Junior Accountant

About the role

Lesaffre, which has been present in Asia Pacific for decades with its regional headquarters in Singapore, is looking for a Junior Accountant to join its team in Petaling Jaya. The successful candidate will support the Finance team with monthly reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Finance team with monthly reporting, including full Account Payable and Account Receivable operations and treasury and banking functions.
• Prepare monthly AP and AR reports, handle VAT reports and submissions, and prepare tax-relevant reports.
• Reconcile sales and purchases with inter-company affiliates and review the sales and purchase processes.
• Take part in monthly operations reviews, annual audits and ad-hoc reporting projects.
• Comply with local HSE regulations and participate in safety activities such as risk assessments, safety visits and accident reporting.
• Ensure safety is considered in the yearly budget and in new investment projects, and report safety budgets and accidents.

Required profile

• Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 2 years of experience.
• Fluent English preferred for communication across the APAC region.
• Well organized, hands-on, able to work independently and in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Critical thinking, proactive problem solving and good teamwork.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel is essential.
• Ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Experience with Oracle HFM, SAP SD/FI-CO and SAP S/4 HANA is an added advantage.