R2R Assistant Accountant

Charles Taylor Adjusting; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles Taylor Adjusting is seeking a Semi-qualified Accountant to join the Finance Group Shared Services. You will support month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, inter-company activity, journal posting and tax-related accounting for Europe/UK entities.

Work hours align to European time zones (3pm-11pm first week, 12pm-8pm rest of month); based in Malaysia. You will collaborate with the Group centre and Business Partnering teams to ensure accuracy and timely reporting.

Qualifications

• Semi-qualified Accountant with 4 years minimum commercial accounting experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Strong sense of accountability and ownership to the role assigned.
• Strong accounting, analytical, time management and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Must be able to work independently, prioritise work under tight schedules, be deadline driven and deliver quality results.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with excellent spoken and written English.
• Highly numerate with a keen willingness to learn.
• Broad experience in accounting and tax and familiar with IFRS from a large multinational company.
• Experience with SUN and Cognos Controller is useful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end close and financial reporting for Europe/UK entities.
• Assist in balance sheet reconciliations and inter-company reconciliations.
• Prepare and post journals as assigned by Accountant.
• Carry out multi-currency bank reconciliations and depreciation calculations.
• Assist in GST/SST/VAT returns and statutory reporting (GAAP/IFRS).
• Support year-end statutory accounts preparation and audit coordination.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Analytical skills

Time management

Problem-solving

Communication skills

English proficiency

Attention to detail

Ownership

Tools

SUN

Cognos Controller

Job description

This role sits within Finance Group Shared Services and is responsible for Record-to-Report (R2R) operations for the Adjusting business portfolio including preparation of monthly management accounts, balance sheet ownership and general finance accounting tasks. The incumbent will be expected to support and work closely with the assigned EUROPE & UK Financial Accountant as well as with the Business Partnering team.

As this role supports Europe and UK entities, the hours are aligned to European time zone: 3pm - 11pm (first week of the month), 12pm - 8pm (rest of the month)

Key responsibilities

Support the Accountant in performing comprehensive, timely and robust month end close and financials, delivering accurate and meaningful numbers and reporting these to the Group centre for consolidation

Assist in monthly balance sheet reconciliations process, ensuring reconciliation is conducted in a robust and timely manner, that old balances are investigated and resolved and that the output stands up to scrutiny from external auditors

Prepare and post journals as assigned by Accountant

Prepare calculations of inter-company account reconciliations, recharges and revaluations

Carry out multi-currency bank reconciliations and calculate any revaluations

Review capital expenditure monthly, calculating the depreciation charge

Assist in tax related accounting activities including producing the quarterly GST/SST/VAT returns, statutory reporting (GAAP and IFRS) and liaising with tax agents in providing information to produce and file company corporation tax return

Assist in the year end process on the preparation of the annual statutory accounts for the assigned Europe/UK legal entities in the R2R portfolio, supporting Accountant in ensuring that audit queries are resolved promptly and Statutory Accounts are signed on time

Support standardization initiatives rolled out by the group and follow policies and new processes implemented in the entity efficiently and effectively

Ensure internal controls processes are followed in compliance with company policy

Carry out Ad Hoc duties and tasks that are allocated to you at the discretion of management and that are within your capabilities and within the scope of your post.

Demonstrate and champion Charles Taylor Values by ensuring Agility, Integrity, Care, and Accountability and Collaboration.

About you

Semi-qualified Accountant with 4 years minimum commercial accounting experience preferably in multinational company

Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word

Strong sense of accountability and ownership to the role assigned

Strong accounting, analytical, time management and problem-solving skills with attention to details with a pro‑active mindset

Must be able to work independently, prioritise work under tight schedules, is deadline driven, focused and deliver quality results

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with excellent spoken and written English that enable effective working relationships with people from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds

Highly numerate with a keen willingness to learn

Broad experience in accounting and tax and familiar and up to date with accounting principles including IFRS from large multinational company

Experience with SUN & Cognos Controller system would be useful but not essential

Willing to work UK hours: 3pm - 11pm (first week of the month), 12pm - 8pm (rest of the month)

About us

Founded in 1884 as a mutual insurance association, Charles Taylor began under the leadership of coal merchant Charles Taylor, whose astute management set the stage for growth. Today, we are a global leader providing insurance services and technology solutions with a team of c.4,000 experts across 120+ countries on 6 continents.

Our unmatched depth of specialist expertise, from loss adjusters to forensic accountants, helps the global insurance market to address its challenges. Through our trusted partnerships model, we build long‑term, personal relationships with clients based on trust and cooperation. Our powerful technology helps our clients improve their customers' experience from start to finish. Thanks to our global reach, our clients can access our services wherever they are in the world, whenever they need us.

Our services and solutions support every stage of the insurance lifecycle and every aspect of the insurance operating model, across all major commercial insurance lines serving a blue‑chip international customer base that includes insurance companies, mutuals, captives, MGAs, Lloyd's syndicates and reinsurers, along with brokers, distributors and corporate insureds. Our Group Business Services (GBS) function supports the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the company ensuring that teams have the tools, systems and support needed to deliver high‑quality client solutions. Focused on finance operations, HR services, IT infrastructure, legal and compliance support, and workplace management