Accountant

Upskills provides expert financial software consulting for investment banks and leading financial institutions in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Europe region. Upskills supports banks and financial organizations to lead projects efficiently and reduce time to market. Our expertise in capital markets software, combined with strong functional knowledge and our commitment to excellence makes us quite unique in the industry.

We are looking for a self-driven Accountant based in KL, Malaysia to join our team! As an in-house accountant, you will be responsible for all finance and administration related areas. You will play a major role in helping drive the business with business owners.

A challenging and key role our company, you will be able to drive value and have a tangible impact to a business in its expansion. You will be exposed to various locations accounting norms and practices. We have a highly motivated team and fun workplace, aspects which are in line with our corporate values. We have a flat organization structure which offers direct exposure to the management and the opportunity to make a visible impact on the business.

Key elements of the role will include but are not limited to:

Accounting and Finance

• Responsible for the overall accounting activities, including AP & AR processes and reconciliation, GL reconciliation and GL posting.
  
• Assist with client engagement managers to manage the invoicing process and track the contract terms and conditions which have the direct financial impact (e.g. Leave entitlement).
  
• Ensure timely and accurate month end closing.
  
• Prepare monthly management report and consolidation package, and provide commentaries on key variances.
  
• Prepare annual budget and monthly rolling forecast.
  
• Cashflow management.
  
• Liaise with external auditors, banks.
  
• Preparation of annual financial statements.
  
• Review tax computations and manage the tax filing process.
  
• Handle Quarterly GST reporting.
  
• Prepare and process payroll.
  
• Review and validate expenses.
  
• Review and validate the timesheets from consultants for billing.
  
• Manage the overall fixed assets process including managing the Fixed Assets register and assets tagging.
  
• Implement processes to monitor and communicate business risks and opportunities.
  
• Establish strong accounting processes and periodically review and improve existing processes to ensure compliance.
  
• Collaborate with various teams, providing guidance on finance related matters advice (budgetary/spending) to teams with the aim to achieve financial & business goals.
  
• Identify ways to improve organisation financial efficiency, avoid overspending, implement cost cutting and to boost business profits.
  
• Responsible for all matters related to the administration of the organisation.
  
• Ad-hoc projects and reporting.
  
  
  
  
  

Requirements

• Degree in Accountancy, or equivalent professional qualifications.
  
• At least 3 years of experience working in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.
  
• Possesses an analytical mind, hands-on and “can-do” attitude.
  
• Meticulous, self-motivated, willing and able to plan and execute with minimal supervision.
  
• Strong communication skills and able to work independently, able to contribute effectively as part of a high performing team.
  
• Strong proficiency in MS Office – Word, Powerpoint and Excel, especially with formulas like Pivot Tables, Vlookup, dropdown list, Sumif formulas etc.
  
• Experience/familiarity with Xero, Sage.
  
• A flexible team player and be respectful of each other as unique individual.
  
• Enjoy developing social skills and having fun at work.