Accountant Assistant

Looking for a Assistant Accountant


Role Objective

To assist with the functions of accounts payable, bank transactions, and account receivables for Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia & Thailand) to ensure timely preparation of reporting and other ad hoc duties as required in assisting the Management Accounts.

Key Result Areas

Accounts Payable
  • Process all expenses accurately and efficiently, adhering to deadlines accurately producing month end balance sheet reconciliations
  • Ensure expenses are coded accurately and all costs correctly flow to profit and loss and balance sheet accounts
  • Ensure that all expenses comply with Hays policies and escalate issues to Senior Accountant and/or authorisers if required
  • Communicate with employees professionally regarding their expenses and liaise with suppliers if required
  • Load all payments to bank for approval and release
  • Process remittance advice as requested
  • Generate ad-hoc reports as required by Accounting Manager and Senior Management

Bank Transactions
  • Ensure all bank transactions are processed accurately and appropriately
  • Responsible for daily allocation of funds in Dynamics GP
  • Submit bank payment entries and perform regular bank reconciliations
  • Manage regular petty cash count and claims
  • Carry out ad-hoc requests as required by Accounting Manager, and other Senior Management

Accounts Receivable
  • Manage the daily invoicing process and ensure the timely processing of all perm placement invoices
  • Manage all revenue enquiries made by other departments and senior management
  • Assist with the internal and external audit process
  • Preparation of management packs, fee reports, fee by consulting reports


Accounting / Reporting Software
  • Ensure all transactions are booked in a timely and accurate manner
  • Responsible for cash management, includes monitoring of cash balances, submitting payment entries and performing regular bank reconciliations

Service Delivery & Critical Processes
  • Ensure adherence to Hays' policies, procedures, recruitment methodology and service delivery standards
  • Ensure adherence to all current legislative requirements, including but not limited to, Privacy, Anti-discrimination, Anti-harassment, Equal Employment Opportunity and Immigration as outlined in the Critical Processes and Hays policies
  • Work continuously to uphold and improve the quality of service provided to both internal and external customers
  • Identify and escalate areas for improvement in the service we provide

Health & Safety
Managing the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees is an important part of your role that also helps to reinforce the Hays value of ‘Do the right thing’
  • Support the implementation of Health and Safety (H&S) objectives
  • Ensure the work environment and work practices are safe and comply with company policies and procedures
  • Demonstrate a commitment to ensuring a safe working environment
  • Adhere to legislative safe work requirements
  • Immediately report any internal incidents, accidents, hazards or near misses pertaining to H&S to senior management

What you'll need to succeed

  • Demonstrate behaviour which support the Hays values:
    1. Build partnerships
    2. Think beyond
    3. Do the right thing
  • Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
  • High level of accuracy and speed in data processing
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
  • Ideally have knowledge of Dynamics GP
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills required
  • Exceptional customer service skills
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills
  • Excellent analytical skills to manage large amounts of data
  • Supportive of corporate initiatives
  • Effectively work as part of a team to deliver objectives


What you need to do now


If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

Summary

Job Type
Permanent
Industry
Accountancy Firms
Location
Malaysia
Specialism
Resource Management
Ref:
1276078

Talk to a consultant

Talk to Rachel Chan, the specialist consultant managing this position, located in Kuala Lumpur
Level 26, Menara 3, Petronas

Telephone: 60 3-7890 6262

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