Assistant Manager, General Ledger

Allianz; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Allianz Malaysia is seeking an experienced Finance professional to manage month-end close, intercompany activities, and asset accounting within SAP. You will support system implementations, drive process improvements, and liaise with auditors to resolve queries.

The role requires 5+ years in finance, strong English, and proficiency in SAP and MS Office. A focus on controls, automation, and stakeholder collaboration will be essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accountancy or equivalent professional qualification.
• At least 5 years in related field; audit experience encouraged.
• Strong English (written and oral).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; SAP experience preferred.
• Good interpersonal, communication and stakeholder management.
• Finance transformation or automation experience is a plus.
• Experience with AI tools like ChatGPT is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Perform accurate and timely month end closing activities, month end journals posting, accruals, intercompany transactions and etc.
• Perform monthly Balance Sheet reconciliation; follow up on aged reconciliations/collections/payables; prepare analyses for Management Expenses and explain material variances.
• Review intercompany billings; ensure SLA compliance and e-Invoice readiness; ensure intercompany settlements within the group.
• Manage Fixed Asset Accounting including month-end closing and CAPEX vs budget.
• Maintain SAP Master Data and mappings; support data creation like COA, Cost Centre, WBS, etc.
• Liaise with auditors; respond to audit queries and resolve issues.
• Support system implementations, change requests; draft user requirements and assist UAT; run parallel tests comparing legacy vs new systems.
• Draft user requirements and assist UAT for new product postings.

Skills

English proficiency

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

AI tools (ChatGPT)

Education

Degree in Accountancy or equivalent professional qualification

Tools

SAP accounting system

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Summary

Handle Month End Closing activities. Support Finance related initiatives, system implementation, change and process enhancement activities to support business, statutory and regulatory changes. Participate in setting up new accounting postings for new product launches.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform accurate and timely month end closing activities, month end journals posting, accruals, intercompany transactions and etc.
• Perform monthly Balance Sheet reconciliation. Proactively follow up with business functions on all aged outstanding reconciliations/ collections/ payables in a timely manner. To prepare analysis for review on Management Expenses and highlight key material variances with explanations for material exceptions.
• Perform and review intercompany billings and ensure all charges are in accordance with the Service Level Agreement. This includes review and drafting of service level agreements. Also to ensure all billing in compliance with e-Invoice requirements. To ensure timely intercompany settlement within the group.
• Fixed Asset Accounting. Ensure accurate and timely month-end fixed asset closing. This includes monitoring capital expenditure against budget.
• Maintain and update of SAP Master Data Request and listing for Finance (e.g. creation of Chart of Accounts, Cost Centre, WBS-Project & RPT) and master data mapping in SAP CAP.
• Liaise with auditors. Handling audit queries and resolving audit issues.
• Support core and non-core system implementation, change or enhancement including drafting of user requirement, support user acceptance testing for finance modules and perform parallel runs to compare outputs from legacy and new systems
• Participate in setting up new accounting postings for new product launches including drafting of user requirement, support user acceptance testing.
• Continuously review and implement controls to improve efficiency of processes within the Finance Department.
• Any other duties as and when deemed necessary.

Key Requirements

• Degree in Accountancy or other equivalent Professional Qualifications
• Min 5 year(s) of working experience in related field. Candidates with audit experience are encouraged to apply
• Good command of English (both written and oral),
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge and experience in SAP accounting system, knowledge and experience in writing business user requirement, banking payment & facilities are added advantages.
• Have a strong sense of commitment, teamwork, good interpersonal, communication & stakeholder management skills. Meticulous and detailed oriented.
• Knowledge and experience in finance transformation would be an added advantage with ability to establish possible automation and improvement in daily finance operation and activities
• Proficient in the use of AI tools such as ChatGPT for tasks simplification

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

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We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

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