Accountant

Intel Intel · Semiconductors · Penang, Malaysia

Accountant role at Intel in Malaysia, focusing on financial preparation, compliance, and analysis. Responsibilities include supporting quarter-close activities, coordinating deliverables, preparing management reports, and assisting with SOX compliance and governance. The role also involves identifying opportunities for process improvement, including AI automation and digital workflow enhancements.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support recurring quarter-close and off-cycle accounting/reporting activities, ensuring deliverables are completed accurately, timely, and in accordance with established timelines.
  2. Coordinate and execute close-related deliverables across multiple stakeholders, while maintaining strong time management and follow-through.
  3. Help ensure critical action items, review points, and assigned deliverables are closed on time and with appropriate quality.
  4. Support the smooth execution of close activities by working across teams, anticipating issues, and helping resolve questions quickly.
  5. Support the preparation, coordination, and continuous improvement of management reports and other key transaction or close insight deliverables.

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.
  • At least 3 years of relevant experience in a global organization, with a focus on accounting or audit.
  • Bachelor's degree in Accountancy or Masters Degree.

Nice to have

  • Certification in accounting (ACCA, CPA, ICAEW, MICPA, or equivalent) is highly desirable.
  • Strong project management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience supporting quarter-close activities, reporting deliverables, stakeholder communications, or recurring accounting processes.
  • Proven ability to work independently and in cross-functional, multicultural teams.
  • Experience supporting management reports, key transaction reporting, Workiva, External Reporting, or close-related insight processes.
  • Familiarity with SOX walkthroughs, governance activities, insider listing support, or controlled reporting environments.
  • Experience with balance sheet analytical testing, materiality/threshold analyses, or recurring review processes.
  • Experience working across Functional Area finance teams, External Reporting, controllers, or audit stakeholders.
  • Results-driven mindset with critical thinking skills to challenge the status quo and deliver high-quality outcomes.
  • Experience managing complex regulatory and financial compliance matters.
  • Familiarity with semiconductor or manufacturing industry processes.
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and data visualization tools such as Power BI.

What the JD emphasized

  • AI automation
  • chatbot capabilities
  • digital workflow improvements