Senior Finance Executive at FINN in Malaysia, Malaysia

About FINN

FINN is a fintech company building simple and transparent products that improve financial well-being for underbanked employees. Our core offering gives people access to wages they have already earned, alongside tools to help them manage money better, build savings, access insurance, earn additional income, and use fairer financial services.

Founded in 2022, FINN is the largest player in the early wage access space in Southeast Asia and is expanding rapidly into new markets globally. We are looking for ambitious builders who take ownership, move fast, and want to shape products that create meaningful impact in people’s lives.

We are looking for a hands-on Senior Finance Executive to join our finance operations and monthly accounting close across our Group entities.

You’ll be the go-to person for timely, accurate, and well-documented closes every month. Given FINN’s multi-entity structure across Southeast Asia and beyond, a solid grasp of intercompany transactions is an important part of this role.

This is not your typical finance role. You’ll join a lean, high-ownership team where your work directly shapes how we operate and scale. If you’re sharp, eager, and excited about the intersection of finance and technology, we’d love to meet you.

What You’ll Own:

Monthly Close & Reporting:

• Owned the end-to-end monthly accounting close process for assigned entities, with a strong focus on: (i) timely completion in line with Group close deadlines (ii) high accuracy, completeness, and consistency of financial data (iii) proper reconciliation and support of balance sheet and key accounts.
• Perform and document intercompany reconciliations, resolving discrepancies with counterpart entities proactively.
• Identify and resolve accounting issues during the close cycle, escalating technical or judgment matters where required.

Group Reporting Support

• Contribute to the preparation of monthly Group management reports, ensuring entity-level data is accurate and aligned with Group reporting standards.
• Support consolidation inputs where required, prior consolidation experience is a bonus.
• Flag and communicate any significant variances or accounting matters on a timely basis.

Audit, Tax & Statutory Coordination

• Coordinate external audits for assigned entities, managing timelines, audit requests and responses.
• Liaise with tax agents and local advisors to ensure timely and accurate tax filings.
• Coordinate the preparation and filing of statutory financial statements for assigned entities.
• Ensure compliance with local statutory reporting requirements, escalating complex matters where required.

Process Efficiency & Technology

• Drive improvements to the monthly close process, including documentation, timelines, and workflow consistency.
• Actively explore and apply AI tools for automation to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of finance operations.
• Support the ERP implementation from a finance operations perspective, including testing, data migration, and adoption.

Exposure to Strategic Finance (Development Opportunity)

• Participate in ad hoc finance projects as business needs evolve, from financial analysis to new entity onboarding.
• Gain exposure to budgeting, forecasting, and strategic finance initiatives through collaboration with the leadership team.
• Contribute beyond your immediate scope, we value people who are proactive and solutions-oriented.

Success measures for the first 6–12 months

First 6 months:

• Fully own and execute the assigned entity’s monthly close independently and on time.
• Demonstrate accurate, well-documented interco postings and reconciliations.
• Build strong working relationships across the finance team and other departments.
• Develop a clear understanding of FINN’s finance operations and reporting requirements.
• Actively contribute to at least one finance process improvement initiative.

First 12 months:

• Consistently deliver a clean, auditor-ready close to zero material errors financial statements.
• Play a meaningful role in the ERP implementation.
• Lead or co-lead statutory filing and audit coordination for assigned entities.
• Identify and implement at least one AI or automation improvement to the close process.
• Demonstrate readiness to take on additional scope or ad hoc strategic finance projects.

Requirements:

• 3-5+ years of relevant finance or accounting experience, with strong hands-on ownership of monthly close.
• Experience in a multi-entity or regional environment, with familiarity in intercompany transactions (understanding of transfer pricing concepts is a plus).
• Strong attention to details and a high standard for accuracy, you notice the things others miss.
• Ability to work independently, manage deadlines, and resolve issues under time pressure.
• Comfortable working with Google Sheets and adaptable to finance systems and tools.
• Clear communicator with high integrity and a collaborative working style.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

Competencies and skills:

• Accuracy & Attention to Detail - Takes pride in clean, error-free work. Reconciles until the numbers tell the full story.
• Independent Execution - Comfortable owing the close end-to-end with minimal supervision. Knows when to escalate.
• Eagerness to Learn - Proactively seeks to understand the business, new tools, and better ways of working.
• Tech Savviness - Comfortable with finance systems, genuinely curious about how AI and automation can improve finance workflows.
• Communication & Integrity - Clear, honest, and timely in updates, especially when issues arise during close.
• Adaptability & Speed - Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Adapts quickly to change without losing accuracy.
• Collaborative Spirit - Works well cross-functionally, supports teammates and contributes beyond their own scope.

Why You’ll Love It Here

• Massive Growth: Join a rapidly growing fintech making a real impact on people’s financial well-being, with the opportunity to grow alongside the business.
• Global Impact: Be part of a company that’s transforming lives across Southeast Asia, with plans to expand even further.
• Innovation at Speed: Embrace a fast-paced, hyper-growth environment where your ideas and innovations drive real results.