GL Controller

About Kerry

About the role

The role oversees RTR controls, month-end close, audits, and technical accounting while guiding and supporting the team. It provides strong people leadership, ensures high-quality service delivery, drives digital and continuous improvement initiatives, and partners with stakeholders to enhance collaboration, reporting efficiency, and overall service excellence.

Reporting To: RTR Manager (Europe)

Work Location: 1Powerhouse, PJ (5mins walk from MRT Bandar Utama)

Working Hours: 2pm to 11pm/3pm to 12am MYT (day light savings) 

Key responsibilities

RTR Controls, Delivery & Governance:

• Oversee general ledger controls to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance.


• Lead month-end close, including journals, balance sheet reconciliation review, and P&L analysis.


• Keep the balance sheet in good shape by guiding and enabling the team on reconciliations, corrective actions, and technical accounting matters.


• Act as both an enabler and hands-on contributor, executing critical GL and reconciliation tasks, audits, and month-end close activities when required.


• Support month-end close activities in line with Ireland working hours to ensure timely reporting.


• Manage internal and external audits through structured guidance and delegation, enabling the team to deliver quality outputs.


• Act as key contact for group reporting, technical accounting matters, and audit-related queries.

People Leadership & Talent Management:

• Lead the team through effective delegation, assigning responsibilities clearly while maintaining oversight and accountability.


• Coach, develop, and guide team members to enable them to execute high-risk and complex RTR activities effectively.


• Actively manage team engagement and workplace experience, ensuring a motivated and stable workforce.


• Foster a positive workplace experience aligned with global hybrid working expectations.


• Ensure balanced workload distribution, cross-training, and succession planning.


• Support learning and development initiatives to enable growth and capabilities across the team.

Service Delivery & Performance Management:

• Deliver high-quality RTR services under tight deadlines, ensuring accuracy and compliance.


• Uphold process standards and service excellence, enabling consistent delivery and avoiding critical audit findings.

Finance Transformation & Continuous Improvement:

• Lead and support Continuous Improvement (CI) and Digital Enablement (e.g., RPA) projects with measurable impact, enabling the team to work smarter and more efficiently.


• Drive process improvements that enable faster, more accurate reporting and reduce manual effort.


• Champion adoption of digital tools, automation, and standard processes, acting as an enabler for the team.


• Support future finance transformations, migrations, and expansion of scope, enabling smooth transitions and effective change management.


• Embed a continuous improvement and enabling mindset across the team.

Stakeholder & Partnership Management:

• Partner with internal and external stakeholders in an agile way to enable collaboration, enhance service delivery, and achieve positive CSAT outcomes.


• Support sustainability and CSR initiatives aligned with Kerry Financial Services.

Qualifications and skills

• Preferably a Degree in Accounting or related finance field (ACA / ACCA / CIMA preferred).


• Preferably 10+ years of experience in GL / RTR within FMCG, shared services, or multinational environments.


• At least 3–4+ years of people leadership experience.


• Digitally savvy with enabler skills, including finance transformation, process improvement, automation, and analytics.


• Strong technical accounting and balance sheet management knowledge.


• SAP experience: BPC / group reporting exposure is an advantage.


• Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive results in a fast-paced, digital environment.