
Manager, Accounting and Reporting
- Kuala Lumpur
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Key responsibilities include managing, developing, implementing and/or maintaining one or more accounting processes: Journal entries, General Ledger, Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Revenue Reconciliation, Month End Financial close activities, Billing, etc.
- Perform review and approval of the transaction prepared by team members
- Support team members through proper knowledge transfer, sharing of resources, knowledge and experience
- Manage the maintenance and monitoring of financial working schedules such as prepayment, accruals, etc
- Manage external local accountants (where relevant) to ensure timely and proper updates on day-to-day transactions.
- Work closely with FP&A teams on queries and support posting of accounting adjustments as required
- Ensure process documentation and training materials are prepared and maintained
- Responsible for the preparation of reporting pack and ensure data consistency with ledger for submission purpose as per stipulated deadline and reporting requirements
- Reviews and interprets financial reporting requirements, rules and regulations.
- Support audit request and any form of statutory checks to ensure the financial books are in compliance with the accounting and legislation standards
- Responsible for the preparation and review of GRNI report and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to resolve any payables aged items
- Attend to and manage queries with timely resolutions and/or escalation
- Acts as a back up for the team members
- Identify, recommend and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
- Assist in process improvements and project implementation initiatives
- Provide support for special projects as needed.
- Perform work shadowing and ensure tasks and work steps are documented correctly
- Assist to perform system readiness tests and UAT
- Identify and close any system and knowledge gaps prior to go live
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or Professional Accounting qualification
- Minimum of 10 years of related experience.
- Requires strong knowledge of financial terms, concepts and accounting principles
- Good knowledge of accounting, internal controls, US GAAP and SOX requirements
- Applies acquired expertise and exercises judgment to analyze and solve problems without clear precedent.
- Analysis of situation or data requires review of relevant factors.