Lease Specialist

PPG; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in coatings is seeking a candidate for lease contract management in Shah Alam, Malaysia. The role involves reviewing, extracting, and recording lease data and providing training on new accounting standards. Candidates should have a relevant bachelor's degree, strong lease accounting knowledge, and at least 3 years of experience in accounting or finance. Proficiency in English and Mandarin is essential, along with experience in ERP systems. Join us to help streamline our leasing processes and improve our financial operations.

Benefits

Comprehensive employee benefits

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• At least 3 years accounting or finance experience.
• Previous experience with accounting consolidation tools.
• Ability to run basic queries over the data sets.

Responsibilities

• Assist with leasing related tasks, including standardization of lease reports.
• Liaise with PPG finance network to gather data for integrations.
• Review leasing contracts and extract specified data.

Skills

Understanding of applicable US Lease accounting standards

Ability to communicate in both English & Mandarin

Ability to work with large volumes of data

Previous experience with ERP systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant area

Tools

SAP

Oracle

QAD

HFM

Job description

Overview

You will assure the ongoing review, extraction and recording of all Asia lease contract data and the associated accounting and reporting matters, subsequent to the implementation of the new standard within PPG. You will communicate with the users of Lucernex, the negotiators of lease agreements. You will work with finance and GSM personnel regionally to help train on new accounting standard, and to develop internal documentation related to controls, as well as future state processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with Leasing related tasks including, but not limited to, the standardization of lease reports, defining and documenting controls over the new process, creating user/system documentation
• Liaise with PPG finance network to ensure all data required to complete integrations are gathered
• Review Leasing Contracts and extract specified data for loading into PPG Leasing System Lucernex to ensure all necessary lease information is entered and maintained
• Handle all aspects of the Real Estate, Equipment & Housing leases including preparation and maintenance of lease records
• Assist Management with all aspects of Landlord/Tenant relationship including issue resolution, support on payment inquiries, and compliance with the lease agreement
• Provide support to, and work with, the legal, finance, and operations departments
• Monitor new acquisitions and dispositions and take appropriate action to capture organizational changes related to leases
• Identify problems, bottlenecks, and obstacles and implement logical solutions; otherwise, bring the issues to the team leads
• Communicate in a team setting to provide succinct feedback
• Help with internal/external audit ad-hoc requests
• Collaborate with the other functional leads, the system consultants, and abstraction consultants

Qualifications

• Possessed bachelor’s degree in relevant area
• Understanding of applicable US Lease accounting standards and application within Multinational company
• At least 3 years accounting or finance experience - General Ledger / Business finance preferred
• Previous experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, QAD
• Previous experience with accounting consolidation tools such as HFM
• Ability to communicate in both English & Mandarin is essential
• Ability to work with large volumes of data; sort, filter, pivot, summarize, and error check.
• Ability to run basic queries over the data sets to extract information; Understand the underlying data structures and linkages within sub-set of data
• Solid working knowledge of key PPG Finance procedures

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.

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™

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 https://careers.ppg.com/us/en/candidate-resources 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.

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PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow 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 sex, 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 [e-mail].

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Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.

PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply.

Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.