Accountant, Professional I

Location: Penang, Malaysia; hybrid work with adaptable hours.

Company

hirify.global develops smart solutions that anticipate customer and partner needs and address operational challenges.

What you will do

• Manage daily general accounting activities for assigned APAC legal entities.
• Perform month-end close activities and prepare income statements, balance sheets, profit-and-loss statements, and other financial statements.
• Maintain general ledger records, journal entries, and monthly account reconciliations; investigate reconciling items.
• Maintain compliance with US GAAP, SOX, internal controls, accounting policies, IFRS, and local regulations.
• Prepare statutory filings, including annual accounts, direct and indirect tax returns, and statistical reports, coordinating with external service providers.
• Collaborate with AR, AP, Payroll, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Internal Audit, Facilities, and other internal and external stakeholders; contribute to projects, process improvements, and ad hoc assignments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 1–3 years of experience, preferably in an accounting firm and/or multinational corporation.
• Experienced user of Oracle ERP and Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams and driving efficiencies.
• Results-oriented, analytical, detail-focused, agile, and an enthusiastic team player.
• Good time and workload management, with the ability to meet strict deadlines while delivering high-quality output.

Nice to have

• Professional qualification such as ACCA or CPA.
• Knowledge of transfer pricing and treasury.
• Strong capability in BI tools such as Power BI, Power Query, and Power Pivot.
• Conversational Mandarin language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on innovation, learning, and professional growth.
• Hybrid work and adaptable hours.
• Summer Flex Fridays and Focus Fridays.
• Annual companywide well-being day.
• Emphasis on work-life balance, wellbeing, inclusion, and respect.