Accounting Analyst

ACCA Careers; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home

Global offices

Job summary

TMF Group in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an experienced accounting professional to join the dynamic Accounting Team. You will handle general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and statutory reporting for a diverse portfolio of clients.

You will support senior team members, ensure timely month-end close, and help drive process improvements while adhering to IFRS and local GAAP.

Qualifications

• University degree in accounting/finance/economics.
• Accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CPA) or partly qualified.
• At least 5 years in international or English-speaking environment (Audit/GL/AR/AP).
• Experience in multi-country/multi-entity environments is advantageous.
• Experience in BPO/SSC/Centralized delivery is advantageous.
• Proficiency with MS Office and ERP/F&A systems.

Responsibilities

• Process general accounting and reporting including journals, accruals, postings.
• Perform month-end closing and reconciliations.
• Handle AP activities: invoicing, payment proposals, VAT checks.
• Handle AR activities: invoicing, payment allocation, dunning.
• Prepare statutory financial statements and working files.
• Provide guidance to junior team members as needed.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and procedures.
• Drive continuous process improvements across the team.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

English proficiency

Proactive attitude

Curiosity to learn

Adaptability

Client service

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics

Accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CPA)

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP systems (SAP/Oracle)

Job description

We never ask for any kind of payment as part of our selection process, and we always contact candidates via our corporate accounts and platforms. If you are approached for payment or asked to make a purchase, this is likely to be fraudulent. Please check to see whether the role you are interested in is posted here, on our website. About TMF Group TMF Group is a leading provider of administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world. As we’re a global company with 11,000+ colleagues based in over 125 offices across 87 jurisdictions, we actively seek out people with the talent and potential to flourish at TMF Group, whatever their background, and offer job opportunities to the broadest spectrum of people. Once on board we nurture and promote talented individuals, making sure that senior positions are open to all. Discover the Role This position will be part of a dynamic Accounting Team that will manage a complex portfolio of clients and will constantly develop working relationships with existing clients, prospects and external advisers. This role will perform complex activities related with Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables, General Ledger and Financial and statutory reporting as part of the service scope and will provide peer review and support to the junior team members in delivering the services to the clients. Key Responsibilities

• Perform in timely and accurate manner general accounting and reporting including processing journal entries, calculation of accruals, posting and process allocations
• Perform month-end closing by assuring all appropriate information is entered into system
• Ensure proper reconciliation of reports and accounts i.e. bank reconciliation, balance sheet reconciliation.
• Handle day-to-day Accounts Payable activities, like invoice processing, matching to purchase orders/members statements, cash allocation, confirming authorizations, checking VAT calculations and deductions, creating payment proposals, upload payment in bank portal for authorisation, reversals and corrections of incorrectly posted invoices,
• Handle day-to-day Accounts Receivable activities, like issuing invoices, incoming payment allocation and matching, AR ageing, Dunning & collection.
• Create, maintain Vendor / Customer Master Records
• Reconciling Accounts Payables/Receivables account(s) to the general ledger
• Coordinate with client and internal stakeholders, via workflow tool/email to resolve the issues.
• Manage the generic mailboxes, responding to customers / vendors inquiries in a timely manner; support, follow-up escalations of identified issues,
• Perform peer review to other team members deliverables as required by Team leader.
• Prepare statutory financial statements using Global tool and prepare statutory working files.
• Provide guidance to more junior team members as required from time to time.
• Comply with accounting standards, policies and procedures
• Explore for continuous process improvements and share best practices across teams
• Contribute to team metrics by achieving stated productivity and accuracy goals daily
• Drive many continuous process improvements and share best practices across team
• Support Team leader in achieving performance objectives

Key Requirements

• University degree preferably in Accounting, Finance or Economics
• Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent), even if partly qualified, and audit experience will be a big advantage.
• At least 5 years of experience in an international, or English-speaking environment, in one of these fields:
  • Audit,
  • or GL accounting/Record-to-Report,
  • or AR/Order-to-Cash,
  • or AP/Procure-to-Pay
• Experience in a multi-country, multiple legal entity environment will be an advantage
• Experience in BPO/SSC/Centralized delivery model will be an advantage
• Practical knowledge of accounting standards, GAAPs, IFRS will be an advantage
• Strong Microsoft Office literacy; working with Microsoft Dynamix, Oracle, SAP or other ERP / F&A systems will be an advantage.
• Good English language skills (written and spoken)
• Proactiveness and engaged attitude
• Curiosity and willingness to learn new skills and to perform range of activities ranging from bookkeeping to advanced corporate reporting.
• Ability to adapt to changing environment, positive mindset in responding to challenges
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to details
• Continuous improvement mindset and process orientation and a solution-oriented work approach
• Ability to go extra miles and “Getting things done” and Client service-oriented mindset combined with the ability to communicate and explain procedures and solution proposals to internal and external stakeholders.

What’s in it for you? Pathways for career development

• Work with colleagues and clients around the world on interesting and challenging work.
• We provide internal career opportunities so you can take your career further within TMF
• Continuous development is supported through global learning opportunities from the TMF Business Academy

Making an impact

• You’ll be helping us to make the world a simpler place to do business for our clients
• Through our corporate social responsibility program, you’ll also be making a difference in the communities where we work

A supportive environment

• Strong feedback culture to help build an engaging workplace
• Our inclusive work environment allows you to work from our offices around the world, as well as from home, helping you find the right work-life balance to perform at your best.

We’re looking forward to getting to know you! Candidates must be resident in Malaysia, or have the right to work in Malaysia.