General Ledger Team Lead (SSC) - RTR

Build your Career with an Industry Leader at our Shared Services Centre in Malaysia.

As a global leader in premium label solutions, our purpose is to deliver the world's best label solutions that help our customers build their brands, while adding value to our employees, our shareholders, and the communities in which we operate.

If you share our vision and believe that you could contribute to the success of our company, we look forward to hearing from you!

Job Highlights:

Hybrid Work Environment

Conducive Working Environment

Job Description:

GL Specialists

Promote standardization and eliminate duplication of work in GL processing.

Supervise GL team and manage GL team competencies.

Inventories Process

Ensure verification of inventories subledger – existence, classification and valuation method.

Ensure stock count adjustments are challenged and analyse and report root cause.

Advise local business units of inventories reserves and analyse and report root cause.

Month-end Close

Work with local business unit Controller to ensure subledgers are closed off in timely manner to assist the financial close timeline.

Ensure conformance to cut-off procedures for purchase and revenue recognition.

Ensure month-end journals are prepared in accordance with Company accounting policies and conform with local and US accounting standards/ principles.

Balance sheet reconciliation – Ensure all balance sheet accounts are reconciled to subledger and any significant variances reported in accordance with Company policy.

Financial Reporting – Internal & External

Attain familiarity with Company accounting policies and all applicable GAAP / accounting standards / tax laws and regulations.

Attain familiarity with available reports from Radius, SAP, Hyperion or any accounting or ERP system used by Company and support local business unit Controller with GL account analysis.

Review and discuss with local business unit Controller on procedures to clear aged items in balance sheet accounts.

Support the audit process by managing expectations and providing schedules on a timely basis.

Continuous Improvement

Contribute to the development and implementation of positive change in the GL function in the Company.

Leverage on use of technology and implement cost-neutral process enhancements.

Compliance

Ensure full adherence to Company accounting policies, processes, procedures and authorization levels.

Ensure full adherence to SOX controls.

Ensure full adherence to document retention requirements by regulatory authorities in country of operations of business unit.

Service Level

Promote a strong service ethos to support delivery to agreed Service Level Agreements.

Act as the focal point to ensure effective communication and resolution of key GL issues and decisions.

Build long-term relationships with Company internal customers and Leadership.

Requirements:

A minimum of 3 years relevant experience would be an added advantage.

Accounting degree or equivalent.

Exposure to manufacturing industry / accounting.

SAP / SSC experience preferred.

Ability to work EMEA shift, especially month-end

Only applicants who can legally live and work in Malaysia will be considered.