Job description for Accounting Manager at Trapo Marketing Sdn Bhd
Key responsibilities
People leadership & development
• Lead, coach and develop three team leads and their teams, building a genuinely high-performing division.
• Set clear individual objectives, run regular performance reviews, and drive structured development plans.
• Address underperformance constructively and fairly through structured improvement plans where required.
Review, controls & quality
• Own the maker/checker discipline across accounts payable, accounts receivable and the general ledger for all entities.
• Review and sign off month-end close, reconciliations and key journals, catching errors before close.
• Establish and enforce accounting controls, policies and standard operating procedures across the division.
• Act as the senior escalation point for complex accounting and process issues.
Systems & process
• Identify system issues, gaps and improvement opportunities across the finance systems — NetSuite (Malaysia) and Xero (Singapore and Thailand) — and work with the Account Lead, IT and relevant parties to resolve and enhance them.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement of accounting workflows.
• Convert undocumented, tacit knowledge into repeatable, documented process.
Financial operations & close
• Ensure timely, accurate month-end and year-end close across all entities.
• Oversee AP, AR, GL, intercompany, multi-currency and consolidation activities.
• Support cash flow management, tax and statutory reporting alongside the relevant leads.
Compliance, audit & strategy
• Ensure compliance with local statutory, tax and e-invoicing requirements across Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
• Support internal and external audits, including inventory and asset audits.
• Partner with the Account Lead on division strategy, structure and resourcing.
• Assess the accounting impact of operational and system changes, such as front-end operations migrations.
What success looks like (first 6–12 months)
• You are the trusted senior reviewer and escalation point — accuracy improves without the Account Lead needing to check.
• System issues are surfaced early and worked through together with the Account Lead, IT and relevant parties, rather than left to linger.
• Team leads are developing measurably, and coverage is resilient to any individual’s absence.
• Key processes and system knowledge are documented and no longer dependent on one person.
