Assistant Finance Manager, RTR - General Ledger & Reporting

Company Description

About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Job Description

Get to Know the Team

The Record-to-Report (RTR) team is the backbone of Grab's financial close and reporting cycle. As part of Grab's Finance Shared Services Centre (SSC), we manage end-to-end RTR processes — spanning General Ledger (GL) accounting, intercompany, fixed assets, accruals, cash management, payment gateway reconciliation, financial reporting, and statutory compliance across the region.

We partner closely with Business Units and regional Finance stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely financial close, strengthen internal controls, and drive process standardisation and automation. Our team plays a critical role in delivering the financial insights and reporting that support Grab's strategic decision-making.

Get to Know the Role

You will lead end-to-end General Ledger (GL) processes within the Record-to-Report (RTR) function. You will oversee month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, ensure compliance with accounting standards, and drive continuous process improvements.

You will get exposure to regional stakeholders and gain opportunities to develop leadership, technical accounting expertise, and process transformation skills.

You will report to our Finance Manager, RTR – General Ledger & Reporting, and be based on-site in our Petaling Jaya office.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Oversee end-to-end RTR GL operations, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, compliance, and on-time month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close.
• Manage monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing and reporting; act as the first escalation point for critical GL issues.
• Ensure internal controls, adherence to accounting standards (including relevant IFRS/local GAAP requirements), and compliance with Grab's finance policies, procedures, and legal and statutory obligations.
• Review and resolve complex GL accounting issues; collaborate with internal teams to track and resolve raised issues within agreed SLAs.
• Manage service transitions of RTR GL functions from Business Units, ensuring continuity and adherence to established SOPs.
• Coach and mentor the RTR GL team; manage performance through OKR reviews, regular 1:1s, and constructive feedback.
• Manage team capacity and continuity, including workload allocation, backup planning, hiring, and onboarding.
• Work with internal and regional stakeholders, cultivating a customer-focused mindset and handling escalations professionally.
• Drive continuous process improvement, standardization, and automation initiatives to improve efficiency, scalability, and service levels.
• Keep abreast of changes to internal guidelines and external accounting standards; guide the team in maintaining accurate and up-to-date SOPs.

Qualifications

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CPA) is preferred
• Minimum 5 years of relevant working experience within RTR or Shared Services environments
• Knowledge of Record-to-Report (RTR) processes with hands-on experience and an understanding of financial impacts
• Experienced in Oracle ERP / Oracle Fusion will be at advantage.
• Technical accounting knowledge and ability to apply accounting standards in practice

Additional Information

Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

• We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
• Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
• Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours

What We Stand For At Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that provides equal opportunity for Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.