Senior Accounts Executive

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Summary

STERIS Malaysia is looking to hire a Senior Accounts Executive in Kuala Ketil, Kedah! Reporting to the Manager, Finance & Accounting, you will manage the full spectrum of accounting functions, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, financial reporting, capital expenditure, inventory, and cash flow management.

You will be responsible for processing invoices, reconciling accounts, preparing financial statements, and ensuring compliance with GST/SST and SOX requirements. This role involves close coordination with vendors, customers, and internal teams to maintain accurate financial records and support monthly closing activities.

What You Will Do

Accounts Payable

• Match purchase orders to invoices and enter invoices into accounting system
• Charge expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports and recording entries
• Prepare and process electronic transfers and payments to vendors and employees
• Maintain accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions
• Verify vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements, monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date, research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues.
• Maintaining vendor’s file, correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries
• Prepare GST/SST filing and payment
• Provide accurate and effective document preparation and records management relative to the AP function in accordance with records retention policies and procedures

Accounts Receivable

• Maintain customer master data accounts in accounting system
• Carry out Credit review check and analysis to grant credit term/limit to new/existing customers
• Debt collection and all related work.
• Maintain accounts receivables records to ensure aging is up to date, credits and collection are applied, uncollectible amounts are accounted for, and miscellaneous differences are cleared
• Perform daily cash management duties, including the recording of bank details, update of cash receipts and recording entry in the accounting system.
• Month-end close activities and all other work related to accounts receivable function

Prepare financial statements and supporting schedules of the company and its subsidiaries

• Facilitate and complete the monthly close procedures of the company and its subsidiaries.
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations.
• Assist with analyzing financial statements monthly and report on variances.
• Updating and analysis of the monthly expenditure schedules to identify accrual and prepayments to be included in the monthly management accounts.

Maintain all capital expenditure accounts and reconciliations

• Responsible for company and its subsidiaries’ capital expenditure accuracy and reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly capital expenditure schedule which includes additions and disposal.
• Co-ordinate and in-charge of the annual physical stock count

Daily banking and cashflow management

• Manual and system reconciliations of all main bank accounts for all entities.

• Assess, monitor, plan and manage the efficient utilization of cash in a manner consistent with the objectives of the Company.
• Understand, manage, and supervise all aspects of cash flow.
• Forecast monthly cash requirements.

Maintain all inventory accounts and reconciliations

• Responsible for company and its subsidiaries’ inventory accuracy and reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly inventory reserve schedule.
• Co-ordinate and in-charge of the annual physical stock count

SOX Documentation

• Assist in documentation of policies and procedures as per SOX requirement.
• Ensure SOX compliance.

The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or ACCA with a minimum of 5 years working experience in a MNC environment.
• High proficiency in ERP system usage (Oracle, Siebel) and competent Excel skills preferred.
• A hands-on person with a keen eye for details and team player
• Self-driven, capable of multi-tasking, and able to work independently and effectively to meet deadlines
• Must be able to interact and communicate effectively with staff at all levels within the organization.
• Be able to work under pressure and deliver accuracy
• Possesses strong problem-solving skill and able to think out of the box
• Bilingual in both English and Mandarin to effectively communicate with Mandarin-speaking Customers.
• Sound knowledge of local tax policies and practices would be a plus

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STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention.  WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare, life sciences and dental products and services. STERIS is a $5 billion, publicly traded (NYSE: STE) company with approximately 17,000 associates and Customers in more than 100 countries.

STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.