🎯 About the Role
Direct Lending is an award-winning Malaysian fintech platform committed to enabling responsible borrowing. We offer fast, simple, and affordable financing solutions to underserved individuals and small businesses — from civil servant personal loans to car repair and insurance instalment plans. Backed by 6,000+ 5-star Google reviews, trusted by 2,000+ merchant partners nationwide and over RM600 million financing disbursed through the platform, we are scaling fast — and we’re looking for a strong finance person to grow with us.
We're looking for a hands-on, reliable finance talent to take charge of day-to-day finance operations and support strategic financial reporting, audit, and fundraising activities. You’ll report directly to the founder and work cross-functionally with the leadership and product teams. This is a key role with strong growth potential, including into investor relations and financial planning.
We welcome applications from experienced Senior Executives ready to step up or Managers who prefer a lean, fast-moving environment.
🚀 Why Join Us?
- Make a real impact: Help build financial inclusion in Malaysia
- Ownership & autonomy: Report directly to founder; no corporate bureaucracy, execution focus, flat and open office culture
- High growth opportunity: Expand scope to FP&A, fundraising, liaison with existing institutional and family office investors, audit by a top 10 audit firm, team leadership
- Casual dress code, hybrid work flexibility, pantry available with free snacks/coffee/tea, office next to MRT (TTDI station)
🛠️ Key Responsibilities
Accounting & Reporting
- Maintain accurate bookkeeping and ensure timely monthly management accounts
- Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports for internal and external stakeholders
- Manage company payments and ensure proper documentation and controls
Audit & Compliance
- Be the main point of contact for external auditors and tax agents for annual audit and statutory matters
- Ensure compliance with latest finance regulations including e-invoice, SST, withholding tax, etc.
- Liaise with the company secretary and corporate tax consultants where necessary
Investor & Fundraising Support
- Prepare quarterly financial updates for existing investors and support Q&A responses
- Assist in due diligence and data room prep for fundraising and financing exercises
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with the product and business teams to ensure financial considerations (e.g. pricing, tax, cash flow) are addressed in product launches or operational processes
✅ Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of working experience in accounting, audit or finance.
- Strong command of accounting principles and familiarity with Malaysian regulatory and tax landscape
- Excellent attention to detail, ability to manage timelines independently
- Comfortable working in a lean, fast-paced and execution-focused team
- Strong communication skills and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset
- Have a good commercial and business sense
If not you, who? If not now, when?
Send your CV with a cover letter to careers@directlending.com.my and let us know what excites you about this role. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
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