Finance Analyst

agilent; Penang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

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Job summary

Agilent Technologies Inc. in Malaysia seeks a Finance Analyst to own end-to-end compliance for assigned Malaysia entities, including statutory reporting, audit coordination, and local tax compliance.

You will coordinate with external auditors, tax advisors, and the IRB to ensure timely, accurate statutory and tax filings, while maintaining high data quality and supporting control improvements across Finance, Tax, Legal, and Treasury teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• CPA/ACCA/CA/MIA or equivalent preferred.
• 8+ years in statutory reporting, audit, tax compliance, or financial compliance.
• Big 4 audit or tax experience preferred.
• Experience with external auditors, tax agents and regulatory authorities.
• Knowledge of corporate income tax, withholding tax and stamp duty requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review statutory financial statements under US GAAP, local GAAP, and statutory rules.
• Coordinate end-to-end statutory audit planning and respond to auditor queries.
• Coordinate local tax compliance including corporate income tax and withholding tax.
• Ensure consistency between statutory statements and tax filings.
• Serve as primary contact for auditors, tax agents and IRB.
• Support tax return preparation, computations, estimates, amendments, and audit support.
• Identify control gaps and improve compliance and audit readiness.
• Maintain documentation for statutory and tax deliverables.

Skills

Statutory reporting experience

Audit coordination

Tax compliance knowledge

Regulatory liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance or related field

Job description

Job Description

The Finance Analyst provides end-to-end compliance support for assigned Malaysia entities by owning statutory reporting, audit coordination, and selected local tax compliance activities. The role serves as a key link between accounting and tax requirements, working closely with external auditors, tax advisors, and tax authorities to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant statutory and tax filings.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and review statutory financial statements and related disclosures in accordance with US GAAP, local GAAP, and statutory requirements.
• Own end-to-end statutory audit coordination, including audit planning, preparation of supporting schedules, management of auditor queries, and timely completion of audits.
• Coordinate and support local tax compliance activities, including corporate income tax, withholding tax, stamp duty, and other regulatory filings for assigned entities.
• Prepare and reconcile accounting and tax-related schedules to ensure consistency between statutory financial statements and tax filings.
• Act as the primary contact for external auditors, tax agents, and regulatory authorities, including the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), for routine compliance matters, audits, inquiries, and information requests.
• Coordinate with external tax advisors on tax return preparation, tax computations, tax estimates, amendments, and tax audit support while maintaining ownership of data quality and issue resolution.
• Support the management of non-routine compliance matters, including tax audits, IRB reviews, stamp duty assessments, and other regulatory inquiries.
• Partner with Finance, Tax, Legal, Treasury, and shared service teams to resolve compliance-related issues.
• Identify process gaps, control weaknesses, and business continuity risks, and recommend improvements to strengthen compliance execution and audit readiness.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation and support files for statutory and tax deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA, ACCA, CA, MIA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in statutory reporting, audit, tax compliance, or financial compliance, preferably in an MNC environment.
• Big 4 audit or tax experience preferred.
• Experience working with external auditors, tax agents, and regulatory authorities.
• Working knowledge of corporate income tax, withholding tax, and stamp duty requirements.

Additional Details

This job has a full time weekly schedule.Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locationsAgilent Technologies Inc. Agilent Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.

Travel Required:

Occasional

Shift:

Day

Duration:

No End Date

Job Function:

Finance