Finance Advisor, Controller - Company : Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn. Bhd.

Finance Advisor, Controller

Career opportunities with Shell

Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn. Bhd. (6087-M) has been operating for more than a century in Malaysia and is looking forward to more exciting and challenging years ahead. We are a successful multi-national company involved in the manufacturing, distribution and selling of energy and petrochemical products.

You will responsible to ensure the compliance of Accounting Policy across Class of Business (CoB) within Downstream as well as to maintain and ensure compliance to Financial & Business Control Framework, risks assessments & local corporate Manual of Authorities (MOA) change management process. You will also be the Planning & Appraisal focal point and assists Downstream (DS) controller for inputs to strategic & business planning process and business decision support.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the compliance of Accounting Policy including the provision of technical support to CoB Finance projects for both Group and statutory accounts;
• Coordinate with the relevant Shell Shared Service Centre (SSSCs) to ensure that the preparation of Group, Statutory Accounts and Board paper are completed accurately and within the Group and regulatory deadlines;
• Maintain and ensure compliance to Financial & Business Control Framework, risks assessments & local corporate MOA change management process, e.g. review the MoA for corporate functions, global and regional staff and non-OP staff, and arrange for appropriate delegation;
• Planning & appraisal focal point and assists DS controller for inputs to strategic & business planning process and business decision support as well as coordinate for Target & Resources (T&R) process;
• Responsible for relationship management with SSSCs, ensuring changes to the SSSCs scope of work are properly recorded and agreed, and Work with SSSCs to continuously improve end to end KPI performance, ensuring that end-to-end processes are effective.

Requirements:

• Possess at least a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or qualified Accountant with minimum 5 years of strong finance accounting and reporting experience with external audit background;
• Possess excellent technical knowledge & experience and strong influencing and communication skills to engage with local CoB finance managers on DS financial performance, accounting and financial reporting issues and the related control environment;
• Display high commitment and clear focus on delivering the operational excellence;
• Highly disciplined in meeting deadlines;
• Teamwork focused to deliver results and meeting business needs;
• Good analytical and interpersonal skills;
• Has SAP knowledge and controls, those with hands-on experience will be added advantage;
• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential for this position;
• Authorisation to work in Malaysia is required for this position.

To apply, go to www.shell.com/careers --> Professionals --> My Application --> Job Search --> Asia

Application Deadline: Thursday, 25 December 2008
Number of Vacancies: 1

Shell is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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