Senior Analyst, Accounting Operations

CMA CGM; Selangor; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CMA CGM FICOM (Finance Corporate Office Malaysia) seeks a capable GL Accountant to perform general ledger duties, prepare monthly journals, and analyze BS and PnL for reporting to Corporate and Region stakeholders.

You will consolidate financial data, support monthly closures, and liaise with auditors while ensuring accuracy and timeliness across reports. Strong Excel, SAP knowledge, and a proactive, detail-focused mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance or relevant.
• Professional degree (CAP/ACCA/CA) preferred.
• 3–4 years of related work experience.
• 1–2 years of audit background preferred and add advantage.
• Experience in Shared Service Center is advantageous.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word.
• Knowledge of SAP or consolidation tools is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Team player, able to work independently and with integrity.

Responsibilities

• Prepare JE accurately and timely; propose HLAs when needed.
• Work with stakeholders to ensure accruals are justified and posted.
• Analyze P&L and BS schedules; investigate significant items.
• Consolidate and timely submit reporting to supervisors and regions.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly management reports and statutory accounts.
• Handle ad-hoc requests from stakeholders and corporate teams.
• Coordinate with Process Owners and Country Controllers for payments.
• Liaise with external auditors to resolve issues.
• Back up team members for daily tasks and ad-hoc assignments.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Integrity and responsibility

Work under tight schedule

Independent worker

MS Excel

MS Word

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance

CAP/ACCA/CA qualification

Tools

SAP

Consolidation tools

Job description

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

About CMA CGM FICOM (Finance Corporate Office Malaysia)

Located at Wisma Consplant 2, Subang Jaya, FICOM is the extended team of the Finance Corporate Division of the CMA CGM Group. It serves as the Finance Expertise Center, delivering non-transactional, value-added functions to support the Group’s transformation and drive financial performance for key stakeholders.

The FICOM team comprises over 180 local talents, all committed to realizing its vision of being an effective Business Partner to stakeholders and a preferred employer for finance professionals.

Brief Description

This position is responsible to perform General Ledger (GL) functions, to prepare monthly journal entries (JE) for the purpose of monthly closing process, to prepare and analyse Balance Sheet (BS) and Profit and Loss (PnL) schedules, to prepare monthly reports for submission to Corporate and respective Region stakeholders and to perform consolidated financial accounting, review and reporting for entities/ transactions within the Group.

Key Result Areas

• Ensure accurate and timely submission of reports/schedules to supervisor.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of all posting.
• Perform variance analysis of the financials every period.
• Assist Assistant Managers and Managers for periodic reports.

Key Accountabilities/Duties

• Prepare JE accurately and timely and propose high level adjustments (HLA) where necessary
• Work closely with stakeholders/corporate/country requestors to ensure accruals are properly justified and correctly posted
• Perform analytical review on P&L and BS schedules and perform investigations on significant and outstanding items
• Perform, check and consolidate reporting timely and accurately for submission
• Prepare and maintain monthly and quarterly management reports and yearly statutory accounts timely and accurately
• Submit quality and accurate ad-hoc requests from stakeholders/corporate/country.
• Liaise with Process Owners and Country Controllers for payment related information
• Liaise with external auditors when required to ensure issues are resolved timely
• Back up team member on daily tasks when required
• Prepare to assist and take up ad-hoc assignments

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance or relevant
• Professional Degree in Accounting (CAP, ACCA & CA etc.) is preferred
• Minimum 3 to 4 years of related working experience
• 1 to 2 years of audit background is preferred and would be added advantage
• Working experience in Shared Service Center would be added advantage
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office especially Excel and Word
• Knowledge in SAP or equivalent consolidation tools would be added advantage
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both written and speaking)
• Strong analytical skills with attention to details
• Team player with ability to work independently and committed
• Able to work under tight schedule
• Have a high level of integrity & responsibility with strong work ethics

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure!