Associate RTR

ACCA Careers; Selangor; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCA Careers is seeking an Associate, RTR in Malaysia to support divisions, ensure timely month-end/year-end closings and regulatory compliance. You will handle journal posting, accruals, reconciliations, and data validation while driving process improvements across multiple enterprise systems.

The role emphasizes accuracy, strong English communication, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver high quality financial reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance and good Excel/data skills.
• English communication proficiency and ability to analyze data.
• Experience with enterprise systems (JDE, BPCS, SAP) and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Assist in external/internal audits and prepare financial statements and tax schedules.
• Coordinate month-end and year-end closings with divisions and functions.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Excel

Data analysis

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance

Chartered Accountant

Tools

JDE

BPCS

SAP

Job description

The Associate, RTR will support divisions, legal entities and countries as assigned to gain, over time, a deep understanding of the various business divisions, and the unique attributes of the legal entity, regulatory, and in-country requirements associated with the region.

Main Responsibilities

Service Delivery

• Assist in External/Internal Audit, preparing Financial Statement and Tax schedules
• Communicate proactively with Divisions and respective functions to ensure smooth month end/year end closing
• Ensure compliance with Abbott accounting policies and regulatory requirements
• Contribute and participate in overall team initiatives, projects, and activities
• Monthly/Year end closing tasks (e.g., Journal posting, Accruals, Balance Sheet reconciliation/prepare commentaries, Product Costing, Intercompany related, FA matters and etc)
• Update SOPs as and when is required Back-up other team member as and when required

Manage day-to-day activities

• Monthly closing tasks (i.e. inventory provision review, GL vs sub-ledger tie-in, analytical review of P&L and BS movement, balance sheet recon review)
• Annual closing tasks
• Ensure business transactions are accurately recorded for any new business initiatives or changes in business processes
• Monitor and correct complex data and information errors
• Identify and resolve exceptions on inventory transactions resulting in out-of-balance
• Address and eliminate data integrity and quality issues over time
• Update SOPs and Work Instructions

Compliance

• Ensure all processes, policies and procedures are clearly defined and fully documented
• Ensure compliance with Abbott accounting policies and regulatory requirements
• Sustain minimum effective controls in compliance with SOX, GAAP, IFRS and any other accounting pronouncements and policies required.
• Read, understand, and execute on the policies and standards communicated by the GPMs and the corporate controller.

Experience/Background

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance, Chartered Accountant preferable
• Intermediate Excel skills, good with managing large volume of data
• Agile with working with various enterprise systems (e.g. JDE, BPCS, SAP), willing to work with manual processes and strive for process improvements
• Excellent English communication skills.
• Energetic and innovative with a passion to make things happen
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (passion for data and accuracy)

Candidates must be resident in Malaysia, or have the right to work in Malaysia.