- Location
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Finance
- Seniority
- Senior
- Source
- Workday
Description
The Senior Accountant role will be part of the Finance Center of Excellence (COE) team which provides centralized accounting globally for operational efficiency and centralized collaboration.
Responsibilities:
This person will be responsible for month end close activities related to Payroll accounting, and for ensuring that payroll accounts are in compliance with SOX controls.
The roles include:
1. Prepare payroll journals & supporting documents
• Compile and post monthly payroll journal entries
• Ensure all entries are supported with proper and complete supporting documents
2. Prepare Balance sheet reconciliation for payroll accounts
Prepare reconciliations for all Payroll balance sheet accounts, and submit them in Blackline
Identify, investigate and resolve variances or unreconciled differences on timely basis
Escalate issues that may impact financial reporting or compliance
3. Review and analyse significant fluctuations in payroll P&L and BS accounts
• Perform fluctuation analysis for significant movements in payroll related P&L and BS accounts
4. Perform SOX controls on payroll accounting process
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of SOX control activities
5. Engagement with business partners, ie HR, payroll ops, accounting, finance etc.
Collaborate with cross functional stakeholders to support ongoing close activities, issues resolutions, process improvement initiatives etc.
6. Work on projects related to drive efficiency, simplification, automation and process standardisation
Requirements:
(1) Degree in Accounting, Finance or Professional certification (ACCA, CPA, CIMA, ICAEW)
(2) At least 4-5 years working experience in accounting function
(3) Detail-oriented and independent
(4) Proficiency in Excel, and SAP knowledge
(5) Has experience in GL accounting.
(6) Self driven, good communication skills, team work
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