Assistant Manager, External Reporting & Accounting

Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

Involves assisting in the preparation and reconciliation of financial reports and statements, participating in technical assessments, and enhancing operational efficiency and internal controls for statutory and regulatory compliance.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing statutory and non-statutory returns to BNM/ LIAM or other statutory bodies including MFRS 4 and MFRS 17 submissions

• Prepare relevant reconciliations to ensure completeness and accuracy of reported numbers

• Involve in technical discussion and assessments for IFRS/MFRS 17, and any new accounting standards / regulatory reporting requirements.

• Involve in month-end closing, which includes journal postings, preparing reconciliations and regulatory reports.

• Assist in preparing documentation for all processes and accounting policies

• Assist in assessing and analysing financial performance on a regular basis

• Propose and assist in the implementation of appropriate procedures and systems to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency as well as internal control

• Assist in production of financial statements

• Participate and assist in ad hoc tasks

Job Specification:   

• Degree in Finance/Accounting related discipline or Professional qualification (ACA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent).

• Minimum 3-4 years related working experience.

• Ability to work with diverse personalities across various disciplines, cultures and business practices inherent to an international organization.

• A team player with good interpersonal skills, able to work independently to meet all deliverables timelines.

• Result oriented with a sense of urgency to follow up with project-related matters to resolution.

• Comfortable working with uncertainty and highly adaptable to change

• Understanding of general IFRS and IAS principles are required.

• A demonstrable interest in IFRS 17 and related knowledge would be beneficial.

• Preferably candidate from life insurance industry and/ or audit background.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.