Junior AR Accountant

Wilhelmsen group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 40,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Wilhelmsen group in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Junior AR Accountant to manage day-to-day accounts receivable tasks, including invoicing, payments matching and reconciling AR accounts. You will collaborate with internal teams to ensure accurate and timely financial data.

The role involves supporting month-end close, maintaining documentation, and contributing to process improvements. Fluency in English and Mandarin is preferred, with opportunities to grow in a global corporate setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 1–2 years of relevant experience in finance, preferably processing in a high volume environment.
• Good knowledge of accounting principles.
• Previous experience in AR environment within an organisation or SSC/BPO is advantageous.
• Computer literacy – Excel, Word and other large enterprise systems (e.g. IFS, SAP, Oracle).
• Good command of English and Mandarin (spoken & written); additional languages helpful.

Responsibilities

• Process AR transactions including invoices, postings and reconciling accounts receivable data.
• Generate and send invoices and customer statements while ensuring accuracy.
• Process and reconcile bank statements, matching payments to open items.
• Support month-end close and assist with reconciliations as needed.
• Assist internal departments and stakeholders to resolve AR queries.
• Participate in migrations and transitions to the GBS model and maintain process documentation.

Skills

English & Mandarin

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Excel

IFS

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Join our global team for a career filled with opportunities to solve challenges both small and large, local and global, simple and complex.

Job title

Junior AR Accountant, FSS

Purpose

Junior AR Accountant is responsible for processing several Accounts Receivable (AR) transactions such as customer invoices, posting bank transactions, downloading bank statements, account reconciliation and reporting.

Interrelations

The position reports to AR Team Leader.

Formal authorities

Has the authority to act within this Functional Description and within the chart of authority as outlined in the company’s Global Integrated Management System (GIMS).

Main responsibilities

Position-holder is responsible for:

• Performing day to day financial transactions including verifying, classifying, computing, posting and recording accounts receivable data
• Ensuring daily operations are carried out according to set targets and deadlines
• Generating and sending out invoices and account statements
• Bank Statement processing and matching payments against open items
• Reconciliation of AR accounts and discrepancies clarification
• Ensuring customer statement reconciliation is completed for all customers
• Working closely with internal departments to resolve
• Taking part in transitions from other entities – as part of transition into GBS
• Maintaining excellent customer & suppliers relationships through effective and timely communication in the event of queries
• Ensuring best practice across all accounts receivable tasks by maintaining current process documentation (i.e. visio, WI, guidelines) and leading implementation of system and process improvements
• Support external/internal audits
• Performing MEC and YEC activitiesOther ad-hoc AR duties as required
• Treating all information received as strictly confidential
• Fullfilling all other tasks delegated by the Superior

Accountabilities

The position-holder will be measured against:

• KPIs specified in SLA

Health & Safety

As an employee:

The employee is responsible to adhere to the company’s health and safety* requirements to ensure their own safety and the safety of their colleagues by:

participating in risk assessment processes in the workplace completing required health and safety training and certifications following safe work practices and procedures and use personal protective equipment (PPE) when required inspecting equipment and the workplace regularly and actively eliminating hazards reporting accidents, incidents, injuries, near misses, safety risks and issues of non-compliance with health and safety procedures according to internal procedure Developing the safety culture at own workplace and cooperating with others on matters relating to health and safety

*this includes physical as well as psychosocial health and safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Accounting or Finance
• 1-2 years of relevant experience in finance, preferably processing in a high volume environment
• Good knowledge of accounting principles
• Previous experience in a similar Accounts Receivable environment within an organisation or SSC/BPO environment is advantageous
• Computer literacy – Excel, Word and other large enterprise systems is advantageous (e.g. IFS, SAP, Oracle etc.)
• Good command of the English and Mandarin language (spoken & written). Additional European / Middle Eastern / Asian language(s) skills will be advantageous

Additional preferences

• Excellent communication skills and cultural awareness
• Positive attitude, customer centric mindset and willingness to go the extra mile to meet organizational goals
• Previous experience in migration process and/or system implementation preferred
• Proven ability to learn and understand new software/accounting systems
• Ability to build good relationships with different stakeholders
• Attentive to detail and deadlines
• Structured and well-organised
• Ability to resolve problems and deal with high volume transactions
• Analytical skills
• Sharp judgment
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Accountability and responsibility, independent working style

Process Involvement

• AR
• Month End Closing
• WSS Policies & Procedures
• FSS Work instructions
• Monthly Financial Reporting
• Auditing