Job Details:
Job Description:
The Role and Impact:
The Accounting Operations organization partners across Finance to support high-quality accounting, controllership, close execution, and reporting processes through disciplined governance, strong stakeholder coordination, and scalable operating practices. The team helps ensure recurring close deliverables, project-related accounting activities, policy alignment, and analytical review processes are completed accurately, timely, and in alignment with broader finance and reporting requirements. This organization works closely with Corporate Accounting, Functional Area Finance teams, Controllers, Accounting Policy, Finance Systems, project teams, and other accounting stakeholders to support accurate accounting outcomes while continuously improving how work is executed, documented, and communicated across the organization.
This role is a key member of Accounting Operations responsible for supporting the execution, coordination, and continuous improvement of accounting and reporting activities across assigned balance sheet and expense-related areas. This role combines recurring support for close activities, management reports, recurring transaction reporting, analytical reviews, and contract-related accounting assessments with project work tied to system transitions, S/4 testing and go-live support, policy updates, process refinement, and transformation initiatives. This position partners closely with Functional Area finance teams, Controllers, Accounting Policy, Finance Systems, and project stakeholders to ensure accounting activities are accurate, timely, well documented, and aligned with evolving business and policy requirements.
Key Responsibilities :
- Support recurring monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities across assigned accounting areas, ensuring deliverables are completed accurately and on time.
- Prepare and maintain journal entries, reconciliations, supporting schedules, and account analyses tied to assigned balance sheet and expense-related workstreams.
- Help ensure continuity of work and delivery quality across periods of change, transition, or evolving project demands.
- Support both in-cycle and off-cycle accounting needs while maintaining strong organization and follow-through across multiple priorities.
- Operate effectively across recurring close activities and ad hoc support requests from broader accounting and finance stakeholders.
- Support project-related accounting activities tied to business or finance transformation initiatives, ensuring deliverables are completed accurately and followed through to completion.
- Support testing, validation, issue identification, and go-live readiness activities related to S/4 and other system/process changes.
- Support the preparation, refinement, and delivery of management reports and other management reporting materials for assigned areas.
- Provide thoughtful analysis and commentary that helps improve management understanding of recurring transactions, balance trends, and key accounting activity.
- Pre-draft explanations for known or expected transactions and prepare for management review discussions by anticipating likely questions.
- Support effective preparation for controller and management review meetings by reviewing open questions, drafting responses, and aligning messaging with key stakeholders.
- Support recurring reporting processes related to other assets and liabilities, including transaction listings, reporting outputs, and analytical insights.
- Support recurring analytical reviews and threshold-based tests, including activities comparable to balance sheet percentage or materiality-based analyses.
- Review significant operating expense contracts or commitments on a recurring basis to help ensure accounting treatment is appropriate.
- Validate supporting setup information, including purchase order or related operational attributes, to confirm expenses are being recorded to the appropriate accounts.
- Develop and apply AI, automation, and digital tool capabilities to improve process efficiency, reporting clarity, issue identification, and documentation support.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- At least 6 years of experience in accounting operations with a Bachelor's degree, or 3 years with a Master's degree.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial compliance requirements.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with advanced skills such as Power Query or Pivot Tables.
- Familiarity with ERP systems, such as SAP ECC or SAP S4/HANA, including module design and process mapping.
- Demonstrated technical agility and analytical skills in resolving complex accounting issues.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Membership in professional accounting organizations such as CPA Australia, ACCA, or MICPA.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to navigate cross-functional and multicultural environments.
- Problem-solving mindset and willingness to embrace new tools and methodologies to enhance execution and process improvement.
- Experience supporting other assets and liabilities, prepaid balances, intangibles, recurring transactions reporting, or related balance sheet accounting areas.
- Familiarity with management reports, controller review meetings, management reporting, or close insight processes.
- Experience supporting S/4 testing, ERP transitions, go-live readiness, or system/process transformation initiatives.
- Experience contributing to policy updates, documentation refinement, or accounting process governance.
- Experience with analytical review processes, threshold tests, or recurring account classification validation.
- Familiarity with contract accounting reviews, Opex classification, or PO/accounting alignment checks.
- Experience with AI, automation, or digital tool adoption in support of accounting process improvement.
Your expertise can make a significant difference at Intel. Join us and take this opportunity to lead, inspire, and contribute to a culture of innovation and excellence. Apply now to become part of Intel's legacy of shaping the future of technology through unparalleled financial stewardship.
Job Type:
Experienced Hire
Shift:
Shift 1 (Malaysia)
Primary Location:
Malaysia, Penang
Additional Locations:
Business group:
Join Intel's Finance Group, a key player in driving strategic business decisions that enhance shareholder value. Our team is dedicated to facilitating change and improvement across finance and the operations we support. As strategic partners, we lead acquisitions and inorganic growth initiatives, managing transactions from ideation to completion while serving as trusted advisors to executive leadership. Additionally, we enhance employee experiences by maintaining Intel sites globally and advancing environmental sustainability efforts.
Posting Statement:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.
Position of Trust
N/A
Work Model for this Role
This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Intel is committed to Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) compliance and ethical hiring practices. We do not charge any fees during our hiring process. Candidates should never be required to pay recruitment fees, medical examination fees, or any other charges as a condition of employment. If you are asked to pay any fees during our hiring process, please report this immediately to your recruiter.