Team Leader, General Ledger (Korean speaker)

ALBS is an Air Liquide entity in Kuala Lumpur, regrouping for the APAC scope its Business Service Centers (Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai) as well as the two Global Functions (IT, Digital and Procurement). Designed to derive optimal value by better leveraging technology, people and competencies, the ultimate goal is to boost efficiency and deliver outstanding and sustainable performance while keeping a strong focus on customer centricity. This Organization is striving for excellence, adopting the Best in Class models to deliver value through simplification and standardization of processes, while adhering to Internal controls and compliance requirements.

Entity and activity description:
Finance Business Service Centre: The Future of Finance is Strategic!

Established in Kuala Lumpur in early 2017, the BSC Finance manages financial transactions for Air Liquide entities in the Southeast Asia Pacific region, covering the transactions related to Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables and Collections, Treasury as well as General Ledger. Backed by a highly experienced group of finance personnel, the team work on Continuous Improvement Projects that leverage on new and emerging technologies as well as automation to drive operational and cost efficiencies, while progressively increasing expertise to enlarge the scope of activities such as reporting and IFRS 16 implementation.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

• Manage and supervise the General Accounting and Reporting team to deliver services in accordance with established processes and work procedures and in compliance with company policies, legal and statutory requirements.

• Monitor daily operations and review tasks performed by team members and accurate delivery of tasks in accordance with SLA and KPIs

• Coordinate month end , quarter end , and year end close activities with local companies, other finance functions to ensure timely and accurate closure of accounts

• Ensure timely analysis and reconciliation of account balances and follow up of on reconciliation items

• Work cross functionally and ensure close coordination with other finance and non finance functions to ensure smooth end to end operations.

• Ensure queries and issues are resolved in a timely manner

• Be a 'superuser' within the team, providing expert knowledge and support to team members and colleagues and hands on support when required

• Compile data for SLA and KPI Reporting and data analysis

• Manage stakeholders expectations ensuring timely and accurate service delivery and issue resolution

• Assist and support internal and statutory audits

• Perform such other tasks as required by Function Lead

Are you a MATCH?

The successful candidate should have:

• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in SSC finance & accounting environment; prior experience in transition and migration of process is preferred

• Good knowledge of accounting principles, local and international accounting standards

• Ability to work in a fast pace environment as well as strong customer relationship skill

• Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and strive to achieve team performance objectives

• Possesses leadership and team player qualities, takes initiative and ownership of assigned duties

• Conversant in Oracle and Google/Microsoft Office suite preferred, but experience with other ERPs may be considered

• Strong written and spoken in English and Korean, as this role will require to manage the Korean speaking stakeholders

What We Offer:

• Hybrid work arrangement

• Office location is accessible via MRT (Bandar Utama station)

• Highly engaged and empowered work culture

• Dynamic multinational team of more than 14 nationalities

• Continuous learning & development

We take care of our employees:

• Medical card coverage for self and dependents (outpatient and inpatient)

• Extended health & flexi benefits coverage (Child's specialist claim, Pap Smear, Mammogram, Self Relaxation Expenses, Fur Benefits etc.)

• Monthly NICE Program activities for team bonding and well-being lifestyles

About Air Liquide
 

A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the