Overview
Accountant 1 Jobs in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at Amway Malaysia Indonesia Singapore & Brunei (MISB)
Title: Accountant 1
Company: Amway Malaysia Indonesia Singapore & Brunei (MISB)
Location: Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Responsibilities
- Ensure smooth month end closing activities – working to a tight deadline:
- Prepare monthly journals
- Reviewing trial balance and month end reports
- Ensure timely preparation of balance sheet reconciliation and quality of supporting schedules, based on high, medium or low risk accounts.
- Ensure timely resolve Balance Sheet open items and work with interdepartmental (O2C & IBM AP & Market) counterparts when issues arise on GL accounts
- Ensure timely submission of required financial supporting documents and information for internal and external audit matters. Work with CAST and COE Tax when issues arise on RTR owned accounts.
- Maintain a strong financial control environment and ensure timely escalation and remediation of any control deficiencies identified.
- Ensure service level agreements (SLA) and monthly performance and productivity KPIs are met
- Ensure timely submission of local government reporting and surveys.
- Develop new and update existing desktop procedures to reflect changes in process.
- Focal point for internal and external audit matters by ensuring timely submission of required financial supporting documents and information to auditors.
Requirements:
- Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting / Finance or relevant Professional Qualification (ACCA / CPA / CIMA / MIA / ICAEW)
- Around 1 year or 3 years’ relevant experience in accounting function
- Good understanding of accounting principles, standards, financial statements and reports
- Able to work effectively as a member in multi-functional teams
- Experienced in dealing with key stakeholders
- Proficiency in English with good communication and writing skills
- Good knowledge of MS Office applications such as Excel, Word, Power Query and PowerPoint.