Senior General Ledger Accountant — Korean Speaker

Confidential; Kuala Lumpur; In loco; MYR 180.000 - 240.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Confidential in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Senior General Ledger Accountant (Korean speaking) to lead GL for South Korea entities within a newly formed regional finance team. You will own month-end close, drive process improvements, and support AP/AR activities for South Korea during transitions and migrations.

You will collaborate with Korea-based stakeholders, ensure compliance with local and group standards, and contribute to finance transformation initiatives while maintaining a proactive

Competenze

• 5–8 years of experience in General Ledger or financial accounting in multinational environments.
• Hands-on experience with Korean accounting, tax and reporting requirements.
• Strong month-end closing, reconciliations, intercompany accounting and journal entries.

Mansioni

• Manage month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing for South Korea entities.
• Prepare and post journal entries including accruals, prepayments and FX revaluations.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Maintain fixed asset accounting and the asset register.
• Coordinate intercompany transactions and reconciliations across entities.
• Assist with tax compliance activities for South Korea and transfer pricing documentation.
• Prepare statutory financial statements and respond to audit requests.
• Produce financial and management reports and perform ad-hoc analyses.

Conoscenze

General Ledger

Intercompany accounting

Month-end close

Stakeholder management

Process documentation

Finance transformation

Formazione

University degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics/Business Administration

Professional qualification (CPA/ACCA/CIMA)

Strumenti

SAP

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Microsoft Excel

Descrizione del lavoro

We are a global technology group that designs, develops and manufactures both software and hardware solutions for industrial and enterprise customers. Our technologies help organisations digitalise their operations, improve productivity and work more safely and sustainably.

We operate across the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific and employ several thousand people worldwide.

We are now strengthening our finance capabilities in Asia Pacific with the creation of a new multinational finance team based in Kuala Lumpur. The team will deliver end‑to‑end accounting services for our entities across the region and is being built from the ground up — which means genuine ownership, senior visibility and the chance to shape processes, systems and ways of working from day one.

This is a confidential search. The company name and further details will be shared with shortlisted candidates during the first conversation with our recruitment team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Senior General Ledger Accountant (Korean speaking) to join a newly created multinational finance team in Kuala Lumpur.

This is an opportunity for someone who thrives in dynamic environments, enjoys building processes rather than inheriting them, and is comfortable navigating transitions, migrations and organisational change. You will own the general ledger for our South Korean entities and act as the finance point of contact for South Korea, while also providing hands‑on support to Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities for the market.

Approximately half of your time will be dedicated to GL accounting for South Korea; the remainder will be spent supporting AP/AR operations for South Korea, transition activities and process build‑up.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage month‑end, quarter‑end and year‑end closing activities for the South Korean entities, ensuring accuracy and adherence to group reporting deadlines.
• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepayments, provisions, payroll entries, FX revaluation and other adjustments.
• Perform balance sheet reviews and account reconciliations, investigating and resolving accounting discrepancies.
• Maintain fixed asset accounting, including additions, disposals, depreciation runs and the asset register.
• Manage and reconcile intercompany transactions and balances across entities.
• Support the reconciliation between local South Korean accounting requirements and group reporting standards.
• Support tax compliance activities for South Korea, including applicable indirect taxes, withholding tax, corporate income tax and transfer pricing documentation, in cooperation with local advisors.
• Support the preparation of statutory financial statements and respond to internal and external audit requests.
• Prepare financial and management reports, and carry out ad‑hoc analysis for stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with internal accounting policies, procedures and internal controls.

AP/AR support — South Korea

• Provide hands‑on support to Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities for South Korea, particularly during closing, peak periods and transition phases.
• Act as backup and escalation point for complex or disputed AP/AR items requiring Korean‑language resolution.
• Liaise with South Korean vendors, customers, local finance contacts, tax advisors and banks in Korean.

Transition & transformation

• Support the transition and migration of accounting activities from South Korea into the new Kuala Lumpur team, including knowledge capture, process mapping and stabilisation.
• Create and maintain process documentation (SOPs / desktop procedures) to a standard the team can operate and audit against.
• Participate in finance transformation projects, including ERP implementation, automation, standardisation and continuous improvement initiatives.

ABOUT YOU

• 5–8 years of experience in General Ledger or financial accounting, ideally within an international Shared Service Centre, Global Business Services or multinational environment.
• Hands‑on experience with South Korean accounting, tax and reporting requirements.
• Strong command of month‑end closing, reconciliations, intercompany accounting, fixed assets and journal entries.
• Willingness and flexibility to support AP and AR processes for South Korea alongside your GL responsibilities — this is an explicit part of the role.
• Comfortable working with stakeholders across time zones, including Korea Standard Time.
• Proven experience supporting business transitions, migrations, system implementations or finance transformation projects.
• A proactive, hands‑on approach with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Comfortable in a fast‑paced, evolving environment where processes are still being built and refined.
• Adaptable to change, resilient under pressure and effective in ambiguous situations.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and problem‑solving skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify and implement process enhancements.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Hands‑on experience with SAP and/or Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is required.
• University degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a related field. A professional qualification (CPA, ACCA, CIMA, MICPA or equivalent) is an advantage.

LANGUAGES

• Business‑level Korean (written and spoken) is essential — you will work daily with Korean‑speaking stakeholders and documentation.
• Fluent English is a prerequisite — English is the working language of the team.
• Any additional Asian language (Japanese, Mandarin or Bahasa Malaysia) is a plus.