Associate RTR

The Associate, RTR will support divisions, legal entities and countries as assigned to gain, over time, a deep understanding of the various business divisions, and the unique attributes of the legal entity, regulatory, and in-country requirements associated with the region.

Main Responsibilities Service Delivery

• Assist in External/Internal Audit, preparing Financial Statement and Tax schedules
• Communicate proactively with Divisions and respective functions to ensure smooth month end/year end closing
• Ensure compliance with Abbott accounting policies and regulatory requirements
• Contribute and participate in overall team initiatives, projects, and activities
• Monthly/Year end closing tasks (e.g., Journal posting, Accruals, Balance Sheet reconciliation/prepare commentaries, Product Costing, Intercompany related, FA matters and etc)
• Update SOPs as and when is required Back-up other team member as and when required

Manage day-to-day activities

• Monthly closing tasks (i.e. inventory provision review, GL vs sub-ledger tie-in, analytical review of P&L and BS movement, balance sheet recon review)
• Annual closing tasks
• Ensure business transactions are accurately recorded for any new business initiatives or changes in business processes
• Monitor and correct complex data and information errors
• Identify and resolve exceptions on inventory transactions resulting in out-of-balance
• Address and eliminate data integrity and quality issues over time
• Update SOPs and Work Instructions

Compliance

• Ensure all processes, policies and procedures are clearly defined and fully documented
• Ensure compliance with Abbott accounting policies and regulatory requirements
• Sustain minimum effective controls in compliance with SOX, GAAP, IFRS and any other accounting pronouncements and policies required.
• Read, understand, and execute on the policies and standards communicated by the GPMs and the corporate controller.

Experience/Background

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance, Chartered Accountant preferable
• Intermediate Excel skills, good with managing large volume of data
• Agile with working with various enterprise systems (e.g. JDE, BPCS, SAP), willing to work with manual processes and strive for process improvements
• Excellent English communication skills.
• Energetic and innovative with a passion to make things happen
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (passion for data and accuracy)

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Candidates must be resident in Malaysia, or have the right to work in Malaysia.