Accounting Technical Specialist

at Intel · Industrial · Penang, Malaysia

The Accounting Technical Specialist role at Intel in Malaysia focuses on end-to-end statutory audit processes, governmental filings, ensuring compliance with accounting standards (IFRS, US GAAP), managing month-end/quarter-end close activities, and acting as a technical advisor for complex accounting issues and upcoming regulations. The role also involves supporting legal entity restructuring, collaborating with internal stakeholders, leading projects, and potentially participating in SAP S4 system design and implementation.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support end to end statutory audit process which includes auditor engagement, preparation of audit PBC schedules, provision of supporting documentation to auditors, tax agents, company secretaries and other stakeholder, preparation of the full audited financial statements (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement, SOSE and accounting policies notes).
  2. Manage monthly and quarterly governmental filings for Registrar of Companies, Inland Revenue, National Statistics and National Banks.
  3. Driving operational excellence and full compliance of the Legal Entity with IFRS or local GAAP accounting standards, US GAAP, company policies and various government regulations and laws.
  4. Manage various month-end and quarter-end activities including corporate close tasks and local statutory tasks (JE booking, forecasts, reconciliations, financial reviews etc)
  5. Act as a Technical advisor to stakeholders and directors to manage various compliance matters for effective resolution of complex accounting issues and upcoming regulations eg may include ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance), AMLA (Anti Money Laundering), new standards as issued by IASB etc.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree or Professional Degree in Accountancy
  • Professional Accounting Qualification (ACCA, CPA, ICAEW, MICPA or equivalent)
  • Min 6 years of experience or more working in a global organization
  • Strong project management skills
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work independently
  • Ability to work with large teams
  • Ability to effectively work across organizations and geographies
  • Tolerance for high ambiguity
  • Results driven
  • Organizational savvy
  • Strong business partnership
  • Solid execution
  • Meeting quality and customer services indicators
  • Meeting service level agreements
  • Excellent critical thinking skills
  • Ability to challenge the status quo

Nice to have

  • External auditor experience
  • Knowledge/experience with SAP S4
  • Strong capability in financial systems
  • SAP
  • Local GAAP
  • Reporting systems
  • Experience using SAP S4 HANA

What the JD emphasized

  • full compliance
  • complex accounting issues
  • upcoming regulations
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Job Details:

Job Description:

The job scope includes but not limited to: • Support end to end statutory audit process which includes auditor engagement, preparation of audit PBC schedules, provision of supporting documentation to auditors, tax agents, company secretaries and other stakeholder, preparation of the full audited financial statements (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement, SOSE and accounting policies notes). • Manage monthly and quarterly governmental filings for Registrar of Companies, Inland Revenue, National Statistics and National Banks. • Driving operational excellence and full compliance of the Legal Entity with IFRS or local GAAP accounting standards, US GAAP, company policies and various government regulations and laws. • Manage various month-end and quarter-end activities including corporate close tasks and local statutory tasks (JE booking, forecasts, reconciliations, financial reviews etc) • Participate in various regulatory audits from the government as needed (IRB, Customs, National Statistics etc) • Act as a Technical advisor to stakeholders and directors to manage various compliance matters for effective resolution of complex accounting issues and upcoming regulations eg may include ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance), AMLA (Anti Money Laundering), new standards as issued by IASB etc. • Support Legal entity restructuring, Legal entity eliminations or new entity setup initiatives. • Work with internal stakeholders (Tax, Legal, Merger and Acquisition, Procurement, Corporate Services, HR and other Centres of Excellence) to manage all financial compliance deliverables. • Participate in on-going system/process simplifications and improvement projects. • Lead global and local projects and any other ad-hoc tasks as assigned from time to time. • Support for SAP S4 system design and implementation solutions which may include local statutory process standardization and optimization to cater SAP S4 system requirements and collaborate with cross-functional teams to perform SAP configuration and unit testing.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or Professional Degree in Accountancy. • Professional Accounting Qualification (ACCA, CPA, ICAEW, MICPA or equivalent). • Min 6 years of experience or more working in a global organization. External auditor experience or knowledge/ experience with SAP S4 is preferred and added advantage. • Demonstrate strong project management, communication and interpersonal skill, able to work independently as well as with large teams. • Ability to effectively work across organizations and geographies with tolerance for high ambiguity. • Results driven and organizational savvy. Strong business partnership ensuring solid execution by meeting quality and customer services indicators and meeting service level agreements. • Excellent critical thinking skills and ability to challenge the status quo. • Strong capability in financial systems will be an added advantage, including SAP, Local GAAP , Reporting systems. Experience using SAP S4 HANA is an added advantage.

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.

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