Senior Accounting & Consolidation Lead – Japan

Opella; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Opella in Malaysia is seeking an experienced senior accounting professional to manage end-to-end A2R activities for the Japan business. The role requires strong knowledge of IFRS and local GAAP, with SAP FICO at the core of daily operations, and collaboration with global shared-services teams to ensure accuracy and compliance.

The ideal candidate has 8–10 years of accounting experience, fluent English, and prefers Japanese language skills for liaising with local stakeholders and statutory

Qualifications

• 8–10 years’ accounting/A2R experience.
• Strong month-end closing and financial reporting experience.
• Solid knowledge of IFRS + Japanese/local GAAP.
• Hands-on knowledge of SAP FICO.
• Experience across asset & inventory accounting, tax/intercompany, treasury and GL/closing.
• Strong compliance, audit and SOX/internal controls experience.
• Fluent English — mandatory.
• Japanese language skills — strongly preferred.
• Finance/Accounting degree; CPA/ACCA or equivalent is a plus.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Able to work independently, take ownership and lead/coordinate teams.
• Experience driving process improvement, simplification and automation.
• Comfortable working with global/remote teams and shared-service organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end closing and financial reporting processes.
• Oversee tax/intercompany, inventory/assets and treasury activities.
• Coordinate with the global shared-services team to fix issues and improve/automate processes.
• Ensure IFRS and local GAAP compliance and robust internal controls.
• Act as main liaison with Japanese stakeholders and local teams.
• Drive process improvement and automation across accounting streams.

Skills

A2R accounting experience

Month-end closing

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Japanese language skills

Education

Finance/Accounting degree

CPA/ACCA or equivalent

Tools

SAP FICO

Job description

Opella in Malaysia is seeking an experienced senior accounting professional to manage end-to-end A2R activities for the Japan business. The role requires strong knowledge of IFRS and local GAAP, with SAP FICO at the core of daily operations, and collaboration with global shared-services teams to ensure accuracy and compliance.

The ideal candidate has 8–10 years of accounting experience, fluent English, and prefers Japanese language skills for liaising with local stakeholders and statutory