Job Description
- Overseeing monthly accounting close processes, including posting journal entries, generating reports, analyzing assigned accounts, and conducting balance sheet reconciliations while preparing disclosure schedules.
- Coordinating with finance, business, and operations teams to process transactions and review master data.
- Leading process improvements to rectify errors and address process gaps while driving standardization of GL and overhead accounting processes centralized in the KL Shared Services Center.
- Reviewing and approving manual journal entries for general and administrative expenses such as audit fees, taxation costs, legal expenses, and miscellaneous items, and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations for prepayments, deposits, and other assets/liabilities.
- Supervising VAT netting and settlement entries, as well as the maintenance of Cost Center Assessment/Allocation (CCA) and Internal Orders (IO) in SAP, while liaising with internal and external stakeholders for related matters.
- Reviewing commentary on significant fluctuations in general and administrative expenses, deposits, prepayments, and loan accounts for income statement and balance sheet reviews, ensuring compliance with reporting standards and supporting quarterly 10-K/10-Q disclosures.
- Ensuring compliance with local GAAP and tax regulations by reviewing SAP/BW reports and providing explanations and documentation to external auditors.
- Handling ad hoc tasks and projects assigned by management, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.
Job Requirements
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in a Big 4 or Top 8 accounting firm
- Completed professional qualifications
- Willingness to grow within the shared services industry
- At least 2 years of people management experience
- Proficiency in Mandarin is a plus
