Job Description

The candidate required to work at Jakarta, Indonesia.

Client Overview

Our client is a globally established Testing, Inspection & Certification (TIC) and technical assurance services provider supporting businesses in maintaining product quality, operational safety, regulatory compliance, and supply chain reliability.

The company provides independent testing, inspection, certification, laboratory analysis, and technical assessment services across a broad range of industries, including Oil & Gas, Mining, Energy, Manufacturing, Consumer Products, Construction, Infrastructure, and Food & Agriculture.

With an extensive international presence and operations across multiple markets, the organization serves multinational corporations, industrial operators, manufacturers, and trading businesses. Its global operating model emphasizes strong financial governance, standardized reporting, effective internal controls, and compliance with applicable accounting and regulatory requirements.

In Indonesia, the company operates across multiple business lines and legal entities, requiring close collaboration between local finance teams, operational divisions, shared service centers, and regional stakeholders.

Job Role

The Senior Accounting Manager will lead the local Finance, Accounting & Tax Department, supporting multiple legal entities and business lines across Indonesia.

Reporting directly to the Country Finance Director, the position is responsible for overseeing financial reporting, statutory compliance, taxation, internal controls, audit management, and adherence to group accounting policies.

The role requires a technically strong and hands-on finance leader with extensive experience in multi-entity accounting, financial closing, group reporting, Indonesian taxation, and financial governance. The successful candidate will work closely with local business leaders, shared service centers, and Regional Finance to ensure reporting accuracy, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement across finance operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead month-end and year-end closing, multi-entity financial reporting, group reporting submissions, intercompany reconciliations, and statutory financial statement preparation in accordance with PSAK, applicable IFRS requirements, and group accounting policies.
• Oversee Indonesian tax compliance, including corporate income tax, withholding taxes, VAT, deferred tax accounting, periodic and annual tax reporting, tax audits, and tax planning.
• Strengthen internal controls, financial governance, delegated authority, credit and collection procedures, and cash management practices.
• Coordinate internal and external audits, address audit findings, and ensure compliance with corporate policies and applicable regulations.
• Support the Country Finance Director in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and management reporting.
• Coordinate with business line leaders, shared service centers, and Regional Finance to ensure consistent financial reporting and effective finance operations.
• Oversee CAPEX accounting, fixed asset acquisitions and disposals, fixed asset registers, physical asset verification, inventory counts, and related accounting adjustments.
• Monitor financial data accuracy, account reconciliations, intercompany balances, and compliance with established reporting deadlines.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, reporting efficiency, internal controls, and financial data quality.
• Lead, develop, and manage the local Finance, Accounting & Tax team, ensuring strong technical capability, accountability, and operational effectiveness.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline. Professional accounting or taxation qualifications such as CA, CPA, or Brevet A/B/C are advantageous.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in Accounting, Taxation, and Financial Control, with at least 5 years in a managerial or senior managerial position.
• Experience in a multinational organization, preferably within Testing, Inspection & Certification (TIC), laboratory testing, engineering services, technical services, or a comparable B2B service industry.
• Proven experience managing multi-entity accounting operations, financial closing, group reporting, intercompany reconciliations, corporate taxation, and tax audits.
• Experience coordinating with Regional Finance, Group Headquarters, business line leaders, and shared service centers on financial reporting and compliance matters.
• Advanced knowledge of PSAK/IFRS, financial statement preparation, statutory reporting, month-end and year-end closing, and intercompany accounting.
• Strong expertise in Indonesian taxation, including PPh, PPN, deferred tax accounting, tax compliance, tax audits, and tax planning.
• Solid understanding of internal controls, financial governance, audit management, CAPEX, fixed assets, inventory control, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, ERP systems, and financial reporting platforms such as IBM Cognos or equivalent group reporting tools.
• Strong analytical skills, technical accounting judgment, attention to detail, and independent problem-solving capabilities.
• Demonstrated leadership, accountability, process improvement, and team development capabilities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across finance and operational teams.
• Professional proficiency in written and spoken English for communication with Regional Finance and international stakeholders.

Job Code: #905