Senior Analyst, Cost Accounting

EVONIK MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.; Selangor; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

EVONIK MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Accounting Analyst in Selangor.

The role involves performing cost accounting transactions, ensuring timely month-end closes, and collaborating with Local Financial Services across Asia Pacific and Europe, Middle East & Africa regions. Strong English communication and cross-functional teamwork are essential. The ideal candidate holds a degree in accounting or finance with 4–5 years of relevant experience, proficiency in SAP, and a

Qualifications

• Holds a Degree or Professional Qualification in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum 4-5 years of relevant working experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform cost accounting transactions with timely, accurate close.
• Execute month-end and quarter/year-end close per SOPs.
• Collaborate with Local Financial Services and regional teams to ensure timely closure of accounts.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with Local Services, SSC and COE.
• Ensure closing timelines meet Group Corporate requirements.
• Ensure SOPs are followed and variances are escalated for review.
• Attend to queries promptly and resolve issues.
• Troubleshoot cost accounting process issues.
• Support Internal Control System documentation and audits.
• Assist in project initiatives rollout by Global team.
• Drive standardization across regions and globally.
• Undertake ad hoc assignments and migrations as needed.
• Coach and guide junior analysts; identify skill gaps and upskill the team.
• Perform backup duties and support onboarding of new analysts.

Skills

Strong communication in English

Team player

Meticulous

Under pressure

Languages an added advantage

Education

Degree or Professional Qualification in Accounting or Finance

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

At Evonik, you’re part of a global chemical company working in many sectors that go beyond chemistry. From lipids for tomorrow’s medicines, biosurfactants for green detergents, additives for plastics recycling or membranes to help drive forward the energy transition, you’ll play an essential part in helping the world’s most essential industries succeed.

Our success hinges on a diversity of ideas powered by people, not egos. Whether you’re a scientist or engineer, new to the team or established, in business, production, or anything in between – we cheer each other on. Because we believe we can do anything. Explore everything. And Be Part of Something Special!

Find out more about the many benefits we offer:

https://www.evonik.com/en/careers/why.html

Meet the team and get to know the people behind Evonik:

https://www.evonik.com/en/news/meet-the-team.html

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform Cost Accounting transaction and ensuring delivery quality in terms of accuracy, completeness and timeliness on daily basis
• Execute month end close steps, quarter & year end close activities in accordance with work instructions and month end closing checklist
• Collaborate and work with Local Financial Services and other functional teams to ensure timely and accurate closure of accounts for Evonik companies across Asia Pacific and EMEA region in accordance with work instructions and SmartClose checklist.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationship with Local Services, other teams within the SSC and Center of Excellence
• Ensure that closing timelines meet the Group Corporate requirements
• Ensure all work instructions, standard operating procedures are complied. Review and escape local specific variances to Key Accountant/Team Lead for further assessment and discussion
• Ensure queries are attended to and resolved in a timely, responsible and proactive manner
• Perform troubleshooting of issues and challenges related to Cost Accounting processes
• Execute Internal Control System according to the guideline and ensure the Internal Control System documentation is in place
• Supporting Local Financial Services in terms of internal and external audit
• Support in the implementation of project initiatives rollout by Global team
• Support standardization across regions and globally by focusing on alignment of end to end business process areas, system and tools.
• Continuously explore alternatives in driving process improvement and harmonization in areas of operation
• Undertake any ad hoc assignment, projects and migrations that may be assigned from time to time.
• Able to coach and provide guidance/ solutions if there are issues faced by the analyst/ junior analyst on work related matters. Identify skill gap and develop upskilling training for the team
• Perform back up duty as and when required.
• Assist in managing on boarding process and knowledge retention for the team
• The Senior Analyst will be responsible for daily/monthly KPIs for the assigned tasks and to ensure all deadlines are adhered to.
• Resolve accounting issues in consultation with the Key Accountant / Team Lead / Functional Manager.

REQUIREMENTS

Education, Certification and/or relevant experience required

• Holds a Degree or Professional Qualification in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum 4-5 years of relevant working experience.

Additional skills and abilities required for this position

• Strong communications skills both verbal and written in English.
• A team player, meticulous, able to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in languages would be an added advantage depending on the individual assignment, different language skills will be required.

Technical Knowledge (E.g. specialized knowledge required to perform all the required tasks)

• Knowledge and understanding on IFRS, General Accounting principles and Accounting functions.
• Experience working in SAP or other major ERP system’s work environment would be an added advantage.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills - able to identify and troubleshoot system issues.

Others (if required by the position)

• Computer literate and competent in Microsoft office
• Ability to organize workload, adapt quickly to change, ability to meet deadlines and execute commitments.
• Exposure to shared services environment would be advantageous.