Accountant ( Assistant Manager )

This position is actively involved in coordination and standardization of record to report activities, including the consolidation and financial reporting for entities in region. The Accountant will work closely with BBS to establish and monitor accounting and financial reporting controls such as balance sheet reconciliation and OneStream consolidation among others. This role will lead all the efforts to ensure consistency of the record to report activities across the BLC locations in the assigned region and compliance with all related SOX controls. The Accountant will work closely with Deloitte’s external audit for region and Corporate income tax filling and transfer pricing documentation with EY.

Financial Reporting

Active involvement in monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting processes for the assigned BLC region, while ensuring:

• Overall quality and integrity of financial statements and SEC/SFAS reporting packages, while meeting reporting timelines.
• Timely and accurate reporting of statutory accounts and other relevant local financial reporting requirements.
• Compliance with US GAAP and local accounting standards (both IFRS and MRFS), other regulatory financial reporting requirements (e.g. SEC), and Bunge policies.
• BLC region’s financial results to be reported in line with requirements for Bunge’s Segment reporting. • Continuous improvement, standardization, and harmonization of financial reporting activities for BLC, and in close cooperation with corporate controlling and BBS

Record to Report

• Active involvement in balance sheet reconciliation processes to ensure outstanding issues are timely resolved. Ensure the respective Corporate requirements are fully met.
• Work closely with Deloitte’s external audit for the BLC region.
• Active involvement in ensuring accounting entries, manual and system, are according to the relevant accounting rules and Bunge’s policies.
• Active involvement in reviewing activities performed by BBS, and resolving issues raised by BBS.
• To maintain efficient and effective interactions between BBS (Record to Report) and the BLC local/regional team to fully comply with USGAAP and corporate standards.

Corporate Income Tax

• Hands on annual tax estimation submission and 6th month & 9th month tax estimation revision.
• Hands on annual tax return filling.
• Active involvement in indirect tax compliance such as withholding tax.
• Active involvement to ensure correct tax treatment in business operation.
• Active involvement with operation to identify potential tax planning opportunities.

Bionexus Tax Compliance

• Actively monitor compliance requirement of Bionexus Tax Incentive.
• Hands on compliance report submission to Bionexus Corporation.

SOX Internal Control

• Active involvement for the annual SOX 404 compliance related to Financial Reporting controls.
• Active involvement in ensuring the effectiveness of the established SOX controls and the respective action plans due to deficiencies identified.
• Active involvement in coordination with internal (Management testing) and external (Deloitte) SOX testing, not limited to controls within Controlling, but organisation wide.

Compliance of Malaysia Authority Requirement

• Active involve in timely submission of report and monitoring expatriation of export proceeds to ensure compliance of Malaysia Central Bank requirement.
• Active involve in various reports submission to government agencies.

Financial Reporting

Active involvement in monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting processes for the assigned BLC region, while ensuring:

• Overall quality and integrity of financial statements and SEC/SFAS reporting packages, while meeting reporting timelines.
• Timely and accurate reporting of statutory accounts and other relevant local financial reporting requirements.
• Compliance with US GAAP and local accounting standards (both IFRS and MRFS), other regulatory financial reporting requirements (e.g. SEC), and Bunge policies.
• BLC region’s financial results to be reported in line with requirements for Bunge’s Segment reporting. • Continuous improvement, standardization, and harmonization of financial reporting activities for BLC, and in close cooperation with corporate controlling and BBS

Record to Report

• Active involvement in balance sheet reconciliation processes to ensure outstanding issues are timely resolved. Ensure the respective Corporate requirements are fully met.
• Work closely with Deloitte’s external audit for the BLC region.
• Active involvement in ensuring accounting entries, manual and system, are according to the relevant accounting rules and Bunge’s policies.
• Active involvement in reviewing activities performed by BBS, and resolving issues raised by BBS.
• To maintain efficient and effective interactions between BBS (Record to Report) and the BLC local/regional team to fully comply with USGAAP and corporate standards.

Corporate Income Tax

• Hands on annual tax estimation submission and 6th month & 9th month tax estimation revision.
• Hands on annual tax return filling.
• Active involvement in indirect tax compliance such as withholding tax.
• Active involvement to ensure correct tax treatment in business operation.
• Active involvement with operation to identify potential tax planning opportunities.

Bionexus Tax Compliance

• Actively monitor compliance requirement of Bionexus Tax Incentive.
• Hands on compliance report submission to Bionexus Corporation.

SOX Internal Control

• Active involvement for the annual SOX 404 compliance related to Financial Reporting controls.
• Active involvement in ensuring the effectiveness of the established SOX controls and the respective action plans due to deficiencies identified.
• Active involvement in coordination with internal (Management testing) and external (Deloitte) SOX testing, not limited to controls within Controlling, but organisation wide.

Compliance of Malaysia Authority Requirement

• Active involve in timely submission of report and monitoring expatriation of export proceeds to ensure compliance of Malaysia Central Bank requirement.
• Active involve in various reports submission to government agencies.

Skills & Requirements: -

• Degree in accounting. Accounting qualification (ACCA, CPA, MIA, etc.) preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience within accounting/controlling, preferably within an agricultural commodity or food ingredient company and/or with a relevant accounting firm.
• Strong technical expertise and experience working in controlling, US GAAP, IFRS & MFRS and SEC financial reporting roles; U.S. multinational experience desired
• Able to coordinate activities with multi-location teams.
• Strong communication and presentation skills and the ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with various levels in the organization.
• Experience and desire to work across multiple cultures and cross functional business environments. • Flexibility to prioritize multiple responsibilities and activities in high pressure situations.
• Self-starter with the ability to take initiative and work independently, proactive towards problems and issues. • Limited travel (10%)
• Fluent in English
• Experience in SAP
• Well verse in Microsoft office, in particular Microsoft Excel.