Technical Accounting Manager

Air Products; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in industrial gases seeks a Senior Financial Accountant in Kuala Lumpur. You will support capital deployment, mergers, and acquisitions and ensure compliance with US GAAP. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance and has at least 8 years of technical accounting experience. Proficiency in Mandarin is essential for serving Mandarin-speaking clients. Join us in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can thrive and be valued.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical accounting experience in a public accounting firm.
• Merger & acquisition accounting experience is an advantage.
• Thorough understanding of US GAAP is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with US GAAP and APCI Finance Standards.
• Support capital deployment, mergers, and acquisitions.
• Facilitate negotiations and transaction agreements.

Skills

Technical accounting experience

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Decision-making under pressure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance

Professional accounting qualification (CPA/ACCA)

Job description

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse, and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.

Based in our KL Accounting Center, you will play a critical role in supporting the company’s strategic capital deployment, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures as well as all non‑routine and significant transactions for all entities across Air Products in Asia by ensuring these transactions comply with US GAAP and Air Products Finance Standard.

About the role

• Ensure compliance of capital deployment, mergers, acquisition and divestiture transactions as well as all non‑routine and significant transactions across Asia with US GAAP and APCI Finance Standards by evaluating accounting treatments and preparing comprehensive accounting documentation.
• Support successful capital deployment, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures in Asia by conducting or supporting due diligence, evaluating financial impacts, and identifying risks in collaboration with cross‑function teams.
• Facilitate effective business negotiations and transaction agreements by reviewing agreements and providing accounting perspectives to support decision‑making.
• Achieve accurate and timely integration of new entities and recording of non‑routine and significant transactions by developing accounting integration or divestiture plan, preparing US GAAP opening balance sheet, coordinating cross‑functional efforts, and ensuring seamless accounting handover on closing dates.
• Maintain effective communication with headquarter management and Technical Accounting teams by providing timely updates on key project milestones and ensuring alignment on complex deal accounting treatments.
• Prepare functional currency determination for new legal entities.
• Support in US GAAP new accounting standard implementation.
• Support in update and establishment of Air Products Finance Standards.
• Support ad‑hoc requests.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance and a professional accounting qualification (CPA/ACCA or equivalent).
• At least 8 years of technical accounting experience in a public accounting firm; merger & acquisition accounting experience is an advantage.
• Thorough understanding of accounting principles and practices; US GAAP knowledge is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills, enabling effective information flow across and ability to articulate complex issues across all organizational levels.
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills.
• Capable of making timely decisions under pressure in dynamic environment and generating, improving, and maintaining quality processes and documentation.
• Drives and adapts to change for better results.
• Language – English and Mandarin‑speaking candidates who will be serving Mandarin‑speaking customers.

Who we are

At Air Products, we work in an environment where diversity is crucial, inclusion is in our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter!

You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.

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