Senior Executive – Finance

UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese retail holding company with global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. UNIQLO is the largest of eight brands in the Fast Retailing Group, the others being GU, Theory, PLST (Plus T), Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse tam.tam, J Brand and Helmut Lang. With global sales of approximately 2.13 trillion yen for the 2021 fiscal year ending August 31, 2021 (US $19.4 billion, calculated in yen using the end of August 2021 rate of $1 = 109.9 yen), Fast Retailing is one of the world’s largest apparel retail companies, and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer.

UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world's most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a global brand. Today the company has more than 2,300 stores in 25 markets including Japan. In alphabetical order, the other markets are Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, U.K. U.S. and Vietnam. In addition, UNIQLO established a social business in Bangladesh together with the Grameen Bank in 2010, and today there are more than 15 Grameen-UNIQLO stores, mostly located in Dhaka.

With a corporate statement committed to changing clothes, changing conventional wisdom and change the world, Fast Retailing is dedicated to creating great clothing with new and unique value to enrich the lives of people everywhere. For more information about UNIQLO and Fast Retailing, please visit www.uniqlo.com and www.fastretailing.com.

• Oversee, manage and work on daily operations of Accounting Department including:
• Monthly, quarterly and year end closing process and reporting requirements (statutory and internal).
• Handling of inter-company related transactions.
• General ledger.
• Sales & COGS.
• Analyze Profit & Loss account and perform reconciliation of balance sheet account.
• Rent & IFRS16.
• Liaison with landlord on rent related issue.
• Perform claim process including checking and review.
• Establish and enforce proper accounting methods, policies and principles in line with Group policies, MFRS and IFRS.
• Coordinate and complete annual audit process.
• Establish and maintain fiscal files and records to document transactions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance and/or Professional Accounting Qualifications (ACCA/MACPA/ICAEW/CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong proficiency in Bahasa Melayu and English (written & verbal).
• Demonstrated at least 4 years of relevant work experience in commercial/related field.
• Computer literate especially in MS Excel.
• SAP Experience is an added advantage.
• Committed to recommend and improve work processes and practices by providing alternative ways of doing things to achieve better results. 
• Ability to generate new ideas through analysis, able to identify patterns and address key issues.
• Conduct analysis to have in-depth understanding of root causes and provide recommendations. Involve and engage team members to understand and capture issues.
• Able to influence and lead others through excellent interpersonal and communication skills to ensure compliance and accuracy.