Finance Associate

Summary

Join G-P, a leading SaaS-based Global Growth Platform™, as a Finance Associate based in Malaysia. You will manage financial accounting and reporting, payroll, and tax compliance for APAC entities. Responsibilities include preparing US GAAP and statutory financial reports, managing monthly close processes, providing financial statement analysis, and assisting with new entity onboarding. You will also contribute to process improvements, ERP system implementation, and financial statement audits. This role requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, a relevant professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CPA), and at least 3 years of progressive accounting experience. Experience in a multinational environment and strong communication skills are essential. The position offers the opportunity to work remotely.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related area is essential
• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CPA)
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in progressive accounting – Publicly traded company experience desirable
• Experience in multi-national environment including multi-currency translations and consolidations
• Ability to demonstrate interpersonal, organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Chinese
• Ability to handle a high volume of time sensitive materials
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience in collaborating with remote colleagues and employees globally
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic business environment
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work from remote or home office locations

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of US GAAP and statutory financial reports, tax and other compliance filings required in collaboration with local service providers
• Manage the monthly close process for several assigned entities, including financial statement reconciliations
• Provide meaningful analysis for subsidiary and corporate level financial statements
• Maintain an overview of accounting differences between US GAAP and statutory accounting requirement and records
• Review payroll changes collated by our financial operations team
• Assist in bringing new entities/countries into our scope, liaising with local service providers and the internal operations team to draft work scope, negotiate processes, and commence finance and payroll activities
• Assist other members of the Finance team on numerous projects including the implementation of ERP system, the financial statement audit and process improvements
• Assist with the implementation of any new service lines
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement changes to increase efficiency, streamline workflows and controls, and continually identify opportunities for automation

Preferred Qualifications

Payroll experience in multiple countries is an advantage