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Execute the day-to-day activities according to the highest standards of financial control, compliance and best practice.

Ensure quality and accurate delivery of services within agreed key performance indicators and as defined in the Service Level Agreement (SLA) and SOPs of the respective business sub-process.

Essential Responsibilities:

Key activities & Deliverables

Co-ordinate and complete month end, quarter end and year end closing activities to ensure timely and accurate closure of accounts in compliance with work instructions and month end close checklist

Perform and analyse booking accounting transactions, working and calculations are completed timely and accurately

Clearing of open items in accounts

Ensure accruals are properly justified and correctly posted

To ensure all journals are performed accurately and timely

Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliation, highlight and rectify any anomalies encountered

Submission of monthly, quarterly and yearly reporting packages accurately and within specified timescale

Documentation & Controlling

Ensure all work documentation and work processes are updated and meet with Internal Control Financial Reporting (ICFR), group policies and guidelines, local statutory and legal requirements within agreed service timelines

Perform back up function and other duties, including job rotation to other functional teams as and when required

Participate in any compliance audits and respond to audit queries

Transformation/ Continuous Improvement Implementations

Engage and support the teams, Initiate and complete the implementation of continuous improvement project

Work collaboratively with customers and partners

Proactively identify, recommend and implement solutions in consultation with the management for continuous improvement opportunities in the areas of operation

Assist to ensure effective knowledge transfer as for sustainable development knowledge and sharing of best practices within the team

Who You Are:

Degree or Diploma or equivalent experience in Finance & Accounting/Commerce.

Minimum 5 years working experiences in the related field, preferable in the area of General Accounting and Management Accounting

SAP knowledge or other ERP accounting systems and MS Office tools 

Proficiency in English and Japanese is required. Good communication skills are essential, as the role involves supporting our counterparts in Japan.

Desirable qualifications

External experience in a shared service or business process outsourcing engagement will be preferable

Prior leadership or project management type supervisory role may be an advantage. 

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

The Roche Services & Solutions as well as People Support Solutions organisations located in Kuala Lumpur provide end-to-end business solutions for Finance, Procurement, IT, Communications, People & Culture (Human Resources) and beyond to our Roche colleagues across the APAC region. Today Roche employs altogether around 1100 employees in Malaysia.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.