Senior Accountant - Project & Fixed Asset Accounting

Air Products; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading industrial gases company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an experienced financial professional to manage all accounting aspects of projects in the SAP project system. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance and possess at least 4 years of audit experience. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with corporate policies and timely capitalization of projects. Additional skills in automation and strong communication abilities are preferred. Join a diverse and inclusive team committed to safety and innovation.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Opportunities for growth and development

Collaboration in a team-oriented environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance (or equivalent).
• At least 4 years of audit experience with CPA/ACCA, or 6 years in MNC with SAP knowledge.
• Strong foundation in accounting principles and US GAAP is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with corporate policy and financial standards.
• Monitor projects for timely capitalization and accurate revenue recording.
• Support M&A projects and handle project billing.

Skills

Accounting principles

US GAAP knowledge

Interpersonal communication

Problem-solving

Automation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance

Tools

SAP

Qlicksense

Python

Job description

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.

Reimagine What’s Possible

Based in our KL Accounting Center, you will be supporting the Company’s US GAAP financial reporting, working closely with business and operational stakeholders.

About the role

Responsible for all accounting aspects of projects in the SAP project system to ensure compliance with corporate policy and finance standard, including:

• ensuring projects established in SAP with the appropriate approval, monitoring the projects for timely capitalization, accurately recording revenue associated with Sale of Equipment projects, handling intercompany project billing,
• supporting Global Megaprojects review.
• supporting M&A projects and SAP data migration related to projects.
• posting of journal entries, and analysing reports, and
• balance sheet reconciliations and reviewing.
• Coordination with other finance, business, and operation departments to process transactions and review master data, including project cost review.
• Support Team Lead to solve the issues or handle the complex issue in Project realm, identify the potential exposure and work on remediation plan.
• Support Team Lead to provide process support with the goal of streamlining and simplifying accounting processes while ensuring accuracy and integrity of data. Seek the chance of automation.
• Identify root cause and drive process improvements to rectify errors and process gaps.
• Work independently and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Other duties assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance (or equivalent)
• At least 4 years of working experience in audit with CPA/ACCA (or equivalent); additional finance-related working experience in MNC with SAP knowledge is a plus; Or, at least 6 years of working experience in MNC with SAP knowledge.
• Strong foundation in accounting principles and practices; US GAAP knowledge is a plus.
• Related general accounting experience and knowledge in the areas of Project Accounting or Fixed Assets Accounting for more than 5 years is expected. A basic understanding of the shared service environment is a plus.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, strong desire to learn, independent initiative, customer focus, adaptability to change, and a proven ability to effectively analyze and solve the problems in the daily operation.
• Self-motivated team player with effective interpersonal and communication skills, and high ethical standards.
• Additional automation skill (eg: Qlicksense, Qlickview, BW, Phython, Micro etc) is a plus.

Who we are

At Air Products, we work in an environment where diversity is crucial, inclusion is in our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter!

You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.

We look forward to hearing from you!

We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen and industrial gas experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future.

At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visit About Air Products.