About this role
Primary Function of Position
The Senior Accountant is a member of the Finance and FP&A department responsible for the production site in Penang, Malaysia. The position holder is responsible for all aspects of financial accounting and key accounting processes primarily related to the manufacturing site in Malaysia with possibility to be engaged in activities for the US, Mexico manufacturing entity.
Roles and Responsibilities
Management of all accounting related activities in collaboration with our external accounting provider who manages accounting, payroll, AP and monthly close process
Work closely with local manufacturing leadership and central finance functions to ramp up the manufacturing plant
Cash forecasting for the Malaysia legal entity
Preparation of monthly reporting according to US-GAAP
Balance sheet reconciliations
Maintain General Ledger in accordance with Intuitive guidelines and accounting manual (including all payroll related postings)
Preparation of annual statutory financial statements according to Malaysian legislation
Monitoring and Settlement of IC transactions
Monitoring of AP process (coordination, bank clearing, payment run review)
Maintenance of Fixed Asset Subledger
Support of monthly Taxation reporting
First point of contact for external advisors and statutory auditors
Close collaboration with central accounting functions in USA and Mexico
Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and automation within our current accounting processes
Support and review and coordinate with HR and third-party processor
Ad-hoc reports and analysis
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Completed commercial education, ideally as accountant or academic degree with financial and accounting focus
5+ years professional experience in accounting
US-GAAP and Malaysian local accounting knowledge of advantage
Strong communication skills, fluent in English & Malaysian
Excellent expertise in MS Office and SAP FI
Strong analytical skills and numerical affinity
Proactive and independent
Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.
We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.
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This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on
business need and/or on the selected candidate’s experience, knowledge and skills.
Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the
candidate’s qualifications, consistent with applicable law.