Accountant

Job Details: Job Description: The Role and Impact As an Accountant at Intel, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining and improving Intel's financial preparation, ensuring compliance with global financial standards and driving actionable insights that support Intel's decision-making processes. By preparing, analyzing, and validating financial records, you will directly contribute to Intel's operational excellence and success. Your impact will extend beyond accounting, fostering collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, including auditors to ensure seamless financial operations and compliance. This is a unique opportunity to grow your expertise and contribute to a global leader in technology. This position partners closely with controllers, corporate planning, finance leadership, accounting teams, shared service teams, and other key stakeholders to help ensure forecasting and finance operations activities are executed accurately, timely, and consistently. Key Responsibilities : Prepare and maintain Intel's financial records, ensuring accuracy and compliance with internal policies and external regulations. Manage interactions with external auditors and government authorities, providing essential data analysis and insights to shape business decisions. Validate month-end accounts and ensure the integrity of reported results, resolving issues and preparing timely business insights. Drive compliance with IFRS, US GAAP, and Intel policies. Support recurring forecasting activities through preparation, maintenance, and distribution of forecasting templates. Create, update, and maintain standardized forecasting templates to support quarter-end, annual, and ad hoc planning cycles. Review forecasting templates for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and alignment with expected finance requirements. Help identify data quality issues, formatting inconsistencies, or logic gaps in forecasting materials and coordinate resolution with stakeholders. Support smooth execution of forecasting cycles by ensuring templates and supporting materials are delivered on time and aligned with required timelines. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Accountancy or Masters Degree. Proficiency in accounting principles and standards, including IFRS and US GAAP. Demonstrated expertise in financial systems such as SAP S4, SQL querying, and Power BI. Knowledge of SOX compliance and cost accounting policies. At least 3 years of relevant experience in a global organization, with a focus on accounting or audit. Certification in accounting (ACCA, CPA, ICAEW, MICPA, or equivalent) is highly desirable. Preferred Qualifications Strong project management, communication, and interpersonal skills. Proven ability to work independently and in cross-functional, multicultural teams. Results-driven mindset with critical thinking skills to challenge the status quo and deliver high-quality outcomes. Experience managing complex regulatory and financial compliance matters. Familiarity with semiconductor or manufacturing industry processes. Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and data visualization tools such as Power BI. Experience supporting recurring forecasting, reporting, close coordination, or finance operations processes. We invite you to join our team and take your career to the next level by contributing to Intel's financial excellence and innovation. Apply today and be part of shaping the future of technology. Job Type: Experienced Hire Shift: Shift 1 (Malaysia) Primary Location: Malaysia, Penang Additional Locations: Business group: Join Intel's Finance Group, a key player in driving strategic business decisions that enhance shareholder value. Our team is dedicated to facilitating change and improvement across finance and the operations we support. As strategic partners, we lead acquisitions and inorganic growth initiatives, managing transactions from ideation to completion while serving as trusted a ... (truncated, view full listing at source)