Payroll Accounting Analyst

**Job Title:

- Payroll Accounting Analyst**

**Location:

- Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur**

**Role Summary:

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- The main responsibility is to manage the payroll process activities and controls for a number of countries across the world.
- We are looking for experienced Payroll Accounting Analysts to support various payroll process for Europe and Africa Regions.

**Essential Responsibilities:

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- Reporting to the payroll accounting lead who covers the scope of payroll accounting for a portfolio of countries
- Assist with preparing the analysis from our various ERPs to the compensation and benefits accounts including accounting policy implementations
- Assist to resolve unreconciled accounts.
- Assist with Project CFIN to HFM Tie-Out
- Review and approve monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Assist to review and update payroll accounting processes
- Work closely with external and internal auditors to assist in completion of audit deliverables
- Engage and deal with payroll specialists and hr and other internal stakeholders for the regions
- Manage accounting process for payroll and related employee accruals, as well as T&E tasks
- Ensure accounting processes are followed in accordance with documented processes and recommend areas for improvement
- Assist with update to processes and procedure documentation
- Handling communication with colleagues and the payroll COE teams about data gathering and analysis and query resolution
- Contribute and helping in different projects for the region supporting for another regions in payroll accounting

**Essential Requirements of the role (Experience / Skills / Competencies):

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- Years of experience: 3-5 years
- Field of experience: Finance / Accounting
- Technical Skills: Financial analysis & reporting, Accounting Standards knowledge (IFRS / GAAP)
- Soft Skills: Critical thinking, Problem Solving and adaptability
- Tools or Software (required): SAP or Oracle, Excel, HFM
- Education Qualifications: Bachelor’s in accounting, Finance, or equivalent.
- Industry Background or Experience (required): Finance, Shared services
- Target Companies: Shared Services of any company and audit / professional firms (e.g. PWX, EY, Deloitte)
- Off-limits Companies: KPMG
- Important Keywords to be in the CV: Accountant, finance, analyst, SAP, Oracle, HFM, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, Controllership, IFRS, GAAP, statutory, financial statements, P&L, audit, analytics

**Desirable attributes of the worker (Experience / Skills / Competencies):

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- ACCA/CIMA/CPA/CA or equivalent professional qualification is an advantage
- Experience in Shared Service will be added advantage
- Possess positive thinking and attitude, professionalism, takes ownership of and accountability of the work product.
- Self-starter with ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
- Team-player and customer-centric attitude
- Experience in SAP, Pascal or Oracle will be added advantage

**Other Requirements:

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- National or Expat: National
- Rotation / Work Schedule: 40 Hours per week
- Alternative / Target Job Titles: Accountant
- Role base (Office, Onshore, Offshore or Workshop): Office
- Will the worker be working at a customer's facility? No
- Contract Duration: 6 Month
- Number of positions needs to be filled: 4
- Languages Required & Proficiency Level: Good Command of English (Spoken and Written)
- Working Conditions - describe the physical environment / conditions the worker will be working in: Office environment
- Are there any safety risks associated with the role? None
- What Training is provided to the worker? Systems and policy training

**Job Type**: Contract
Contract length: 6 months

Pay: RM5,000.00 - RM7,000.00 per month

**Education**:

- Bachelor's (required)

**Experience**:

- Big 4 accounting (PWC, EY, Deloitte, KPMG): 1 year (required)
- Finance, Shared services: 1 year (required)
- Finance / Accounting: 3 years (required)
- SAP or Oracle, Excel, HFM: 1 year (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Work Location: In person