General Ledger Accountant (1-Year Contract Renewable)

Hilti (Canada) Corporation; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in construction tools seeks a General Ledger team member to ensure compliance and support financial reporting. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience, strong communication skills, and be proficient with SAP and Excel. This role provides opportunities for growth and a range of benefits.

Benefits

Ongoing training

Career mentoring

Opportunities to work abroad

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in General Ledger reporting and tax submission.
• Solid knowledge of double-entry/bookkeeping.
• Auditing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure tax and statutory compliance.
• Maintain the fixed asset register.
• Perform Intercompany billings and reconciliation.
• Support audit topics related to GL.

Skills

Communication skills

Business and financial acumen

Continuous improvement mindset

Proactivity

Self-reliance

Knowledge of finance

Education

Degree level qualification with CGPA of at least 3.0

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

What’s the role?

The GL team member is responsible for the timely completion of the tasks detailed below and actively supports the GL Manager to ensure high quality services are offered to the entities serviced by the Shared Service Center. The GL team member role actively supports the GL Manager in managing financial reporting obligations, producing the financial reports as required by management, regional management team and statutory authorities in different entities. This role requires strong communication skills, business and financial acumen, a continuous improvement mindset and the ability to get things done. These skills ensure that the GL team member can deliver accurate and reliable reporting which directly impact and influence business decisions. The role is accountable for ensuring compliance with the group month-end, year-end reporting timetable, Hilti Finance Manual/IFRS, monitoring of internal controls and compliance with tax and statutory obligations. The GL team member would engage the local entities with the wider business through business partnering initiatives that drives informed and value-added decision making.

What does the role involve?

• Tax and statutory compliance
• Create fixed assets as per the local entity’s procurement policy.
• Ensures correct Accounting for Fixed Assets with reference to the Hilti Finance Manual.
• Maintain the fixed asset register for both group and local reporting
• Support physical fixed asset stock takes as per the Finance Manual requirements.
• Provide guidance to internal customers on the Fixed Asset policy.
• Perform the operational tasks per the control requirements under the ICS frame work.
• Follow up and escalate issues with the responsible parties within each entity for the resolution of issues.
• Support and resolve any GL related audit topics.
• Perform Intercompany billings as required.
• Perform Intercompany billing reconciliation in the Group Reporting tool (BOIC) as per Group reporting requirements and resolve all reconciliation differences before due date.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to optimize service quality.

What you need is:

• Educational achievement at degree level or equivalent with a minimum CGPA of 3.0.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of relevant working experience in areas of General Ledger reporting and tax submission.
• Solid knowledge of finance and a good understanding of double-entry/bookkeeping.
• Enthusiastic, proactive and self-reliant person with good communication skills.
• Hands-on experience with SAP and proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Qualified accountant (CPA, ACCA, CIMA) with auditing experience is preferred.

Why should you apply?

We’ll give you everything you need to excel in your role, including ongoing training and lots of responsibility from the start. In return for your exceptional performance and consistent results, you’ll receive one-to-one career mentoring, as well as exciting opportunities to move around the business.

What do we offer?

Show us what you’re made of and we’ll offer you opportunities to move around the business – to work abroad, experience different job functions and tackle different markets. It’s a great way to find the right match for your ambitions and achieve the exciting career you’re after.

We have a very thorough people review process, unlike any we know of in any other business. We can pair talent with opportunities - developing our people in their current roles or challenging them to work in new ways or in new places. It’s how we find the right fit, further our teams personally and professionally, get the best value for each employee and increase the job satisfaction. Additionally, we offer you a wide range of benefits.