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Edwards Lifesciences is the global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring
Job Details
Associate Analyst, Accounting
Type
Full time
Location
Malaysia-Kuala Lumpur BSC
Job reference
Req-37013
Posted for
4 days ago
Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Patients are at the heart of what we do at Edwards Lifesciences. Our Finance teams work hard to optimize our current and long-term success and enable our ongoing strategy of innovation, leadership, and focus. As part of the team, whether providing analysis, forecasting, or reporting financial information, your application of accurate financial business practices will play a fundamental role in how we impact the quality of life for patients all over the world.
How you will make an impact:
- Perform daily accounting responsibilities for assigned entities and/ or business lines.
- Perform detailed analysis of account balances to ensure accuracy and compliance with J-GAAP & US GAAP and statutory adjustments as part of the overall accounting close process; establish rationale and justification for required adjustments to ensure critical reserves and accruals are appropriately stated.
- Help identify accounting system deficiencies and recommend process improvements to provide timely, accurate and useful information to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Prepare fluctuation analysis for quarterly and annual audits for the purpose of presenting rationale and closing open issues and closing open issues with external auditors; ensure all SOX key controls are appropriately completed within area of responsibility; establish audit worthy evidence and documentation to ensure no significant audit deficiencies are identified by internal or external auditors.
- Assist in projects that support the overall objectives of the department.
- Incidental duties.
What you'll need (Required):
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration , 2 years experience previous related experience required.
- Master's Degree or equivalent previous experience preferred.
- Language proficiency is required in Japanese (Japanese N1/N2 level is preferred).
What else we look for (Preferred):
- Good analytical and problem solving skills.
- Good computer skills in MS Office Suite including Excel required; integrated systems (e.g., JDE) preferred.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal relationship, and negotiation skills.
- Full knowledge of accounting concepts and principles.
- Expertise in one or more functional areas and detailed knowledge of other areas impacted within the business.
- Full knowledge in MS Office Suite including Excel and integrated systems (e.g., JDE).
- Strict attention to detail.
- Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment.
- Must be able to work in a team environment, including the ability to manage vendors and stakeholders.
- Ability to build productive internal/external working relationships.
- Responsible for individual and collective team contributions.
- Ability to provide suggestions based upon knowledge and analysis.
- Ability to influence cross site activities.
- May schedule the work of or coach others.
- Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control.
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Edwards is committed to protecting our vulnerable patients and the healthcare providers who are treating them. As such, all patient-facing and in-hospital positions require COVID-19 vaccination. If hired into a covered role, as a condition of employment, you will be required to submit proof that you have been vaccinated for COVID-19, unless you request and are granted a medical or religious accommodation for exemption from the vaccination requirement. This vaccination requirement does not apply in locations where it is prohibited by law to impose vaccination.
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