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As a LIFE company, our customers are at the heart of all that we do. Being one of Asia’s leading insurer for over a century, we have built a long-lasting legacy of trust with our customers over many generations. At the foundation of this trust is Integrity, Initiative, and Involvement – from the way we treat every customer relationship with honesty and transparency, to our proactive approach of delivering the best possible solutions in both life and general insurance.

Integrity, Initiative, and Involvement is what guides us. It is what makes us do the right thing, take the lead, and choose ‘we’ over ‘me’. Our mission is to make life great for our customers because we understand what matters most to them, and we know how to help them protect it.

If you are looking to grow in an exciting career filled with opportunities and potential, we are seeking a professional to join our team as Associate/Assistant Manager, Finance (Accounts, Operations & System).

Job Purpose

The role is to assist the Finance Assistant Manager and Manager in leading the team in Finance Operation with a key focus on monthly closing activities, expenses allocation, accounts reconciliation, daily operations activities and manage other assignments as and when assigned, while involving in a centralization project to integrate reconciliation and operating work from multiple entities.

The Role

• Involve in day-to-day operations of the AR and AP teams, ensuring accurate processing, timely invoices and prompt payment of invoices.
• Perform/review and support financial closing activities within the stipulated timeframe.
• Perform/review account reconciliation and ensure clearance within the stipulated timeframe, which includes liaising with various user departments.
• Perform/review and support daily finance operations activities (e.g. projection of cashflow, payment voucher coding, supplier bank assignment and etc.).
• Analyze Profit and Loss Report (P&L) by Distribution Channel.
• Perform submissions to regulators (e.g. Bank Negara Malaysia, Registrar of Unclaimed Money)
• Implement processes to improve productivity and efficiency of finance operations and reconciliation.
• Assist in reviewing/updating department Policies and SOPs and audit requirements.
• Involve in Centralization Project, aimed at integrating reconciliation and operating activities from various entities into a unified process.
• Involve in Oracle Cloud Fusion Project, including communication and collaboration with other entities, process testing and task execution until full implementation.
• To assist Finance Assistant Manager and Manager in any other assignments as and when required.
• Take accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risks and takes appropriate steps to mitigate the risks
• Maintain awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company
• Highlight any potential concerns /risks and proactively shares best risk management practices
• Other responsibilities entailed

The Person

• Possess a recognized Degree in Accounting, Finance or Actuarial
• Fresh graduate or 1-2 years working experience in Financial Institution or Audit Company
• Knowledge in Accounting Systems (e.g. Oracle) and Microsoft Excel VBA would be an added advantage
• Experience in insurance industry is an added advantage
• High level of integrity, takes accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork
• Takes initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes

Great Eastern Malaysia is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, and all qualified applicants shall receive a fair and equal consideration for employment.

Location: HQ, Kuala Lumpur

Entity: Great Eastern Life Malaysia

Employment Type: Permanent

About Great Eastern

Founded in 1908, Great Eastern is a well-established market leader and trusted brand in Singapore and Malaysia. With over S$100 billion in assets and more than 16 million policyholders, including 12.5 million from government schemes, it provides insurance solutions to customers through three successful distribution channels – a tied agency force, bancassurance, and financial advisory firm Great Eastern Financial Advisers. The Group also operates in Indonesia and Brunei.

The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited and Great Eastern General Insurance Limited have been assigned the financial strength and counterparty credit ratings of "AA-" by S&P Global Ratings since 2010, one of the highest among Asian life insurance companies. Great Eastern's asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors Limited, is one of the leading asset management companies in Southeast Asia.

Great Eastern is a subsidiary of OCBC, the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932. It is the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s and AA- by both Fitch and S&P. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.

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