Accountant

Intel Intel · Semiconductors · Penang, Malaysia

This role focuses on accounting, controllership, and financial reporting for treasury-related activities, specifically debt and equity transactions. Responsibilities include preparing journal entries, reconciliations, supporting analyses for new issuances and modifications, and ensuring compliance with US GAAP and internal policies. The role also involves supporting SOX compliance, maintaining process documentation, and collaborating with various finance and treasury teams. A key aspect is the use of AI and digital tools to enhance efficiency in accounting processes.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support the accounting and reporting for debt-related transactions, including borrowings, repayments, amortization of discounts and issuance costs, accrued interest, and related balance sheet and income statement activity.
  2. Prepare and maintain accounting schedules, journal entries, reconciliations, and roll forwards related to short-term and long-term debt instruments.
  3. Assist with accounting analyses associated with new debt issuances, debt modifications, extinguishments, refinancing transactions, and other financing arrangements.
  4. Support period-end accounting for interest expense, debt fees, amortization, and debt-related accruals.
  5. Help ensure accounting outcomes are recorded accurately and timely in accordance with US GAAP, company policy, and internal treasury accounting procedures.

Skills

Required

  • Proficiency in accounting principles and standards, including IFRS and US GAAP.
  • Demonstrated expertise in financial systems such as SAP S4, SQL querying, and Power BI.
  • Knowledge of SOX compliance and cost accounting policies.
  • Experience with monthly, quarterly, or annual close activities, reconciliations, journal entries, and financial reporting.

Nice to have

  • Certification in accounting (ACCA, CPA, ICAEW, MICPA, or equivalent) is highly desirable.

What the JD emphasized

  • US GAAP
  • SOX compliance