Job Description

Career Category Corporate Services



JAPAC Senior Finance Associate
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?
Amgen is one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading independent biotechnology companies. For over 4 decades, Amgen has pioneered biotechnology breakthroughs, to bring state-of-the-art medicines from laboratory to the patient. Amgen has not only discovered and developed innovative human therapeutics, but has invested in cutting edge manufacturing capability and support services to deliver these exciting therapies to medical teams around the world. Japan and Asia Pacific (JAPAC) is the fastest growing region in Amgen. Now we are hiring a JAPAC Senior Finance Associate in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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What you will do
Reporting to the Finance Manager of the Regional JAPAC Headquarters, the JAPAC Senior Finance Associate will support the finance manager in running statutory and financial reporting of the JAPAC headquarters entities in Hong Kong and Singapore. This includes, but not limited to, compliance filing, local statutory accounting and tax filing, government survey, etc.
Main Responsibilities:

• Ensure financial compliance aligned to both local and corporate policies/accounting standards
• Support monthly closing, including raising and following up closing entries, supporting the monthly accrual process, analysing trial balance and balance sheet to understand and explain major variances, etc., to ensure financial reporting accuracy and completeness
• Conduct finance internal control verification including annual IICC verification, finance review of payment, BTA reconciliation, etc.
• Support the external audit process. Produce breakdown schedules for selected balances.
• Work and liaise with external accounting service providers for all accounting matters
• Prepare TP calculation to support any management fee charges
• Run JAPAC departmental capex forecast, budget and LRS
• Run Singapore GST and withholding tax computation and filing. Ensure filings are done on time
• Prepare and submit monthly cash flow forecast for JAPAC headquarters
• Support treasury in terms of bank account onboarding and maintenance for all JAPAC markets. Ensure all bank signatories are up-to-date
• Support JAPAC process improvement, simplification, and automation initiatives in F&A area

Win

What we expect of you
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements

• Degree in Accountancy or Business Administration
• Experience of more than 2 years in similar position/s in an international environment
• Experience in accounting and statutory reporting. Singapore GST and WHT filing experience will be a plus
• Fluency in English, both in written and verbal communication.
• Excellent user of MS Office applications (Word & Excel)

Preferred Requirements

• Experience in various areas of finance and accounting
• Certified Public Accountant
• Basic know-how of applicable laws concerning Singapore indirect taxes, accounting and consolidation
• Knowledge of US GAAP
• Experience in SAP

Thrive
What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we work to care for our teammates\xe2\x80\x99 professional and personal growth and well-being.

• Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization
• Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
• Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits

Apply now
for a career that defies imagination
In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.
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Equal Opportunity Statement
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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