Job Summary
Responsible for supporting the company’s full set accounting functions, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, bank reconciliation, month-end closing and financial documentation. The role will also have significant responsibility for SST compliance, reporting, reconciliation and documentation, ensuring accounting and tax records are accurate and maintained in accordance with company and statutory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
1. Full Set Accounts
- Handle day-to-day accounting transactions and maintain complete accounting records.
- Prepare and maintain full set accounts including General Ledger, AP, AR and journal entries.
- Perform monthly bank, supplier and customer reconciliations.
- Prepare monthly accounting schedules and supporting reports.
- Assist with month-end and year-end closing activities.
- Ensure accounting entries are accurate, complete and properly supported.
2. SST & Tax Compliance
- Manage and maintain SST-related accounting records and documentation.
- Verify sales and purchase transactions for correct SST treatment.
- Prepare and assist with SST return submission within the required deadlines.
- Reconcile SST records with the accounting system and identify discrepancies.
- Monitor taxable transactions, invoices, credit notes and debit notes.
- Maintain proper SST documentation for audit and Customs review.
- Assist in handling SST queries and provide supporting documents when required.
- Keep updated on applicable SST requirements and changes in regulations.
3. Accounts Receivable (AR) / Accounts Payable (AP)
- Issue customer invoices, credit notes and debit notes.
- Monitor customer outstanding balances and collections.
- Perform customer account reconciliation.
- Follow up on overdue accounts and maintain proper collection records.
4. General Accounting & Reconciliation
- Prepare journal entries and accounting adjustments.
- Perform bank reconciliation and other account reconciliations.
- Maintain proper documentation for all accounting transactions.
- Assist in preparing financial reports and management accounts.
5. Audit, Reporting & Compliance
- Assist with year-end audit and tax-related matters.
- Prepare schedules and supporting documents requested by auditors and tax agents.
- Ensure proper filing and retention of accounting and SST records.
- Assist management and the Finance Manager/Accountant with financial reports and analysis.
- Perform other accounting and finance duties assigned by the superior.
Requirements
- Diploma/Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
- Minimum 2 years of relevant accounting experience.
- Experience handling full set accounts is preferred.
- Good knowledge of SST and accounting practices.
- Familiar with AP, AR, General Ledger and bank reconciliation.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and accounting software.
- Detail-oriented, organised and able to meet deadlines.
- Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
Pay: RM3,000.00 - RM4,000.00 per month
Application Question(s):
- How many years of experience do you have handling SST, and what SST responsibilities did you personally handle?
- Have you prepared and submitted SST returns before? Please explain the process step by step.
- How do you determine whether a sales or purchase transaction is subject to SST, and which SST rate/treatment should apply?
- How do you perform SST reconciliation between the accounting system, sales records, purchase records and SST return?
- If the SST amount in the accounting system does not match the SST return, how would you investigate and resolve the difference?
- Please explain your experience handling full set accounts, including AP, AR, General Ledger, bank reconciliation and month-end closing.
- If you discover that SST was incorrectly charged or omitted from several invoices, what steps would you take to correct the issue and ensure the SST records remain compliant?
Work Location: In person