Senior Finance Specialist

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Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia

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Posted on: 30+ days ago
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Job Summary

Location:Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Role: Senior Finance Specialist (FP&A and Accounting)

Department: Finance

Mode: Full-time role

About

Founded in Hong Kong in early 2017 is a pioneering Business Messaging platform that seamlessly unifies customer communication across instant messaging web chat and email. Our excellence has been recognized by G2 and honored with the SME100 Award underscoring our rapid growth and innovative solutions. Operating in 127 countries and dominating key markets in LATAM EMEA and APAC we serve an impressive roster of industry-leading clients.

Our workforce is a testament to our global reach with remote workforce and employees from all around the world contributing to our diverse and inclusive culture. At we are not just a platformwe are a movement pushing the boundaries of customer communication for tech-savvy organizations worldwide. Join us and be part of a team that is shaping the future of business messaging!

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

is scaling rapidly following our Series A with a clear ambition to build a best-in-class future-ready finance function.

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 be part of a culture that is built on trust respect and collaboration where everyone is valued and feels like they belong
    • You will join a diverse team of people from all over the world who are passionate about serving our global customers.
    • You will grow more here than you would anywhere else that is a promise.
    • Pizza parties birthday cakes social events (Laser tag go-cart paintball) youll always be looking forward to it!
    • Beer OClock on Fridays Naah we have it every day!
    • Are you a PlayStation fan It gets fun when you get to beat your colleague on a FIFA game at the office!
    • Youll get to experience a very competitive compensation.
    • Youll be covered exclusively on one of the highest medical and dental insurance especially for you.
    • Unlimited snacks in our specially dedicated snack room. Oreos KitKats Gummy Bears Chips Biscuits Nuts Snickers ... you name it we have it.
    • Flexible working environment

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