Lead Accountant – Record-To-Report

Job Description

Lead Accountant, Record-To-Report | Electrolux

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Electrolux, located in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, within the Global Finance Shared Services organization. Electrolux Group is a leading global appliance company that strives to shape living for the better for consumers, people, and the planet. This role is crucial for ensuring the financial integrity of the company by driving high-quality, compliant, and efficient Record-To-Report processes. It sits at the core of accurate statutory and group reporting, aligning with IFRS and Electrolux Global Finance Policies.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

• Team: Global Finance Shared Services (GFSS)
• Mission: To drive high-quality, compliant, and efficient Record-To-Report (RTR) processes across assigned countries or Commercial Areas, ensuring accurate statutory and group reporting and strong internal controls.
• Tech Stack: SAP, SAP S/4HANA

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Oversight: Take ownership of end-to-end Record-To-Report (RTR) activities within the GFSS scope, ensuring robust financial oversight and transparent reporting.
• Reporting & Analysis: Prepare and review Balance Sheet and P&L analyses, including anomaly reporting, and manage complex journal entries for impairments, accruals, provisions, and payroll-related accounting.
• Technical Accounting: Manage technical accounting topics such as lease accounting and revenue recognition, and review complex balance sheet reconciliations.
• Stakeholder & Audit Management: Build strong relationships with Group, local finance, and external partners, while coordinating internal and external audits for GFSS processes.
• Process Improvement & Compliance: Drive continuous improvements to methodologies, tools, and processes, ensuring internal controls are effectively designed and executed, and supporting accurate tax accounting activities.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance or Accounting, demonstrating strong knowledge of financial accounting, reporting, and IFRS.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in Record-To-Report (RTR), including accounting operations, financial analysis, and team leadership.
• Skills: Solid understanding of internal controls, process management, and continuous improvement; Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; Proficiency in English.
• Bonus: ACCA, CIMA, or local equivalent accounting qualification; Experience in a multinational and/or Shared Services environment.