Senior Accountant - Plantation Industry (ID: 715435)

PERSOL Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PERSOL Malaysia seeks a Senior Accountant for the Plantation Industry to lead regional financial and management reporting across estates, mills, and research centers. You will ensure ledger integrity, authorize Cognos uploads, and drive SAP-based processes.

You will manage regional banking, budgeting, tax compliance, and audits, while mentoring staff and coordinating cross-functional teams. The role demands strong technical accounting skills and strategic finance leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy or Finance.
• Active professional membership in a recognized accounting body (e.g., MIA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, MICPA).
• Minimum 10 years post-qualification experience in accounting/financial management, with 3–5 years in a senior/supervisory role.
• Substantial experience in agricultural/plantation accounting, with exposure to oil palm or other cash crops.
• Strong ERP/SAP experience and finance system proficiency.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills, with ability to work independently and cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Amalgamate regional financial and management reporting for estates, mills, and research centers; ensure ledgers tally and authorize Cognos uploads.
• Manage regional banking portals, authorize corporate payments, fund requisitions, and bank guarantees.
• Formulate annual budgets, coordinate biotech budgets, compile Budget Management Report, and present budget slides to senior management.
• Oversee corporate and indirect tax compliance (SST, CP204A revisions, transfer pricing); coordinate audits with tax authorities.
• Maintain financial integrity by reviewing vouchers, cancellations, cheques, and SAP reversals; compute quarterly fair value of biological assets (MFRS 141).
• Serve as Plantation division Risk Management Coordinator to present risk profiles and lead finance transformation projects, system enhancements, AI tools, and SOPs.

Skills

Mentoring staff

Cross-functional teamwork

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accountancy/Finance

Professional accounting body membership (MIA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA/MICPA)

Tools

SAP

Job description

Senior Accountant - Plantation Industry (ID: 715435)

• Amalgamation regional financial and management reporting for estates, mills, and research centers, ensuring all ledgers tally, and authorize uploads to IBM Cognos.
• Manage regional banking portals, authorizing corporate payments, fund requisitions, and corporate bank guaran tees.
• Formulate annual budget parameters (e.g., retirement benefits, depreciation schedules), coordinate biotech and research budgets, compile the final Budget Management Report, and present budget slides to senior management.
• Manage corporate and indirect tax compliance, including SST submissions, CP204A tax revisions (at 6th, 9th, or 11th-month intervals), transfer pricing, and coordinate audits, and queries with LHDN.
• Maintain strict financial integrity by reviewing payment vouchers cancellations, cheque voids, and SAP ledger reversals, and compute the quarterly fair value of biological assets (MFRS 141)
• Act as the Plantation division Risk Management Coordinator to present risk assessment profiles to senior management, while leading finance transformation projects, system enhancement, AI tools, and SOP implementations.

Job Requirements:-

• A Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy, Finance, or a closely related field from an accredited university.
• Active professional membership in a recognized accounting body (e.g., MIA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, MICPA).
• A minimum of 10 years of post-qualification experience in accounting or financial management, with at least 3 to 5 years in a senior or supervisory capacity.
• Substantial experience in agricultural or plantation accounting, with hands-on exposure to oil palm, coconut planting, or diversified cash crops.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of ERP accounting systems, particularly SAP.
• Exceptional communication skills with a proven track records of mentoring accounts executives and staff, driving operational efficiency, and working effectively both independently and within cross-functional teams.