Senior Accountant

SBM Offshore; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SBM Offshore in Malaysia is seeking a Senior Accountant to manage accounting topics for local and international entities under IFRS and local GAAP, with involvement in tax and treasury. You will ensure group accounting policies, apply internal controls, and support monthly, quarterly closures and audit packages, coordinating with partners and external auditors.

Candidates should have at least 5 years of relevant experience, strong English communication, and proficiency with ERP and Microsoft

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in accounting or audit.
• Knowledge of IFRS 15, IFRS 16 and IAS 37.
• Strong English communication and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting topics for local and international entities.
• Ensure group policies and internal controls are applied.
• Perform monthly/quarterly closings and prepare audit packages.
• Coordinate with tax, treasury, and external auditors.
• Assist with contract analysis and financial statement preparation.

Skills

English communication

Analytical thinking

Pressure handling

Internal control

ERP

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

ERP systems

Education

Accounting degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP

Job description

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Imagine your career taking you to the depths of innovation and the heights of impact. Our people enable continuous progress. Their commitment, collective expertise, and unique capabilities are the engine room behind SBM Offshore’s True. Blue. Transition. - shaping the future of energy, and beyond.
About Us:
SBM Offshore is a global leader in deepwater ocean infrastructure, delivering floating production solutions across the full asset lifecycle—from design and construction to installation and operation. Supported by a global team of more than 8,000 professionals, the Company operates a long-term, asset-backed business model that delivers high-availability assets and predictable cash flows. SBM Offshore combines engineering expertise, operational reliability, and selective innovation to support safe, efficient, and lower‑carbon energy production, while extending its capabilities into new opportunities across the blue economy.

Purpose

• In the role of Senior Accountant you will be responsible fo accounting related topics for the local and/or international entities
• (under IFRS and local GAAP) with a substantial involvement in tax and treasury.

Responsibilities

• Daily tasks/ responsibilities.
• Ensure Group accounting policies are applied
• Ensuring internal control procedures are applied (IcoFr framework);
• Participate to the efficieny and continuoius improvement of processes and tools;
• Monthly tasks/ responsibilities
• Perform monthly closing tasks
• Provide monthly package to our partners when applicable
• Review monthly package received from our partners when applicable
• Quarterly tasks/ responsibilities.
• Analyze Balance sheet at consolidation level, IFRS and Directional reporting
• Participation in the contract analysis, and all related legal documents (Shareholders Agreement, service agreement and …)
• Provide audit package and liaise with external auditors.
• Ad hoc requests from Accounting Lead/Manager.
• Prepare Tax package for Group in cooperation with Tax Manager
• Liaise with partners to obtain accurate data when applicable.
• Participation in the Tax reporting.
• Prepare financial statements for Sentities under your scope including audit and filing.
• Support partners with their financial statements.
• Ad hoc audit missions if needed

Education

• Business School or financial & accounting related degree

Experience

• Experience (functions, duration): Minimum 5 yearsâ experience in a related environment or an audit firm
• IT tools (Microsoft Office: Excel, Word and Power point), ERP
• Internal control
• Knowledge IFRS 15 Revenue Recognition, IFRS 16 Leases and IAS 37 provision, contingent Liabilities and Assets and others
• Statutory accounting and tax requirements in an international Environment
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbally;
• Ability to work under pressure to meet specific deadlines, including in a turbulent/fast-moving environment;
• Analytical skills and critical thinking;

Book keeping and transactions

P2P support process and vendor management

Innovation and Continuous improvement

Analytics and reporting

Tax knowledge

Risk and Internal control

Contractual and commercial

Master Data Set-up and Interface

GENERAL INFORMATION

SBM Offshore N.V. is a listed holding company that is headquartered in Amsterdam. It holds direct and indirect interests in other companies that collectively with SBM Offshore N.V. form the SBM Offshore Group (“the Company”). For further information, please visit our website at www.sbmoffshore.com. The companies in which SBM Offshore N.V., directly and indirectly, owns investments are separate entities.

SBM Offshore is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affymannother Action employer.SBM Offshore does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.