Associate, RTR

Primary Job Function

The Associate, RTR will support divisions, legal entities and countries as assigned to gain, over time, a deep understanding of the various business divisions, and the unique attributes of the legal entity, regulatory, and in-country requirements associated with the region.

Main Responsibilities

Service Delivery

• In-depth understanding of the objective of all tasks performed and proactively challenge the status quo resulting in fact based recommendations
• As the subject matter expert for audit and tax, deliver guidance, insight, and technical expertise relating to audit and tax submissions.
• Interact proactively with divisions and respective functions to ensure accounting, financial reporting, audit and tax reporting are accomplished within designated timeline
• Timely respond to internal and external inquiries
• Active discussion and best practice sharing with team members
• Developed excel files/macros to simplify work process
• Participate in training and professional development activities to continue to develop Finance capabilities and professional expertise.
• Robust review of task performed by 3rd party outsource service provider staff

Manage day-to-day activities

• Manage annual financial statement submission process and tax schedules preparation
• In charge of statistics submission to government authorities
• RTR accounting task include but not limited to the below:
  • Monthly closing tasks (i.e. inventory provision review, GL vs sub-ledger tie-in, analytical review of P&L and BS movement, balance sheet recon review)
  • Annual closing tasks
  • Ensure business transactions are accurately recorded for any new business initiatives or changes in business processes
  • Monitor and correct complex data and information errors
  • Identify and resolve exceptions on inventory transactions resulting in out-of-balance
  • Address and eliminate data integrity and quality issues over time
  • Update SOPs and Work Instructions
• Identify process improvements to eliminate “waste” in current process and to create capacity for value-added activities.
• Properly utilize the standard chart of accounts, sustaining the agreed data definitions and usage
• Contribute and participate in overall team initiatives, projects, and activities

• Ensure all processes, policies and procedures are clearly defined and fully documented
• Ensure compliance with Abbott accounting policies and regulatory requirements
• Sustain minimum effective controls in compliance with SOX, GAAP, IFRS and any other accounting pronouncements and policies required.
• Read, understand, and execute on the policies and standards communicated by the GPMs and the corporate controller.

Experience/Background

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance, Chartered Accountant preferable
• 3 to 4 years of accounting experience with experience in audit firm. 
• Audit experience of auditing multinational company is preferred.
• Experience in supervising peer/staff an advantage
• Demonstrated capability to understand accounting outcomes and explain accounting treatment like the new lease standard
• Intermediate Excel skills, good with managing large volume of data
• Agile with working with various enterprise systems (e.g. JDE, BPCS, SAP), willing to work with manual processes and strive for process improvements
• English required. 
• Other language skills desired
• Energetic and innovative with a passion to make things happen
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (passion for data and accuracy)

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Candidates must be resident in Malaysia, or have the right to work in Malaysia.