Tax Accountant

Cohu Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Malacca City; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five-Day Work Week

Flexible Working Arrangement

Profit Sharing

Overseas Opportunities

Medical Education support

Dental Parking

Sports & Social Activities

Insurance

Job summary

Cohu Malaysia Sdn Bhd is seeking a Tax Accountant to support statutory tax, reporting, and advisory work in Malacca. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues, strengthen controls, and drive process improvements across finance and tax functions.

The role requires 3–5 years of tax experience, strong Excel skills, and readiness to work flexible hours to meet global deadlines. You will engage with external consultants and authorities as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting; 3–5 years in tax advisory/compliance.
• Strong communication and business writing skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly expenses analysis for statutory tax purposes, including forex allocation and segmenting expenses by tax incentive.
• Assist in tax computations and deferred tax computations ensuring compliance with rules and regulations.
• Assist in transfer pricing documentation and ensure compliance with policies and regulations.
• Manage contract lifecycle via LinkSquares platform including uploading executed agreements and tracking signatures.
• Maintain stamp duty compliance and trackers.
• Provide tax advisory work and liaise with tax consultants and authorities as needed.
• Reconcile monthly Custom Compliance Reporting and identify gaps before submission.
• Perform ad-hoc financial analysis and support for special projects and process improvements.

Skills

Tax advisory

Compliance

Financial reporting

Excel advanced

US GAAP IFRS

Cross-functional

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

At Cohu Malaysia, we are committed to driving innovation and excellence in the semiconductor industry. Our mission is to create a dynamic and inclusive work environment where every team member feels a sense of belonging and has the opportunity to make a meaningful impact. By joining us, you will be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking workforce dedicated to shaping the future of technology.

Unleash your Potential

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Tax Accountant to support financial reporting, statutory compliance, and corporate tax activities. Ensure timely and accurate preparation of financial statements, tax reporting, and accounting records in compliance with regulatory, statutory, and group requirements. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve issues, strengthen financial controls, and support continuous improvement in financial and tax processes.

Impact You Will Make:

Preparation of monthly expenses analysis for statutory tax purposes, including forex allocation and segregation of expenses by tax incentive segment.

Assist in preparation of tax computations and deferred tax computations and ensure compliance with taxation rules, policies and regulations.

Assist in purchase of audited reports, updating and compilation of benchmarking data for transfer pricing documentation and ensure compliance with transfer pricing rules, policies and regulations.

Manage contract lifecycle administration via the LinkSquares platform, including uploading of executed agreements and follow-up of pending signatures.

Manage stamp duty compliance and tracker maintenance.

Keeping abreast of latest technical updates relating to tax.

Able to provide tax advisory related work.

Liaison with tax consultants and authorities where necessary.

Assist in reconciliation of monthly Custom Compliance Reporting, ensuring accuracy and identifying gaps before final submission.

Perform other ad-hoc financial analysis and support for special projects, process improvements, and other business needs.

Our Ideal Candidate:

Bachelor Degree in Accounting with at least 3-5 years work experience in tax advisory / compliance work.

Strong communication skills including business and report writing skills

Good Microsoft Excel skill (Advanced Level)

Able to work under pressure environment and adhere to tight dateline reporting.

Able to work extra hours during financial closing period

Ability to work flexible hours to support global operations and deadlines.

Knowledge of US GAAP / IFRS reporting

Experience with ERP systems or ability to adapt to any automated system is a plus

Strong attention to details and problem solving abilities

Ability to wok cross-functionally with General Accounting, Costing, Tax and operational departments

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, especially in a cross-cultural, global setting.

Strong knowledge of accounting principles, standards, tax compliance and planning knowledge

Pro-active and able to work effectively within a multi-functional and cross-culture team

Possess strong organizational, analytical and problem solving skills

Malaccan, willing to be stationed in Malacca and possess own transport

Why Join Us?

At Cohu Malaysia, we offer a collaborative work environment that fosters growth, innovation, and a commitment to excellence. You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and make a significant impact on our products and processes.

We value our people and offer them:

Five-Day Work Week

Flexible Working Arrangement

Profit Sharing

Overseas Opportunities

Perks and benefits

• Medical Education support
• Dental Parking
• Sports&Social Activities
• Insurance
• Fixed&Variabl

The Only Company with the Expertise on the Entire Test Cell and Inspection

We deliver leading-edge solutions to enable a smarter, safer, and more connected future.

Cohu offers the broadest portfolio of equipment and services for back-end semiconductor manufacturing, including a one-stop-shop for test and handling equipment, thermal subsystems, test contacting, vision inspection and MEMS test solutions.

Cohu has a Broad Product Portfolio across Diverse Applications

Our enhanced product portfolio gives our customers the best possible combination of technologies to match their business and technical needs.

Our product portfolio is focused on increasing yield, reducing cost of test and accelerating time-to-market.

The Only Company with the Expertise on the Entire Test Cell and Inspection

We deliver leading-edge solutions to enable a smarter, safer, and more connected future.

Cohu offers the broadest portfolio of equipment and services for back-end semiconductor manufacturing, including a one-stop-shop for test and handling equipment, thermal subsystems, test contacting, vision inspection and MEMS test solutions.

Cohu has a Broad Product Portfolio across Diverse Applications

Our enhanced product portfolio gives our customers the best possible combination of technologies to match their business and technical needs.

Our product portfolio is focused on increasing yield, reducing cost of test and accelerating time-to-market.

The Only Company with the Expertise on the Entire Test Cell and Inspection

We deliver leading-edge solutions to enable a smarter, safer, and more connected future.

Cohu offers the broadest portfolio of equipment and services for back-end semiconductor manufacturing, including a one-stop-shop for test and handling equipment, thermal subsystems, test contacting, vision inspection and MEMS test solutions.

Cohu has a Broad Product Portfolio across Diverse Applications

Our enhanced product portfolio gives our customers the best possible combination of technologies to match their business and technical needs.

Our product portfolio is focused on increasing yield, reducing cost of test and accelerating time-to-market.