Accounts Executive

Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Wilhelmsen Ship Management, one of the world’s leading ship managers, invites entry-level accountants to join its global team in Kuala Lumpur. The role focuses on accounting and finance tasks, including payroll verification, bank reconciliations, and monthly reporting for vessel owners.

The ideal candidate holds a degree in accounting/finance, is proficient in MS Excel, and can work with SAP. Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply, with opportunities for career development in a dynamic maritime

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting and/or finance or equivalent in professional accounting body.
• Fresh graduates are welcome to apply.
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel; knowledge of SAP is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare funds requests to vessel owners and update funds schedule monthly.
• Post bank-related entries and perform vessel bank reconciliations monthly.
• Verify payroll entries and opening balances of onboard cash accounts and stores.
• Ensure expenses are supported with proper documents and attachments.
• Prepare requisition forms for payments and post agent disbursements in the system.
• Reconcile balance sheet items and generate monthly reports for owners.

Skills

MS Excel

English proficiency

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

SAP

Job description

Join our global team for a career filled with opportunities to solve challenges both small and large, local and global, simple and complex.

About Us

Wilhelmsen Ship Management is one of the world’s largest third‑party ship managers originated from Oslo, Norway with a portfolio of more than 450 vessels, a pool of more than 14,000 seafarers and over 900 shore‑based employees all over the world. Our employees are working with a comprehensive global maritime group providing over half of the merchant fleet with essential products and services, along with supplying crew and technical management to the largest and most complex vessels ever to sail. We offer a culture and vibrant work environment of strong leadership, collaborative, career development, work‑life balance and a job that is both challenging and stimulating. All team members are empowered with the freedom to influence each other as long it complies with our Company’s values and vision.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Preparing funds request to vessel owners and update funds schedule on a monthly basis.
• Posting bank related entries via FEBA for non-open item payments.
• Performing vessel bank reconciliation on a monthly basis.
• Verifying payroll entries on a monthly basis.
• Verifying opening balances of onboard cash acc, provision and bond stores.
• Verifying all purchases made with cash onboard are supported by original receipt.
• Verifying all expenses are supported with proper documents.
• Preparation of requisition forms for payment.
• Posting entries from manning agent disbursement in the accounting system.
• Ensuring expenses are coded accordingly and approved by relevant Crewing Manager, Vessel Manager and Fleet Manager (where appropriate).
• Posting appropriate journal entries (accruals, adjustments, amortization etc).
• Verifying the Gard Insurance distribution.
• Reconciling vessel balance sheet items on a monthly basis. A few examples are given below:
  • Advances
  • Accounts Payables
  • Crew Balance of Wages
  • Allotment
  • Cash to Master
  • Open P.O. lists
  • Other balance sheet items
• Verifying figure accuracy in online reporting.
• Performing analytical review before submission to management centres.
• Preparing and submitting monthly reports for vessel owners within the deadlines.
• Ensuring supporting documents are adequate and complete.
• Maintaining a proper filing for financial statements, bank statements, budgets, other correspondence, etc.
• Preparing of budget follow up report (comparison of actual against budget figures) where applicable.

Accountabilities

• The position will be measured against accurate and timely submission of cash call, monthly report (soft and hard copies) and quarterly budget follow‑up report.
• To ensure that vessel owners and management centres receive prompt replies to queries.

Mandatory Requirements

• Degree in accounting and/or finance or equivalent in professional accounting body.
• Fresh Graduate are welcome to apply.

Additional Preferences

• Proficient in MS Office applications, especially MS Excel.
• Good command of English.
• Work experience involving the use of SAP systems will be an added advantage.

Please note that all positions at Wilhelmsen are subject to reference and ID checks. For certain roles, additional background screening may be required.

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