Job Description

Oversees the GL Team to ensure the end-to-end Accounting operations and processes, including but not limited to General Accounting, Financial Reporting, Fixed Assets Accounting, Intercompany Accounting, are managed and completed based on SLA's and customer's satisfaction.

• Responsible for IFRS specific accounting areas in the region (e.g. inventory, intercompany, treasury, GL, legal, legacy, fixed assets and pension accounting)
• Responsible for the accounting for one or more legal entities in the regions including
• Translates IFRS/webFEM policy to MIAC administration and Local GAAP
• Advices on complex matters or questions related to the IFRS subject
• Support and execute in an accurate and timely way the required ongoing, monthly, quarterly, and annual IFRS / accounting related activities for the entities in the region
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate processes and controls and drive continuous improvement
• Key expert for the region and part of the global IFRS expert network
• Responsible for the accounting for one or more legal entities in the regions
• Inter Company Accounting (report/review and solve IC mismatches)
• Analyze Balance Sheet (BS), Profit & administration and Local GAAP
• Drive that changes in policies with reference to IFRS are reflected and embedded (e.g. training / SOP / policy / communications) in the processes
• Makes sure governance structure is applied; monitor adherence to internal control requirements
• Daily interaction with GBS (Shared Services) organization
• Advise on complex matters or questions related to the IFRS subject
• Drive standardization across BUs in the region and guards the integrity and quality of the delivered accounting in the specific accounting area
• Contribute to projects that require IFRS expertise and have an impact on accounting (e.g. SAP rollout, integration of legal entities)

leadership development and new opportunities abound|Full flexibility (hybrid work arrangement)

• Accounting professional with 5+ years of experiences in accounting with specific deep expertise in IFRS areas, and capable of analyzing complex processes and issues
• Master/Bachelor degree in Economics or Accounting / Chartered Accountant
• Preferably having working experience in one or multiple business units
• Drive standardization across BUs in the region and guards the integrity and quality of the delivered accounting in the specific area
• Full professional proficiency in English
• Ability to work and delegate work (in accordance with operations teamlead) under severe time pressure during month-end closures and continuously retain 'an eye' for the details
• Able to plan, coordinate and assign IFRS work to analysts (in accordance with operations teamlead)
• Good understanding on the taxes, VAT, tax declarations, statistical reporting to the tax authorities etc.
• Good knowledge of accounting in ERP system SAP and consolidation systems preferably HFM
• Excellent knowledge in Excel

Our client is a multinational healthcare company with locations around the region. They are one of the most diversified companies in Malaysia, they embrace their amazing and positive working culture and embody the new working culture focusing on mental health and the well-being of their employees.

• Opportunity for growth, development and career progression
• Excellent culture, reward and benefit
• MNC with global presence and over 70 years of history and success