Country Finance Supervisor (US)

Evonik; Selangor; Presencial; MYR 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Evonik, a global specialty chemicals company, seeks an experienced General Ledger professional in Malaysia. You will oversee GL processing, drive month-end closings, and ensure accurate balance sheets for multiple regions. The role requires a degree in Accounting/Finance and 6–8 years of relevant experience.

You will coach a small team, drive process improvements, and ensure compliance with IFRS. Strong analytical skills and proficiency in SAP FICO and MS Office are essential.

Formación

• Holds a Degree or Professional Qualification in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum 6-8 years of relevant working experience.
• Experience with SAP- FICO module is preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Monitor and supervise General Ledger transaction processing for timely and accurate closure.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliation and month-end/year-end close activities.
• Lead and coach junior analysts; ensure process standardization across regions.

Conocimientos

General Ledger

Team Leadership

IFRS

SAP FICO

Analytical Skills

Educación

Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance

Herramientas

MS Office

Descripción del empleo

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

Monitor and supervise the General Ledger transaction processing and ensure delivery quality in terms of accuracy, completeness and timeliness on a daily basis within their cluster Customer's first point of contact on General Ledger process issues in their respective cluster Prepare, review and provide guidance in performing balance sheet reconciliation Perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities with Local Services and other Financial Services functional teams to ensure timely and accurate closure of accounts for Evonik companies across Asia Pacific, EMEA and America region in accordance with work instructions and SmartClose checklist. Execute and monitor Internal Control System according to the guideline and ensure the Internal Control System documentation completeness is in place for respective cluster Establish and maintain strong working relationship as well as liaise with Local Services, other teams within the SSC and Center of Excellence Ensure all work instructions and standard operating procedures are updated and reviewed for respective cluster Supporting Local Services in terms of internal and external audit Ensure queries within their cluster are attended to and resolved in a timely, responsible and proactive manner Support in the implementation of project initiatives rollout by Global team Continuously explore alternatives in driving process improvement and harmonization in areas of operation Support and drive standardization across regions and globally by focusing on alignment of end to end business process areas, system and tools Undertake any other assignments / projects that may be assigned from time to time To monitor and ensure the new system testing, integration/ functional testing are completed on time to minimize potential problems to operations. Maintenance of GL master data in SAP

TEAM AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Able to coach and provide guidance / solutions if there are issues faced by the senior analyst / analyst / junior analyst on work related matters. Identify skill gap and develop upskilling training for the team Act as a backup across clusters in the absence of other CFS within GL team. Support and participate in hiring process, resource planning, boarding process and knowledge retention for the team Manage and discuss cluster's resources accordingly to ensure no disruption on daily activity

DECISION MAKING

The CFS will be responsible for daily/monthly KPIs for the respective teams and to ensure all deadlines are adhered to. In the absence of the Team Lead, the CFS may be asked to take over the leadership and reports to the Functional Manager directly.

PROBLEM SOLVING AND INNOVATIVE THINKING

Perform and provide guidance in trouble shooting of General Ledger processes e.g. cycle run errors and other work errors Resolve accounting issues in consultation with the Key Accountant/Team Lead / Functional Manager

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION

Holds a Degree or Professional Qualification in Accounting or Finance. Minimum 6-8 years of relevant working experience.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Strong communications skills both verbal and written in English Proficiency in languages would be an added advantage depending on the individual assignment, different language skills will be required. A team player, meticulous, able to work under pressure and tight deadlines Have managed small teams (3-5 persons) and have experience in coaching and monitoring performance Strong interpersonal and analytical skills

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge and understanding of IFRS, General Ledger process and other accounting functions Computer literate and competent in Microsoft office, preferably have experience in SAP - FICO Module Strong analytical and problem solving skills - able to identify and troubleshoot system issues.

OTHERS

Candidates assigned to manage the APAC, EMEA and EMEA regions and work according to the relevant shift hours (if required) Exposure to shared services environment would be preferred Self-motivated with the ability to work well both independently and in a team orientated environment

This is your opportunity to join a thriving global organization that combines cutting-edge science, technology and engineering with world-class business services to create solutions that answer real-world problems. If you join us, we’ll expect you to take ownership of your work, team up with other great minds, and add your name to creations that make a positive difference for generations. As one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals operating in more than 100 countries with over 32,000 employees, we need your diversity of thought to make us better. In return for your passion, initiative and creativity, you’ll enjoy opportunities to improve and to be respected for your contribution. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at www.evonik.com/en/careers.html.