Senior Accountant

Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad is seeking an experienced finance professional to support new business ventures and manage monthly financial analysis for the group. You will prepare inputs for quarterly and annual reporting and generate standardised reports on oil and gas assets.

The role requires strong accounting knowledge, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a team under tight deadlines. English fluency and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English, written and spoken.
• Strong analytical and leadership abilities required.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist and play a key role in new business venture projects.
• Review/prepare analysis of monthly financial statements and inputs for reporting.
• Generate recurring monthly and quarterly standardised reports on Group assets.

Skills

Fluent English

Analytical skills

Leadership

Education

Accounting degree

Professional qualification (ICAEW/ACCA/MICPA/CPA)

Job description

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Assist and play a key role in new business venture projects where required.


• Review/prepare analysis of monthly financial statements, as well as inputs for quarterly and annual reporting requirements.


• Generate recurring (monthly and quarterly) standardised reports on key areas related to the Group’s oil and gas assets.


• Identify possible red flags and areas of concern in the Group’s oil and gas assets (e.g., impairment of carrying value, erosion of value, overspending, production volumes, etc.).


• Review subsidiaries/BUs annual budget submission, periodic forecasting, budget monitoring, tax compliance, tax planning, and adherence to all relevant accounting policies.


• Assists in cash flow planning of subsidiaries/BUs, taking into consideration requirements of other BUs of the Group.


• Work closely with subsidiaries/BU’s Finance department and reporting team, to enhance quality and timeliness of deliverables.


• Promote consistency and alignment of processes/format across subsidiaries/BUs.


• Partners subsidiaries’ finance team on ad-hoc activities.


• Perform ad-hoc duties as prescribed by superiors and to assist in achieving Finance Department’s objectives.

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Possess a professional qualification from an internationally accepted accounting body (e.g., ICAEW, ACCA, MICPA, CPA etc.) or Degree in Accounting


• At least 5 years relevant working experience, with a minimum 3 years’ experience in management role


• Strong understanding and relevant experience of the oil & gas upstream (E&P) industry is a key advantage


• Experience in M&A, including due diligence scope


• Experience in auditing and corporate finance


• Understanding of requirements of public listed environment in Malaysia


• Able to work under pressure and tight deadlines


• Able to work independently to meet reporting deadlines


• Detail oriented and able to be hands on in preparation of deliverables


• Self-motivated and ability to work in a team


• Fluent in English (both verbal and written)


• A self-starter, proactive, meticulous, well organized and possesses strong analytical, leadership and interpersonal skills