Accounts Receivable Accountant

Givaudan; Petaling Jaya; Hybrid; MYR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An international flavor and fragrance company is seeking an Accounts Receivable Accountant in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The ideal candidate will process customer payments and manage bank transactions while ensuring accuracy throughout financial processes. A degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance is required, and experience with SAP is preferred. This position offers hybrid work along with competitive benefits and a nurturing environment for professional growth.

Benefits

Best-in-class benefits

Competitive pay

Comprehensive healthcare plans

Excellent opportunities for learning and development

Qualifications

• Open for fresh graduates and experienced candidates to apply.
• Good command of Microsoft Office is required.
• Experience in SAP is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process receipts payments made by customers via bank transfer.
• Ensure timely processing of bank transactions.
• Perform settlement of bank clearing accounts.
• Process adjustments, write-offs, and bank charges.
• Participate in month-end activities like aging report and reconciliations.

Skills

Fluent in English

Good command of Microsoft Office (Word/Excel)

Ability to handle APAC countries

Experience in SAP

Education

Degree in Business, Accounting or Finance

Job description

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with.

Feel empowered in our modern Malaysian sites. Be part of an international community made up of 250 colleagues from 14 different nationalities, where collaboration and friendship meets excellence. Every day, your passion, your creativity, and your growth will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Accounts Receivable Accountant – Your future position?

As the Accounts Receivable Junior Accountant, you will actively engage in and oversee month end activities, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in financial processes.

Core Responsibilities

• Process receipts payment made by customer via bank transfer
• Ensure all bank transactions are timely and accurately processed in the system
• Perform settlement of bank clearing accounts for the collection and bank transactions, monitor bank accounts in SAP tallied with bank statement
• Process adjustments, write offs, bank charges, rebates and commissions
• Process non trade related debit and credit notes
• Actively participate in month end activities like aging report, bad debt provision and account reconciliations
• Follow established procedures for processing receipts and cash
• Identify, recommend and implement solutions in consultation with Team Lead and Manager for continuous improvement opportunities
• Maintain thorough documentation of processes and ensuring them up-to-date
• Ensure customer queries are attended to and resolved in a timely manner

Your professional profile includes:

• A degree in Business, Accounting or Finance and/or relevant professional qualification
• Open for fresh graduates and experience candidates to apply.
• Experience in handling APAC country is an added advantage
• Experience in SAP is highly preferred
• Good command of Microsoft Office (Word/Excel)
• Fluent in English. Competency in other languages would be an added advantage.

What we offer:

• Hybrid work
• Best-in-class benefits, competitive pay, and a nurturing and progressive environment,
• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
• A creative team environment that will inspire you
• Comprehensive healthcare plans

*LI-Y

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.