Accountant

Intel Intel · Semiconductors · Penang, Malaysia

Accountant role focused on employee benefit programs (Health & Welfare, Pension/Retirement). Responsibilities include monthly close, statutory reporting, audit support, and partnering with HR Benefits and external stakeholders to ensure accurate and compliant benefit accounting. Requires experience with close processes, analytical skills, and proficiency in Excel and financial systems. Preferred qualifications include employee benefits accounting experience, proxy support, statutory reporting, SOX compliance, and SAP S/4HANA knowledge.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support recurring close activities for health, welfare, and pension programs including journal entries, reconciliations, rollforwards, and workpapers
  2. Prepare and maintain account analyses for benefit balances, liabilities, and expenses
  3. Provide support for country-specific retirement workstreams including Canada pension activities
  4. Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve data and reporting issues
  5. Support U.S. statutory reporting and audit deliverables for employee benefit plans

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance
  • 3+ years accounting/finance experience with close support
  • Experience with monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Proficiency in Excel
  • Proficiency in financial systems

Nice to have

  • Employee benefits accounting experience (Health, Welfare, Pension)
  • Proxy support experience
  • Statutory reporting experience
  • SOX compliance experience
  • Audit support experience
  • SAP S/4HANA knowledge
  • CPA certification or in progress
  • Process improvement experience
  • Transformation experience

What the JD emphasized

  • SOX controls
  • audit support
  • statutory reporting