Accounting Team Lead

Air Products; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global industrial gas company in Kuala Lumpur is looking for an experienced team leader to oversee accounting aspects of revenue project accounting within the SAP project system. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance and over 5 years of experience in project accounting. Responsibilities include supervising a team of 9, ensuring compliance with finance standards, and driving process improvements. Knowledge of US GAAP is a plus, as is experience with tools like SAP and Qlik Sense.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance (or equivalent); professional accounting qualification is a plus.
• Over 5 years of relevant work experience in financial accounting and Project Accounting.
• Proficiency in costing accounting with broad and deep accounting knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 9, ensuring compliance with corporate policy and finance standards.
• Monitor projects for timely capitalization and accurately record revenue.
• Supervise the team to deliver results and meet deadlines.

Skills

Strong foundation in accounting principles

Knowledge of US GAAP

Team management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance

Postgraduate qualification in Accounting or business management

Tools

SAP

Qlik Sense

Python

Job description

Overview

Lead a team of 9, responsible for all accounting aspects of revenue project accounting in the SAP project system to ensure compliance with corporate policy and finance standard, including:

• Ensuring team review the revenue projects established in SAP with the appropriate approval, monitoring the projects for timely capitalization, accurately recording revenue associated with Sale of Equipment projects, handling intercompany project billing
• Approving of journal entries
• Reviewing and approving the balance sheet reconciliations
• Coordination with other finance, business, and operation departments to process transactions and review master data, including project cost review
• Supervise team to solve the issues or handle the complex issue in Project realm, identify the potential exposure and work on remediation plan
• Identify root cause and drive process improvements to rectify errors and process gaps
• Supervise the team to deliver the results and meet deadlines
• Coach and train the subordinates, develop the people and the team

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance (or equivalent); professional accounting qualification is a plus. It is an added advantage if incumbent has a postgraduate qualification in Accounting or business management.
• Strong foundation in accounting principles and practices; knowledge of US GAAP and SOX standards is a plus; SAP knowledge and experience is necessary
• Related general accounting experience and knowledge in the areas of Project Accounting for more than 5 years is expected. A basic understanding of the shared service environment is a plus.
• The incumbent is expected to have over 5 years relevant work experience in financial accounting area and proficiency in costing accounting with broad and deep experience built on accounting and application knowledge.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, strong desire to learn, independent initiative, customer focus, adaptability to change, and a proven ability to effectively analyze and solve problems in daily operation.
• Experience in managing a team from prior supervisory experience in related but varied functions
• Additional language skill (e.g. Mandarin, Spanish, etc.) is a plus
• Additional automation skills (e.g. Qlik Sense, QlikView, BW, Python, VBA, etc.) is a plus