Accountant.

This role will be based in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur and will report directly to the UK Finance team. As such, the working schedule will align with UK working hours:

Working Days: Monday to Friday
Working Hours: 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM (Malaysia Time)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Accountant to lead our Finance Reporting Team. This role suits someone who is strong in technical accounting, highly organised, and confident in managing a small team to deliver high‑quality and timely financial reporting.

You will take full ownership of Group reporting for the entities assigned to your team, ensuring compliance with all SOPs, work instructions, and internal controls established by the UK office and the wider Group. This position is fully on‑site in Cheras due to the team leadership and reporting responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

1) Team Leadership & Delivery Management

• Allocate workloads, set priorities and own the reporting calendar for assigned entities.
• Review team output (journals, reconciliations, reports) and sign off in line with control requirements.
• Coach, mentor and upskill team members; manage performance, objectives, and development plans.
• Escalate issues early; implement recovery plans to protect deadlines and quality.

2) Month/Quarter/Half-Year/Year-End Close

• Orchestrate close activities to the Group timetable.
• Review & approve journals (accruals, prepayments, revenue/cost reclasses, FX revaluation, intercompany, provisions, payroll, lease entries, fixed‑asset depreciation, stock adjustments, IFRS/Group GAAP adjustments).
• GL integrity: ensure completeness, cut‑off, accuracy and classification; clear suspense/holding accounts.
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations: review all reconciliation including daily bank recs, cash and bank balance, deferred revenue, AR/AP control, GRNI, intercompany, taxes, provisions) with action plans for aged items.
• Variance analysis: deliver P&L and BS analytics vs prior period/forecast/budget and explain movements.

3) Group Reporting Ownership

• Prepare and submit Group consolidation packs (Trial Balance, mapping, notes, supplemental schedules) to corporate systems to stated standards.
• Coordinate intercompany confirmations, eliminations, and dispute resolution before submission.

4) Controls, Compliance & SOP Adherence

• Enforce SOPs, work instructions, DOA (Delegation of Authority) and key controls.
• Ensure timely control execution and documented evidence (review checklists, sign‑offs, reconciliations).
• Assess control deficiencies, raise remediation plans, and track to closure; maintain a robust audit trail.

5) Audit Management (Internal & External)

• Act as first point of contact for auditors for assigned entities; coordinate PBC (prepared‑by‑client) lists.
• Provide reconciliations, schedules and explanations; manage sampling requests and walk‑throughs.
• Drive resolution of findings; implement process and control improvements post‑audit.

6) Technical Accounting & Policy Application

• Apply Group accounting policies (IFRS/Group GAAP); prepare or review technical memos for complex areas (revenue recognition, leases, impairment, provisions, FX, inventory costing, share‑based payments).
• Monitor new standards/policy updates from Group and cascade requirements to the team.

7) Tax & Statutory Interfaces

• Coordinate with Tax on VAT/GST/WHT/CIT data, deferred tax workings and relevant disclosures.
• Support statutory accounts preparation, local filings, and alignment between management and statutory numbers.

8) Systems, Data & Automation

• Ownership of ERP close settings (period open/close, posting controls, master data integrity).
• Drive process automation (templates, macros, ERP reports, consolidation tools); reduce manual journals/adjustments.
• Ensure data quality and version control for all working files and reporting templates.

9) Continuous Improvement & Business Partnering

• Identify bottlenecks; deliver cycle‑time and right‑first‑time improvements.
• Standardise reconciliations, create work instructions and improve knowledge transfer across the team.

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Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Accounting/Finance; professional qualification required (ACCA/CPA/CIMA/ICAEW.
• 5–8+ years’ experience in financial & group reporting with 2+ years in a lead/supervisory capacity.
• Strong technical accounting (IFRS/Group GAAP) and audit handling experience.
• Proven delivery in deadline‑driven close environments; SME or multi‑entity exposure is a plus.