An Accounting Assistant manages, tracks, and reports a company's financial records to ensure accuracy, legal compliance, and sound business decisions.
Core Job Responsibilities
- Financial Record-Keeping: Maintain general ledgers, record daily journal entries, and track fixed payments, expenses, and bank deposits.
- Financial Reporting: Prepare essential statements—including balance sheets, profit-and-loss (P&L) statements, and cash flow statements—on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
- Accounts Payable & Receivable: Process vendor invoices, ensure timely payments, manage customer billings, and reconcile bank accounts.
- Tax Preparation & Compliance: Compute taxes, prepare tax returns, and ensure adherence to local tax laws and regulations (such as GAAP or IFRS standards).
- Budgeting & Forecasting: Assist management in creating budget forecasts, tracking financial performance against goals, and analyzing cash flow needs.
- Audits: Support internal and external audits by organizing financial records, addressing auditor inquiries, and implementing compliance recommendations.
Common Requirements & Skills
- Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Certifications (Optional or Preferred): Credentials like CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or local body membership (such as the MIA in Malaysia).
- Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookup formulas) and enterprise/accounting software like QuickBooks, Sage, NetSuite, or SAP.
- Analytical Skills: Strong attention to detail, numerical aptitude, and a deep understanding of general ledger accounting
Pay: RM1,700.00 - RM2,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person