GL Accountant

Job Title

GL Accountant, FSS

Location

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Purpose

GL Accountant is responsible for performing several end‑to‑end General Ledger (GL) tasks, ensuring compliance with internal and external reporting requirements for both Group and Statutory reporting purposes.

Interrelations

The position reports to GL Team Leader.

Formal Authorities

Has authority to act within this Functional Description and within the chart of authority as outlined in the company’s Global Integrated Management System (GIMS).

Main Responsibilities

• Managing relationships with external and internal stakeholders to provide effective service.
• Collaborating with internal / external parties responsible for preparing statutory financial statements and annual tax returns if required.
• Taking responsibility for financial bookkeeping.
• Entering financial data such as accruals, deferrals, reclassifications, and interdepartmental entries into the ledger on a monthly basis, and preparing reports.
• Ensuring month and year‑end closure deadlines and processes are met.
• Ensuring financial data are accurate and complete according to Corporate Accounting Guidelines.
• Working closely with other departments to ensure accruals are accurate and complete.
• Performing account analysis to ensure that journal entries and balances are correct.
• Reconciling accounts with the general ledger.
• Conducting monthly and quarterly trend analysis on balance sheet and P&L accounts.
• Monitoring and managing cash‑flow forecasting of the specific entities in cooperation with Treasury Team.
• Managing and coordinating internal and external audits.
• Contributing to the development of new or amended accounting systems, programs, and procedures.
• Performing other accounting duties and supporting junior staff as required or assigned.
• Coordinating and recording investments and maintaining fixed asset records.
• Fulfilling all other tasks delegated by the Superior.

Accountabilities

Health & Safety

The employee is responsible for adhering to the company’s health and safety requirements to ensure their own safety and that of colleagues. This includes participating in risk assessment processes, completing required health and safety training and certifications, following safe work practices and procedures, using personal protective equipment (PPE) when required, inspecting equipment and the workplace regularly, actively eliminating hazards, reporting accidents, incidents, injuries, near misses, safety risks and issues of non‑compliance with health and safety procedures according to internal procedure, and developing the safety culture in their workplace and cooperating with others on matters relating to health and safety. This includes physical as well as psychosocial health and safety.

Requirements

Adherence to company health and safety procedures is mandatory.

Qualifications

Additional Preferences

Process Involvement

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Accounting / Auditing and Finance

Industries

Accounting

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