Senior Account Executive - Klang, Malaysia, Selangor - Aluminium Company of Malaysia (ALCOM)

Description

Responsibilities:

• Present the status of initiatives and tasks undertaken by the Finance Department to the Programme Steering Committee (PSC) with regards to the BREX project
• Review the project budget, including fee structures
• Analyse outgoing expenses to ensure project progresses as intended and within the allocated budget
• Manage cost, monitor and report on variances between budgeted and actual costs
• Monitor project cash flows and the utilisation of banking facilities by working closely with the Treasury Team
• Provide Project Team with timely financial reports, actual costs information, budgets and cash flow forecasts
• Support the project team with regards to the checking and drafting of contracts with suppliers
• Negotiate with suppliers for better payment terms and discounts
• Provide advice to the Project Team with regards to tax matters (e.g. withholding tax, import duty, sales tax, imported service tax, etc.)
• Handle applications for tax incentives/grants by liaising with various government authorities (e.g. MIDA/MITI, LHDN, MOF, etc.)
• Liaise with tax agents/consultants/advisers/lawyers/company secretary
• Obtain approval for supplier invoices
• Process approved supplier invoices for posting and payments
• Process any provision and accrual journal entries when necessary
• Manage and track all supplier invoices to ensure completeness, investigate project expenses with no invoices from suppliers
• Conduct transfers of project assets
• Ensuring adequate insurance coverage (e.g. erection all risks insurance, etc.)
• Create and submit government reports and tax returns related to projects
• Compile information for internal and external auditors, as required

Requirements:

• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree/Post Gradaute Diploma/Professional Degree in Finance/Accounting/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent/
• 5 years of relevant experience in the related field preferably in manufacturing industry.
• Comfortable working on both routine and ad-hoc requirements
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Has a natural attention to detail and accuracy
• Energetic, insightful with strong influencing traits and a good team player
• Able to handle pressure and work independently