Team Lead, General Accounting

Job Responsibilities:

Main accountabilities:

Production Supervision and Support

• Coordinates individual and team work assignments
• Monitors work load balancing
• Supports high quality work through a positive environment
• Monitors team members performance with the focus on improvement

Service Level Agreements and Performance Metrics

• Ensures individual and team service levels are met or exceeded
• Assists in reviewing daily, weekly and monthly service levels and provides recommendations for improvements
• Front line contact for questions or issues surrounding service levels

Quality

• Participates in providing feedback to the Quality team for improvement suggestions
• Works with auditing resources on individual and team error trends
• Ensures timely feedback is provided to individuals and teams on quality issues, changes or trends

Performance Management

• Assists in the creation of Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) for Team Members not meeting expected production or quality targets, monitors program for a defined period
• Provides suggestions to Management on unit performance, including motivation tactics, incentive programs and performance rewards

Serves as the team’s Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the following areas of scope;

• Journal Entries
• Reconciliations
• Treasury / Cash Management
• Period Close
• Monthly Standard Activities
• Quality Assurance across Delivery Centers

Job Requirement/Qualifications:

Educational Qualifications

• Accounting or Finance Graduate
• Minimum of 5 years work experience

Working Conditions

• Moderate to no travel depending on project involvement
• Cyclical work shift including work hours at night
• Overtime and On-Call may be required

Others

• Preferably with cost accounting and reporting background
• With knowledge on basic taxation
• Written and spoken ability to communicate in English, Bahasa Malaysia/Mandarin
• Previous accounting experience/studies in particular GA
• Must be able to impose herself/himself in front of the team through exceptional knowledge of the business and coaching skills
• Must be a good team player and be able to communicate easily with Accenture, Client and third parties staff at all levels
• Responsibility and accuracy in the completion of received tasks
• Ability to solve urgent matters and work under pressure
• Ability to impose a proactive spirit in the team
• Flexibility, especially in the period of month/quarter/year-end closing
• Reliable, proactive approach to entrusted tasks (thinking outside the box is a plus)
• Experience with accounting systems
• Microsoft Office skills

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Candidates must be resident in Malaysia, or have the right to work in Malaysia.