AP Financial Accountant

Career Wise; Penang; On-site; MYR 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Malaysia, Penang is seeking an Accounts Payable professional to manage daily operations. The ideal candidate will be responsible for invoice processing, ensure compliance with financial policies, and support audits. Requires a degree in Accountancy with 1-2 years of experience, strong analytical skills, and effective communication in English. Knowledge of SAP and Excel Macro is a plus. Join a fast-paced environment to promote process improvements and maintain financial dashboards.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accountancy/ACCA or any equivalent accounting professional qualification.
• Minimum 1 - 2 years of related working experience.
• Effective communication skills with good spoken & written English.
• Team player and able to work under tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of SAP and Excel Macro will be an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the daily Accounts Payable operations.
• Ensure all requests are handled per Service Level Agreement.
• Perform Month End Close activities such as accrual and reconciliation.
• Support AP self-assessment and audits.
• Proactively challenge and improve current processes.
• Maintain AP dashboard and perform KPI analysis.
• Prepare reports and presentation decks for management.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Analytical skills

Team player

Creative problem-solving

Self-motivated

Education

Degree in Accountancy/ACCA or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Excel Macro

Job description

1. Responsible for the daily Accounts Payable operations, including invoice processing, liaise with internal/external stakeholders on issue resolution and payment execution.

2. Ensure all requests are handled per Service Level Agreement and in compliance with financial policies.

3. Perform Month End Close activities such as accrual, balance sheet reconciliation and discrepancy analysis, etc.

4. Support AP self-assessment, internal and external audits.

5. Undertake any ad-hoc assignments as and when required.

6. Proactively challenge the current processes and develop business process improvements.

7. Maintain AP dashboard and perform KPI analysis.

8. Prepare reports & presentation decks for management and business partners.

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS:

1. Degree in Accountancy/ACCA or any equivalent accounting professional qualification.

2. Minimum 1 - 2 years of related working experience.

3. Effective communication skills with good spoken & written English.

4. Team player and able to work with minimum supervision and under tight deadlines.

5. Assertive, creative, good interpersonal skills, highly driven and self‑motivated for a fast‑paced evolving environment.

6. Knowledge of SAP and Excel Macro will be an added advantage.

7. Strong analytical skills and familiar with reporting and data analysis.