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WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING
At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you'll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world's most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career.
THE ROLE:
Join a collaborative finance team where you'll play a key role in maintaining financial records accuracy and integrity. As a Record to Report (R2R) team member, you'll be responsible for overseeing the company's ledger, supporting the month-end close, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. You'll gain exposure and can enhance your skills in financial reporting, analysis, and automation, all while contributing to business growth.
This is a supportive environment that values independence, teamwork, continuous learning, and open communication. You'll collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to identify automation opportunities, design and implement solutions, and optimize business intelligence strategies. If you thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment and are committed to excellence, we want to hear from you!
THE PERSON:
- Proactive, detailed oriented and solid analytical skills.
- A team player and able to work independently with tight deadlines and minimal supervision.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Month-End and Year-End Close
- Perform month-end and year-end close activities for both US GAAP and Local GAAP reporting requirements.
- Prepare and post journal entries related to cash and bank, accruals, prepayments, deposits, intercompany chargebacks, audit adjustments, miscellaneous entries, fixed assets, and lease accounting.
- Ensure close activities are completed accurately and within agreed timelines.
- Analyze account movements and investigate unusual balances, trends, or variances.
- Apply accounting judgment when assessing journal entries, account treatment, materiality, and potential risks.
- Follow up with relevant stakeholders to resolve close-related issues in a timely manner.
General Ledger and Balance Sheet Reconciliation
- Maintain accurate general ledger records and ensure transactions are properly recorded, classified, and supported.
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations for accounts under R2R ownership.
- Investigate and resolve reconciling items, aging balances, open items, and unusual account movements.
- Ensure reconciliations are properly supported, reviewed, and compliant with company policy.
- Identify potential financial reporting risks, control gaps, or process issues and escalate them appropriately.
- Support balance sheet reviews by providing clear explanations and analysis to management and stakeholders.
Fixed Assets and Lease Accounting
- Support fixed asset activities, including asset master data maintenance, capitalization, depreciation, asset transfers, retirements, disposals, impairments, and physical count activities.
- Review and reconcile lease accounting data, including lease classification, accounting schedules, and related journal entries.
- Ensure lease accounting is performed in accordance with applicable standards, including ASC 842 and IFRS 16, where relevant.
- Partner with business teams to understand asset movements, lease changes, and operational updates that may impact accounting records.
Audit, Compliance, and Controls
- Support US GAAP audits, local statutory audits, internal audits, and control reviews.
- Prepare audit schedules, supporting documents, and explanations for audit requests.
- Ensure assigned accounts and processes are audit-ready, properly documented, and compliant with company policies.
- Identify control deficiencies, unsupported balances, manual process risks, and potential misstatements.
- Support remediation actions and process improvements related to audit findings or control gaps.
Reporting, Analysis, and Business Support
- Prepare reports, dashboards, analysis, and presentation materials for management and business partners.
- Track KPIs, close metrics, reconciliation status, and process performance indicators.
- Analyze financial data to explain trends, variances, risks, and opportunities.
- Support projects and assignments related to mergers and acquisitions, finance initiatives, system changes, and process transformation.
- Work with Corporate Accounting, Tax, IT, and business stakeholders to ensure financial impacts are properly understood and recorded.
- Communicate accounting issues and financial insights clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
Automation and Continuous Improvement
- Assess current R2R processes, reports, reconciliations, and automation architecture to identify gaps, inefficiencies, control deficiencies, and improvement opportunities.
- Recommend practical process improvements to reduce manual work, improve accuracy, strengthen controls, and increase efficiency.
- Support automation initiatives using tools such as Excel, VBA, Power Query, Power BI, SAP, Blackline or RPA.
- Evaluate alternative solutions and provide clear pros and cons to support decision-making.
- Contribute to process standardization, documentation, reporting enhancements, and finance transformation efforts.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Relevant experience in Record to Report, general ledger, fixed assets, lease accounting, month-end close, balance sheet reconciliation, and financial reporting.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP; exposure to Local GAAP, IFRS, and statutory reporting is an advantage.
- Hands-on experience with SAP and reconciliation tools such as Blackline is preferred.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are required.
- Experience with Power BI, Power Query, RPA, or other automation tools is an added advantage.
- Exposure to cross-functional collaboration, finance transformation, shared services, or fast-paced multinational environments is beneficial.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
- Degree in Accountancy/ACCA or any equivalent accounting processional qualification.
- ACCA, CPA, or equivalent professional qualification is preferred.
LOCATION:
Penang, Malaysia
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AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants' needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.
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