Accountant

About the role

Panthera, a conservation organisation dedicated to the 40 wild cat species, operates in Malaysia through Panthera Wild Cat Conservation Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., part of the Middle East & Asia Hub in Abu Dhabi. The Accountant supports the Panthera Malaysia team by overseeing accounting, annual budgeting and planning, donor financial analysis and reporting, and compliance. The role works closely with the Country Director, the Regional Finance Lead in Abu Dhabi and the global financial team in New York. Candidates must be legally authorised to work in Malaysia.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulations, manage entity audit and tax, prepare statutory reports and oversee accounts, ledgers and transactions
• Run monthly closes, reconciliations and financial statements, manage banking relationships, cash flow and inventory, and process payments including payroll
• Manage annual budgeting and monthly budget forecasts
• Handle end-to-end payroll, including joining and leaving records, statutory payments, payslips, leave tracking and benefits
• Reconcile bank and cash statements monthly, set up bank accounts and assist with payments
• Input and oversee entity ledgers across systems such as Chrome River, NetSuite, Planful and Teams, and prepare monthly and annual financial reports and project expenditure reports
• Process field staff expenses and reimbursements, and manage grant accounting, donor reporting and contractor due diligence

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or a related field
• At least 3 years of related work experience
• Legal right to work in Malaysia
• Ability to multi-task in an open setting, work cross-culturally and identify process improvements
• Preferred: not-for-profit accounting experience, CPA or CPA candidate, Oracle NetSuite experience, Spanish and/or French, interest in biodiversity

Required skills

• Strong Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookup formulas)
• Record-keeping, organising and coordinating skills
• Ability to document, interpret and implement policies and procedures

Applications close 23 July 2026 via the Panthera career page, with a CV and cover letter including three professional referees.