Accounts Executive

International Schools Partnership

Kuala Lumpur

MYR 100,000 - 150,000

Job description

Description

A Great Opportunity in Malaysia Awaits You

We are looking for a Accounts Executive to join Tenby Schools, Setia Eco Park.

About us

Tenby Schools Setia Eco Park, Kuala Lumpur campus is a large 3-18 school located on a green 20-acre site with excellent facilities and offers a welcoming, inclusive, and stimulating place to work. We love learning and we are continually getting better. We are extremely proud to be the flagship school in the region.

We are a unique campus, home to Tenby International School, which consists of a Primary, and Secondary School (IPC, National Curriculum for England, CIE, IGCSE and A Level) and a Malaysian Private School, Sekolah Sri Tenby (Malaysian National Curriculum). The campus welcomes over 2000 amazing students, aged from 3 to 18 years and from 38 nationalities; with 1350 attending the international school, 600 of whom will be in the primary school. We celebrate being Asian and love the fact that we combine international thinking to create a diverse and exciting campus.

We believe in creating “Amazing Learning Experiences” for our communities. Working collaboratively to help children be ready for the world and the contribution they can make locally and globally.

We believe that all students learn through good struggles and this at times needs to be consolidated using a variety of teaching methods. Taking risks, being resilient and showing creativity and adaptability for all our communities is important in our learning process. Our students go onto some of the top universities in the world and if they don’t, go into careers and colleges of their choice.

We are an honest campus and enjoy being self-reflective, so we can self-improve together to create amazing learning experiences more often than not. We are not perfect but strive to be the best we can.

We have lots of accreditations just to show the world that we know what we are doing, including being the first school globally to gain full accreditation by the Council of International Schools (CIS), for both TIS and SST schools. We hold the certificates for CIE, IPC, Microsoft, Duke of Edinburgh's Awards and are one of 15 schools in Malaysia to hold the Green Flag Award.

Key Responsibilities

Record entries to the correct accounts and cost centers by analysing invoice/expense.
Pay vendors by monitoring discount opportunities, scheduling and preparing payments, resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation ensuring credit note is received for outstanding memos, issuing stop-payments.
Pay employees by receiving and verifying claims forms and requests for advances.
Prepare relevant reports required by management and holding company which include monthly utilities statistics, repair and maintenance costs, school trips costing, etc.
Perform on timely basis the Bank reconciliation, journal vouchers etc to ensure that they are supported by valid documents for processing.
Track and reimburse claims and payments relating to school activities & field trips excursion, ensuring all collections are accounted for before releasing of payments.
Submit withholding tax on time by sorting out all the relevant documents to submit IRB (Form 37A, invoice and payment remittance advice).
Assist in the company’s audits and taxation matters to ensure the full compliance to reporting deadlines, accounting standards and tax laws, which includes the preparation of relevant schedules to be provided to the auditors and tax agent.

Skills, Qualification and Experience:

At least Diploma/Degree or equivalent in accounting, finance, or related field.
At least 2 years working experience in Accounts Payable or related field.
Spoken and written language proficiency (Malay, English and Mandarin)
Attention to detail
Analytical skills
Accounting skills
PC proficiency
Data entry skills

In return TENBY offers:

A Culture of trust, where all contributions are recognized and respected.
A passionate, positive, highly skilled and motivated team of professionals who put children at the heart of every decision.
Allocated support through our Campus Senior Leadership Team to support us in developing an exceptional school.
An embedded whole trust commitment to professional development.
A peer network of like-minded colleagues.
A real commitment to work-life balance – we remember we are human beings first and educators second!
Great employee benefits.

TENBY Commitment to Safeguarding Principles

Tenby is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including an online due diligence search, references and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.

TENBY Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Tenby is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics. Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of Tenby through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.

HOW TO APPLY

The closing date is 30^th March 2025 but interested candidates are strongly encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as interviews may be arranged before the deadline.

Candidates are invited to send in a letter of application including the reasons for applying to Tenby Schools together with a comprehensive CV, a recent passport-size photograph and contact details of three referees (one of which must be from your current school)

We follow safe recruitment practices which are aligned to the recommendations of the International Task Force on Child Protection. We hold ourselves to a high standard of effective recruiting practices with specific attention to child protection. All appointments are subject to an interview, identity checks, criminal record checks, and successful references.

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