Junior Accountant / Accounts Assistant

Count on Me; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 33,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive training and mentorship

Career development opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Competitive salary & benefits

Job summary

Count On Me invites a self-driven individual to join our team and assist our CFOs in managing client portfolios. You will be exposed to diverse tasks, including accounting data entry, payroll assistance, corporate secretary activities, GST reporting, and year-end deliverables.

You will work under Accountants, develop a strong understanding of client business models, and contribute to internal commercial matters while supporting fast-paced, international client work.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of basic accounting principles (debits, credits, journal entries, ledgers).
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivot tables) and other Microsoft Office Suite applications.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Eagerness to learn and proactive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Assist in producing the full set of accounts by keying in transactions in the accounting system, updating balance sheet reconciliations, prepare analysis and reports.
• Assist in monthly payroll preparation from data review to reports generation.
• Assist with company secretary activities for assigned client portfolio including KYC/AML admin tasks.
• Assist with GST quarterly reports for Accountant's review.
• Assist with Year End tasks such as Unaudited Financial Reports and XBRL files.
• Handle ad-hoc requests within the agreed scope.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Proactive attitude

Education

Diploma or Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Count On Me is a professional services firm that focuses on providing high quality services to its clients in an outsourced CFO style.

We are inviting a self-driven individual to assist our CFOs to manage their client’s portfolio. You will have the opportunity to be exposed to a variety of tasks and problems to support international businesses, as well as being involved to other internal commercial matters and corporate secretary type of tasks.

Tasks

Reporting directly to the Accountants, understanding the business models of each assigned clients, the duties and responsibilities are:

• Assist in producing the full set of accounts by keying in transactions in the accounting system, updating balance sheet reconciliations, prepare analysis and reports.
• Assists the team with the monthly preparation of payroll activities from reviewing the data in the payroll software, to generate reports and schedules.
• Assist the Accountants with company secretary activities for the assigned clients portfolio from reviewing of profiles, maintain their data in our databases and perform KYC (Know your clients) and AML (Anti Money Laundering) related admin tasks.
• Assist with the preparation of GST quarterly reports for the Accountant's review
• Assist with the preparaiton of Year End tasks such as the compilation of Unaudited Financial Reports and XBRL files
• Work on any other ad-hoc requests from clients as included in the agreed scope.

Requirements

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of basic accounting principles (e.g., debits, credits, journal entries, ledgers).
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., formulas, pivot tables) and other Microsoft Office Suite applications.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Eagerness to learn and a proactive attitude.

Benefits

What we offer:

• Comprehensive training and mentorship program.
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• A collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

Details regarding our comprehensive benefits package will be shared with candidates selected for an interview.