Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Accounting & Tax Manager

 Job Description:

Our client is a Malaysia's leading shopper marketing and merchandising agency.

Job Responsibilities:

  • 1) Accounting
    Overall control of the company's accounting function.
    Ensure compliance with the relevant accounting standard.
    Maintains accounting controls by implementing policies and procedures across the group.
  • 2) Tax
    Overall responsible for company's tax function covering direct, indirect and withholding taxes.
    Ensure adequate provision of income tax and deferred taxation.
    Ensure tax filings are completed and filed in compliance to Inland Revenue requirements.
    Advise senior management on ways to improve tax efficiency and planning.
  • 3) Financial Accounts
    Prepare monthly consolidated accounts in accordance to the relevant accounting standard.
    Coordinate and ensure timely completion of annual report.
    Ensuring that the regulatory requirements of all statutory bodies are met regarding all the
    company's financial affairs
    Ensure timely and accuracy of subsidiaries and associate financial reports.
    Maintain the full set of account for listed holding company.
  • 4) Listed Entity Requirements
    Works closely with the company's listing sponsors, auditors and tax agent to ensure all listing requirements are adhered to such as annual report, sustainability reporting, SGX filings.
    Ensure timely report for half and full year announcement.
  • 5) Process improvement
    Review processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness of controls.
    Train finance team members on updated accounting and tax issues to upskill team.
    Utilize excel skills to improve efficiency of business modelling.

Job Requirements:

  • Degree in business/commerce with accounting major.
  • Chartered Accountant of a recognized accountancy professional body or holder of an equivalent qualification.
  • Assistant Manager or Senior Associate in big 5 accounting firm.
  • Similar role in publicly listed company.
  • Good command of written and spoken English and Bahasa Malaysia.
  • Familiar with major accounting software such as SAP, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics.
  Required Skills:

Tax Accounting