GL Accountant

PPG Coatings; Selangor; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading coatings company in Malaysia is seeking a skilled GL Accountant responsible for accurate financial transactions and ensuring compliance with standards. Key responsibilities include preparing statutory returns, managing account analysis, and conducting month-end closures. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 4 years of GL accounting experience, proficiency in English and Mandarin, and a solid understanding of Microsoft Office and accounting systems. Join us to enhance your career in an innovative and fulfilling workplace.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of GL accounting experience is required.
• Fluent in English and Mandarin, both spoken and written.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and accounting software.

Responsibilities

• Prepare VAT, Tax, and other statutory returns.
• Manage account analysis according to business needs.
• Handle month-end closing journals.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and policies.

Skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Analytical skills

Communication skills in English and Mandarin

Education

4 years of GL accounting experience

Experience in MNC, public listed company, or shared services

Tools

Microsoft Office

Accounting Systems

Job description

As a GL Accountant, you will need to ensure accurate accounting for all transactions booked in the location's books. Making and reversing accruals to reflect the operations of the company. You will report directly to General Ledger Accounting Manager, Asia Pacific.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare applicable VAT, Tax and other statutory returns including annual accounts
• Manage the analysis of accounts according to business requirements
• Handle Month end closing journals
• Able to work independently on improving efficiencies and streamlining finance process flow.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, financial policies and statutory requirements.
• Account reconciliations following corporate guidelines
• Prepare books in US and local GAAP
• Other ad-hoc requests as vital

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years' GL accounting experiences
• Working experience with either MNC, public listed company or shared services environment.
• Able to speak and read in English and Mandarin.
• Good in Microsoft Office and Accounting System experience
• Inventive and a phenomenal teammate with the ability to work independently in a dynamic and ambitious environment

About us:

Here at PPG we make it happen, and we seek candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday – everyday.

Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @ PPG on Twitter.

The PPG Way

Every single day at PPG:

• We partner with customers to create mutual value.
• We are "One PPG" to the world.
• We trust our people every day, in every way.
• We make it happen.
• We run it like we own it.
• We do better today than yesterday – everyday.

PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email **********@ppg.com.

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