Finance Analyst: Statutory & Tax Compliance

Agilent; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Agilent Technologies Malaysia is seeking a Finance Analyst to provide end-to-end compliance support for statutory reporting and local tax activities across assigned entities, reconciling to audited financial statements. The role bridges accounting and tax requirements, coordinates with external advisors, and helps reduce execution risk from fragmented ownership.

You will prepare financial statements, manage audit coordination, review tax inputs, and ensure data quality and timeliness while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Professional accounting qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CA, or MIA strongly preferred.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in statutory reporting, audit, or financial compliance, preferably with Big 4.
• Practical exposure to local tax compliance, including corporate income tax and withholding tax.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting standards and the linkage between statutory accounts and tax computations.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple compliance deadlines, and take ownership of assigned legal entities.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and advanced Excel capability.
• Experience in an MNC environment and familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review statutory financial statements and related disclosures for assigned entities in accordance with US GAAP, local GAAP, and applicable statutory requirements.
• Own end-to-end statutory audit coordination for assigned entities, including planning, preparation of supporting schedules, management of auditor queries, and timely close-out.
• Support defined local tax compliance activities for assigned entities, including coordination and review of inputs for corporate income tax, withholding tax, and stamp duty matters.
• Prepare and reconcile tax-related schedules that support statutory audit, tax computations, and year-end filings, ensuring consistency between audited accounts and tax positions.
• Coordinate with external tax advisors on return preparation, revised estimates, tax authority queries, and tax audit support, while retaining internal ownership of data quality, timeliness, and issue follow-up.
• Work with Finance, Tax, Legal, Treasury, and shared service teams to resolve cross-functional issues affecting statutory reporting or tax compliance for assigned entities.
• Identify gaps, handoff risks, or control weaknesses across the statutory and tax compliance process, and recommend practical improvements to improve timeliness, clarity of ownership, and audit readiness.
• Maintain clear documentation and support packages for both statutory and tax deliverables to ensure audit defensibility and business continuity.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Independence

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA/ACCA/CA/MIA preferred

Tools

SAP

Job description

Agilent Technologies Malaysia is seeking a Finance Analyst to provide end-to-end compliance support for statutory reporting and local tax activities across assigned entities, reconciling to audited financial statements. The role bridges accounting and tax requirements, coordinates with external advisors, and helps reduce execution risk from fragmented ownership.

You will prepare financial statements, manage audit coordination, review tax inputs, and ensure data quality and timeliness while