About Our Client
Our client is a leading multinational organisation with an established shared services operation in Malaysia. To support its finance function, the organisation is seeking an experienced finance and accounting professional to join the team on a six-month contract. Office based in KL.
About the Role
Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will support day-to-day accounting and treasury operations, including bank reconciliation, payment processing, fixed-asset accounting, FX hedging administration, and month-end closing activities.
This position is well suited to a hands-on accounting professional with experience in general ledger activities and exposure to treasury operations within a multinational or shared services environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor bank balances, maintain cashbook records, and perform bank reconciliations.
- Process outgoing payments, including the necessary accounting-system postings, clearing activities, and approval documentation.
- Review and post monthly prepayment amortisation entries.
- Support FX hedging activities for assigned business units, including transaction registration, rate comparisons, liaison with banks, and settlement upon contract maturity.
- Manage fixed assets, including asset registration, depreciation runs, physical asset counts, and depreciation estimates for budgeting purposes.
- Monitor interfaced accounting entries and clear suspense accounts to ensure transactions are accurately recorded.
- Perform month-end closing activities across treasury and accounting systems.
- Generate e-invoices and self-billed e-invoices for interest income and interest expense transactions.
- Prepare month-end schedules and supporting financial reports.
- Prepare and submit quarterly reports to Bank Negara Malaysia.
- Support journal-entry processing and the preparation of financial statements.
- Undertake other finance-related assignments as required by the immediate superior.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
- Relevant experience in accounting operations, preferably with exposure to treasury or cash-management activities.
- Hands-on experience in payment processing, bank reconciliation, fixed-asset accounting, general ledger, and month-end closing.
- Ability to prepare and process journal entries and support end-to-end financial-statement preparation.
- Experience with FX hedging, bank liaison, or treasury systems would be an advantage.
- Basic understanding of withholding tax and corporate tax.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and SAP S/4HANA or SAP HANA.
- Strong attention to detail, numerical accuracy, and problem-solving skills.
- Able to work independently, manage deadlines, and perform effectively in a fast-paced shared services environment.
- Available and willing to commit to a six-month contract.
