Senior Finance Specialist
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Job Location:
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Location:Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Role: Senior Finance Specialist (FP&A and Accounting)
Department: Finance
Mode: Full-time role
Founded in Hong Kong in early 2017 is an AI-powered business messaging platform that helps companies manage customer conversations across chat calls and email all in one place.
Trusted by businesses in over 127 countries and recognized by G2 and SME100 enables fast-growing companies around the world to capture convert and retain customers at scale.
We operate as a globally distributed team with employees based around the world contributing to a diverse and inclusive culture. Join us and be part of a team that is shaping the future of customer conversation management!
Our Culture
At we move fast work smart and always keep our customers at the heart of what we do. Heres what we stand for:
- Solve Customer Problems: Every effort must solve real customer pain points. No guessworkjust real feedback and clear value!
- The 80/20 Rule: We focus on 20% of actions that create 80% of the value. Simple is powerfulit gets us moving fast.
- 100% Alignment 80% Accuracy: We aim 100% team alignment and 80% accuracy. Perfect plans can waitclear goals come first.
- Be Direct: We give honest feedback and tackle problems head-on. Clarity moves us forward!
- Own It and Support Each Other: We step up help out and drive outcomestogether.
- Build Human Connections: Work is better when we trust care and celebrate wins together. Were a team!
Role Description
Were hiring a Senior Finance Specialist to sit within our Accounting & Planning function. This is a senior individual contributor role equivalent in scope and compensation to a Finance Manager designed for someone who thrives on ownership complexity and impact rather than people management.
You will own the integrity of the numbers lead critical finance processes and act as a trusted thought partner to leadership on performance planning and financial decision-making.
This role is ideal for someone with experience across accounting reporting and FP&A who wants breadth autonomy and real influence in a high-growth SaaS environment.
Responsibilities:
- Own month-end close core accounting processes and balance sheet integrity ensuring audit-ready financials
- Deliver management reports variance analysis and actionable financial insights
- Lead budgeting forecasting and reforecasting cycles with a strong understanding of business drivers
- Apply sound accounting judgement and support audits compliance and internal controls
- Build and improve financial models to support decision-making and scenario analysis
- Drive automation process improvements and data quality across finance workflows
- Partner closely with stakeholders across the business and provide ad-hoc commercial analysis
- Mentor junior team members where applicable
Qualifications:
57 years of relevant finance experience with meaningful hands-on FP&A or commercial finance exposure
Background in Big Four plus in-house FP&A / commercial finance experience is strongly preferred
(Big Four audit alone will not be sufficient for this role)
Proven experience in budgeting forecasting variance analysis and management reporting
Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting or related field; professional qualifications (ACCA CPA ICAEW) are a strong plus
Strong analytical judgement attention to detail and ability to operate with autonomy
Clear communicator who can translate numbers into business implications
Comfortable working in a scaling ambiguous high-growth SaaS environment
Heres whats in for you
- You will become part of an amazing culture with smart collaborative teammates who actually care about each others growth and success.
- You will grow more here than you would anywhere else that is a promise.
- Virtual events like talent shows Among Us nights and online game sessions to keep the fun going no matter where you are!
- We offer a highly competitive compensation package.
- Youll receive a medical allowance to support your health and wellness needs.
- Flexible working environment and working hours that fit your lifestyle wherever youre based.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
About Company
*Resume MUST be in English Location: EMEA Role: Partnerships Manager (EMEA) Department: Sales Mode: Full-time About Respond.io Founded in Hong Kong in early 2017, Respond.io is a pioneering Business Messaging platform that seamlessly unifies customer communication across instant messa ... View more
