Analyst, Cost Accounting (US)

Evonik; Petaling Jaya; Presencial; MYR 60.000 - 100.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

Evonik in Malaysia is seeking a Finance Analyst to handle cost accounting, month-end closes, and cross-functional collaboration across Asia Pacific, EMEA and Americas. You will ensure accuracy, timely reporting, and strong internal controls while supporting global project initiatives.

The role requires IFRS knowledge, SAP experience, and a team-oriented mindset. You will work with Local Financial Services, learn our end-to-end processes, and drive standardization across regions while meeting

Qualificações

• Holds a degree or professional qualification in Accounting or Finance.
• Strong communications skills in English and ability to work under pressure.

Responsabilidades

• Perform Cost Accounting transactions with accuracy and timeliness.
• Execute month-end, quarter, and year-end close per instructions.
• Collaborate with Local Financial Services and regional teams for timely closures.
• Maintain strong relationships with Local Services and SSC.
• Ensure closing timelines meet Group requirements.
• Adhere to SOPs and escalate variances to management.
• Troubleshoot issues in cost accounting processes.
• Support Internal Control System documentation and audits.
• Assist in Global project initiatives rollout and regional standardization.
• Drive end-to-end process alignment across regions and systems.
• Perform ad hoc assignments and knowledge transfer within the team.
• Provide guidance to junior analysts and back up duties as needed.
• Manage daily/monthly KPIs and ensure deadlines are met.
• Resolve accounting issues with Key Accountant/Team Lead.

Conhecimentos

Communication skills

Team player

Meticulous

SAP experience

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

IFRS knowledge

Workload management

Formação

Accounting degree

Ferramentas

SAP

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Descrição da vaga

What We Offer

At Evonik, you’re part of a global chemical company working in many sectors that go beyond chemistry. From lipids for tomorrow’s medicines, biosurfactants for green detergents, additives for plastics recycling or membranes to help drive forward the energy transition, you’ll play an essential part in helping the world’s most essential industries succeed.

What We Offer

At Evonik, you’re part of a global chemical company working in many sectors that go beyond chemistry. From lipids for tomorrow’s medicines, biosurfactants for green detergents, additives for plastics recycling or membranes to help drive forward the energy transition, you’ll play an essential part in helping the world’s most essential industries succeed.

Our success hinges on a diversity of ideas powered by people, not egos. Whether you’re a scientist or engineer, new to the team or established, in business, production, or anything in between – we cheer each other on. Because we believe we can do anything. Explore everything. And Be Part of Something Special!

Find out more about the many benefits we offer: https://www.evonik.com/en/careers/why.html

Meet the team and get to know the people behind Evonik: https://www.evonik.com/en/news/meet-the-team.html

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITY/ RESPONSIBILITIES*

• Perform Cost Accounting transaction and ensuring delivery quality in terms of accuracy, completeness and timeliness on daily basis
• Execute month end close steps, quarter & year end close activities in accordance with work instructions and month end closing checklist
• Collaborate and work with Local Financial Services and other functional teams to ensure timely and accurate closure of accounts for Evonik companies across Asia Pacific, EMEA & America region in accordance with work instructions and SmartClose checklist.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationship with Local Services, other teams within the SSC and Center of Excellence
• Ensure that closing timelines meet the Group Corporate requirements
• Ensure all work instructions, standard operating procedures are complied. Review and elevate local specific variances to Key Accountant/Team Lead for further assessment and discussion
• Ensure queries are attended to and resolved in a timely, responsible and proactive manner
• Perform troubleshooting of issues and challenges related to Cost Accounting processes
• Execute Internal Control System according to the guideline and ensure the Internal Control System documentation is in place
• Supporting Local Financial Services in terms of internal and external audit
• Support in the implementation of project initiatives rollout by Global team
• Support standardization across regions and globally by focusing on alignment of end to end business process areas, system and tools.
• Continuously explore alternatives in driving process improvement and harmonization in areas of operation
• Undertake any ad hoc assignment, projects and migrations that may be assigned from time to time.
• Able to provide guidance with support from Key Accountant and Senior Analyst if there are issues faced by the junior analyst on work related matters.
• Perform back up duty as and when required.
• Support in knowledge transfer activities for the team.
• The Analyst will be responsible for daily/monthly KPIs for the assigned tasks and to ensure all deadlines are adhered to.
• Resolve accounting issues in consultation with the Key Accountant / Team Lead / Functional Manager.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION*

• Education, Certification and/or relevant experience required
• Holds a Degree or Professional Qualification in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum 2-3 years of relevant working experience.
• Additional skills and abilities required for this position
• Strong communications skills both verbal and written in English.
• A team player, meticulous, able to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in languages would be an added advantage depending on the individual assignment, different language skills will be required.
• Technical Knowledge (E.g. specialized knowledge required to perform all the required tasks)
• Knowledge and understanding on IFRS, General Accounting principles and Accounting functions.
• Experience working in SAP or other major ERP system’s work environment would be an added advantage.
• Others (if required by the position)
• Computer literate and competent in Microsoft office
• Ability to organize workload, adapt quickly to change, ability to meet deadlines and execute commitments.
• Exposure to shared services environment would be advantageous.