Job Description

Join our global team for a career filled with opportunities to solve challenges both small and large, local and global, simple and complex.

We are looking for a passionate Accounts Specialist (AP/AR) who will be responsible to carry out the Vessel Accounting activities as per main responsibilities to ensure harmonious working relationship between group members, other teams and Vessel Accounting Managers.

This person will be working with Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM), a comprehensive global maritime group providing over half of the merchant fleet with essential products and services, along with supplying crew and technical management to the largest and most complex vessels ever to sail.

With a pool of more than 9,200 seafarers and over 500 shore-based employees all over the world, Wilhelmsen Ship Management is one of world\xe2\x80\x99s largest third-party ship managers with a portfolio of more than 450 vessels and counting.

The position will be located at Kuala Lumpur Sentral in the heart of Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and it is easy to get to by public transportation. This position will be reporting to the Team Lead and working closely with members of group, Vessel Account Group, Treasury Team and Global Payroll Team. Liaison with management centers in Wilhelmsen Ship Management Ltd, Wilhelmsen Global Procurement Services, Crewing Department, Manning agents, Port agents and Masters of vessels under management.

We offer a culture and work environment of strong leadership, career development, work-life balance and a job that is both challenging and stimulating. Our organization thrives by using modern tools and is eager to utilize the business opportunities that comes with new digital tools and skills. Our ideal candidates are looking for new challenges and would like to join a team of experienced professionals who are passionate to grow in one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s largest maritime organizations.

Main Responsibilities

Accounting and Reporting.

• Ensuring that all relevant transactions for the accounts under her/his charge are properly transcribed, checked and posted to the accounting system in a timely basis.
• Ensuring all weekly/monthly voucher entries are properly prepared before sending for review.
• Ensuring outgoing invoices, debt notes, credit notes and statement of accounts for the accounts under her/his charge are prepared correctly and in a timely manner.
• Reconciliation of balances for inter-company transaction of the account under her/his charge with WSM Group of Companies and with other companies in WW Group.
• Review monthly bank reconciliation prepared by the Treasury Account Assistant.
• Review General Ledger of companies\'s account periodically to ensure that statutory financial reports and management reports are prepared timely, accurately and consistently.
• Follow up prompt payments from customer.
• Liaising with related personnel to collect payment for invoice under disputed and long overdue.
• Follow up and clear outstanding items in the accounts for companies under her/his charged timely.
• Ensure that the accounts under her/his charged are in compliance to the IFRSs and Company\'s Accounting policies.
• Ensure that the financial records and accounts related documents are for companies under her/his charged are retained according to statutory requirements.
• Ensuring periodic financial reports under her/his charged are are correctly prepared, reviewed and submitted on time for consolidation purposes.
• Coordinating the monthly BFU and quarterly RF reports and comments of Business unit under under her/his charged and ensure it is submitted on time for consolidation.
• Prepare and sending General Ledger and Reports to the person in charge of the department/company periodically or as requested.
• Ensure that all financial reporting is carried out in accordance with agreed procedures.

Treasury.

• Ensure that payment requisition is raised correctly and attached with original invoices and claim from which has been properly matched with the supporting documents before submitting for payment.

Compliance (Tax and Audit)

• Provision of information and documents required to the eternal/internal auditors.
• Preparation for tax computation for Tax Estimation.
• Ensure Tax Computation is properly checked before submitting for Tax Return filling for companies account under her/his charge.
• Ensure completeness of documentation for statutory compliance eg. Taxes and Audits.

Others.

• Assisting the Vice President WSM Finance and Finance Manager in other designated or non routine task.

Qualifications

Mandatory requirements

Degree in accounting and/or finance or equivalent in professional accounting body

Minimum 1 year working experience in a related field

Additional preferences

Proficient in MS office applications especially MS Excel

Good command of English

Sounds interesting? You can apply online today through our career portal by creating a "Candidate Home" account and attach your latest Resume.

Application Deadline: 10th April 2023

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