Senior Analyst, Finance, Global Business Services KL

Company Overview 

Bain & Company is one of the world's leading global business consulting firms, helping the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future. Across 65 cities in 40 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition, and redefine industries. We have once again topped #1 on Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list (US and UK). Since the rankings debuted in 2009, we've ranked among the top four companies in the US every single year and have now earned the #1 spot a record six times.

Bain in Southeast Asia covers six markets/countries. Our teams share a passion for results and bring a diverse set of skills and industry experience to each client engagement. We understand the complexities and challenges facing businesses operating in Southeast Asia—the diversity of languages, cultures, political systems, and markets in the region. We work together as "one team" to achieve enduring results.

Position Summary

Based in our Global Business Services center (GBS) in Kuala Lumpur, we are looking for an experienced candidate to drive day-to-day operations and provide leverage to transform our finance processes. Responsibilities will cover 6 countries across SE Asia, touching on all core areas of financial accounting plus managing/supporting adhoc projects. To be successful the individual should be able to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment, comfortable working with various internal and external stakeholders. The right candidate will look to embed themselves into our diverse and experienced finance team, creating operational efficiencies.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

End to end finance support for client projects

• Prepare and support project pricing
• Support RFP submissions (Requests For Proposal)
• Review contracts for key commercial terms and assess tax implications/risks
• Ensure timely and accurate revenue recognition
• Work closely with other Bain offices on revenue transfers for cross office staffing
• Assist project management by providing data and analysis for decision making
• Work with project leadership to issue invoices, monitor AR and manage collections
• Support on revenue and other business-related reporting (KPI’s, management decks)

Financial Accounting & Compliance

• Support the monthly and year-end closing activities (financial and management aspects) across markets, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Support year end audits, managing and coordinating audit processes, liaising with external auditors, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Review/reconcile financial and management numbers for accuracy, suggesting course of action if any adjustments are needed
• Review and ensure timely and accurate filing of GST/VAT/SST returns, including reconciliation of related accounts.
• Work with internal/external tax team on tax audits, tax refund process, includes preparing supporting documentation, resolving issues/discrepancies from tax office, monitoring progress, and updating leadership
• Support the team on payroll related matters

Processes and Improvements

• Critically review current processes, suggest improvements, and collaboratively implement improvements
• Undertake and support adhoc projects, working alongside the team to implement changes while managing stakeholders

Qualifications & Capabilities

• A Bachelor's degree in accounting with minimum of 5-8 years of relevant post-qualification experience (background in audit & assurance preferred)
• Track record of delivering work on-time and zero defect; experience in a multi-geography/currency context preferred
• Excellent English communication skills (Written and verbal), ability to effectively communicate accounting information, policies, and/or procedures
• Ability to analyze financial data and think critically
• Strong systems proficiency in Excel to synthesize data
• Ability to understand concepts and data flows while offering opinions and ideas for improvement.
• Ability to learn financial systems and reporting tools (e.g., SAP, Workday, Tableau).
• Meticulous and capable of working multiple projects independently and as a team.
• Flexible and adaptable to change with a passion for results
• An ethical individual that acts with high levels of integrity at all times.