Senior Accountant

Ecolab; Selangor; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Ecolab in Malaysia seeks a seasoned FP&A professional to oversee sales incentives, analysis, and compensation administration for the SEA market. You will report to the FP&A Manager and partner across finance, HR, and sales to optimize payout accuracy and financial performance.

The role emphasizes strong analytical skills, cross-functional collaboration, and leadership in a global Fortune 500 environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance / Accounting required.
• Minimum 5 years of analytical experience with at least 2 years in financial analysis.
• Strong skills in Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business performance and manage commission/bonus calculations across units.
• Coordinate with accounting for balance sheet accruals of sales incentives.
• Support design changes to sales incentive plans with HR and business units.
• Maintain incentive tools and perform payout simulations.
• Prepare sales productivity analyses to inform management decisions.
• Map customer to sales hierarchies for accurate incentive measurement.
• Collaborate with HR and sales to ensure accurate payouts.
• Assist in annual budgeting processes.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Leadership capabilities

Ambiguity tolerance

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance / Accounting

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Hyperion

Blackline

Job description

Join us and be part of a stable, growing, global Fortune 500 company where you can have a positive impact.

About the Role

Reporting to the FP&A Manager, this individual will be a key member of the Financial Planning and Analysis team and responsible for overseeing sales incentives, analysis and compensation administration for the SEA market.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business performance and prepare/ maintain all commission and bonus calculations across all business units, as prescribed by the various schemes and approved policies
• Work with accounting teams to ensure proper balance sheet accruals for sales incentive payouts
• Support business units and HR in reviewing sales incentive plan designs and recommend/ execute changes as required
• Maintain new sales incentive tool being built to calculate and administer sales incentive payouts
• Perform simulation of commission / bonus payout based on business performance
• Perform sales productivity analysis to help inform management on effectiveness of sales incentive plans
• Maintain customer to sales hierarchy mapping to ensure accurate measurement of performance and incentive payouts
• Work closely with HR and sales teams to ensure accurate payouts
• Assist as needed in the annual budgeting process

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance / Accounting
• Minimum 5 years of analytical work experience with at least 2 years in a financial analysis capacity.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and advanced analytical tools such as Power BI
• Strong relationship building, interpersonal skills and strong ability to interact with multiple levels of management and staff
• Independent, high attention to detail, self-motivated, meticulous with proven leadership capabilities
• Have a high tolerance for ambiguity and strong sense of business acumen
• Willingness and desire to create a team learning environment and to foster a positive, fulfilling work environment.

Skills

• Experience in a mainstream finance role including manufacturing or accounting.
• Proficiency in SAP, Power BI, Hyperion, and Blackline preferred.
• Knowledge of TPM, Lean, or Six Sigma methodologies preferred.
• Experience in building financial models to support decision-making.
• Proficiency in a second language is highly preferred, reflecting our global market presence.