Senior Accounting Associate

TMF Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

TMF Group in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is seeking an Accounting Specialist to manage accounts receivable, accounts payable and general ledgers within a dynamic accounting team. You will support month-end close, reconciliations, and statutory reporting, working with clients and internal stakeholders to uphold accuracy and compliance.

The role requires a degree in accounting/finance, professional qualification, and 1–2 years' international experience; strong English and ERP aptitude.

Qualifications

• University degree preferably in Accounting, Finance or Economics.
• Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent).
• 1–2 years of experience in international/English-speaking environment in Audit/GL/AR/AP.
• Experience in multi-country environment or BPO/SSC is an advantage.
• Proactive, analytical, detail-oriented with continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Perform general accounting and reporting activities including journal entries, accruals, postings.
• Support month-end closing and ensure accurate entries in the system.
• Conduct reconciliations (bank, balance sheet).
• Handle AP activities: invoices, PO matching, payments, VAT checks.
• Handle AR activities: invoices, payments, matching.
• Maintain Vendor/Customer Master Records; reconcile AP/AR to GL.
• Coordinate with clients and internal stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Prepare statutory financial statements using global FS tools.

Skills

English proficiency

Analytical skills

Detail oriented

Proactive attitude

Client service mindset

Education

Accounting/Finance/Economics degree

Professional accounting qualification (ACCA/ACCA/CPA)

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

ERP/F&A systems

Job description

General Information

Job ID

37102

Location

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Malaysia

Work Types

Full Time

Categories

Client Accounting

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About TMF Group

TMF Group is a leading provider of administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world. As we’re a global company with 11,000+ colleagues based in over 125 offices across 87 jurisdictions, we actively seek out people with the talent and potential to flourish at TMF Group, whatever their background, and offer job opportunities to the broadest spectrum of people. Once on board we nurture and promote talented individuals, making sure that senior positions are open to all.

Discover the Role

This position will be part of a dynamic Accounting Team that will manage a complex portfolio of clients and will constantly develop working relationships with existing clients, prospects and external advisers. Accounting Specialist will perform activities related with Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables and General Ledger as part of the service scope.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform general accounting and reporting activities in a timely and accurate manner including processing journal entries, calculation of accruals, posting and process allocations
• Perform month-end closing by assuring all appropriate accounting record is entered into system
• Ensure proper reconciliation of reports and accounts i.e. bank reconciliation, balance sheet reconciliation
• Handle day-to-day Accounts Payable activities, like invoice processing, matching to purchase orders/members statements, confirming authorizations, cash allocation, checking VAT calculations and deductions, creating payment proposals, reversals and corrections of incorrectly posted invoices,
• Handle day-to-day Accounts Receivable activities, like issuing invoices, incoming payment allocation and matching,
• Create, maintain Vendor / Customer Master Records
• Reconciling Accounts Payables/Receivables account(s) to the general ledger
• Coordinate with client and internal stakeholders, via workflow tool/email to resolve the issues.
• Manage the generic mailboxes, responding to customers / vendors inquiries in a timely manner; support, follow-up escalations of identified issues,
• Comply with accounting standards, policies and procedures
• Explore for continuous process improvements and share best practices across teams
• Contribute to team metrics by achieving stated productivity and accuracy goals daily
• Drive continuous process improvements and share best practices across team
• Support team lead in achieving performance objectives
• Prepare statutory financial statements using the global FS tool on a timely basis to ensure that all accounting standards and legislative requirements are met.

Key Requirements

• University degree preferably in Accounting, Finance or Economics
• Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent), even if partly qualified, and audit experience will be a big advantage.
• At least 1, ideally 2 years of experience in an international, or English-speaking environment, in one of these fields:
  
  1. Audit,
  2. or GL accounting/Record-to-Report,
  3. or AR/Order-to-Cash,
  4. or AP/Procure-to-Pay
  
  
• Experience in a multi-country, multiple legal entity environment will be an advantage
• Experience in BPO/SSC/Centralized delivery model will be an advantage
• Practical knowledge of accounting standards, GAAPs, IFRS will be an advantage
• Microsoft Office literacy; working with Microsoft Dynamix or other ERP / F&A systems will be an advantage.
• Good English language skills (written and spoken)
• Proactiveness and engaged attitude
• Curiosity and willingness to learn new skills and to perform range of activities ranging from bookkeeping to advanced corporate reporting.
• Ability to adapt to changing environment, positive mindset in responding to challenges
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to details
• Continuous improvement mindset and process orientation and a solution-oriented work approach
• “Getting things done” and service-oriented attitude combined with the ability to communicate and explain procedures and solution proposals to partners

What’s in it for you?

Pathways for career development

• Work with colleagues and clients around the world on interesting and challenging work.
• We provide internal career opportunities so you can take your career further within TMF
• Continuous development is supported through global learning opportunities from the TMF Business Academy

Making an impact

• You’ll be helping us to make the world a simpler place to do business for our clients
• Through our corporate social responsibility program, you’ll also be making a difference in the communities where we work

A supportive environment

• Strong feedback culture to help build an engaging workplace
• Our inclusive work environment allows you to work from our offices around the world, as well as from home, helping you find the right work-life balance to perform at your best.

We’re looking forward to getting to know you!