsoft Excel, Power BI, etc., is preferred.
- Possess a good attitude, be self-motivated, proactive, responsible, detail-oriented, and willing to learn.
- Able to perform tasks assigned independently and act as a good team player in collaboration with other stakeholders.
- Travelling might be required.
Ambu – a visionary and international workplace where your efforts matter
Ambu is a company that expands rapidly and has ambitious growth targets. We meet these targets through interdisciplinary teamwork between motivated and highly skilled employees. Your contributions and efforts are crucial to our success and by joining us you will get the opportunity to work in an international head office with an informal working environment.
We offer great opportunities for personal development. Furthermore, we offer a wide range of professional, social and financial employee benefits in addition to exciting job challenges and continuous professional and personal development.