Panthera operates in Malaysia through its own subsidiary Panthera Wild Cat Conservation Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (Panthera Malaysia), incorporated in 2020. Panthera Malaysia is part of Panthera’s Middle East &amp; Asia Hub, located in Abu Dhabi. The Hub implements regional administrative oversight ensuring compliance with Panthera policies and local legislation.Panthera Malaysia operations are funded by Malaysian and international corporate, government and semi/ non-government parties. At this moment, the funding to local activities is channeled through Panthera Headquarter in New York, USA. Once the financial systems of the new entity are established, the Malaysian entity will receive directly and manage donations. Position SummaryThe Accountant will help coordinate, administer, and support activities that are critical to the functioning of the Panthera Malaysia team. They will interact closely with the Country Director, the Regional Finance Lead of the Middle East &amp; Asia Hub in Abu Dhabi, and the global financial team in New York, working closely with them to oversee the accounting, annual budgeting and planning, donor financial analysis and reporting, and ensuring complianceThe ideal candidate must be legally authorized to work in Malaysia. Principal Responsibilities &amp; Duties 1.    Accounting <ul style=""><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements;</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Manage entity audit and tax; support global organization audit and tax;</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"> Prepare timely and accurate statutory reports</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Oversee all accounts and ledgers, process and approve transactions;</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Monthly close, reconciliations, and production of organization financial statements;</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Manage banking relationships;</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Monitor cash flow and oversee subsidiary advance requirements;</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Manage inventory, expense reports, leases, assets;</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"> Manage donor specific audits;</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Process/approve payments, including payroll </li></ul>2.    Financial Planning and Analysis <ul style=""><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Manage annual budgeting and planning;</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"> Administer monthly budget forecast updates;</li></ul> 3.    Payroll <ul style=""><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Set up and maintain the software system for joiners/ leavers</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">End-to-end payroll processing.</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Enter new employee data into payroll system. </li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Monthly submission of statutory payments.</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"> Issue pays lips monthly and on ad-hoc basis.</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:7pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Maintain regular information about sick, annual leave and other leave by employee</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:7pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Ensure proper calculation and timely input of social security payments</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:7pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Calculate and input any benefits and provisions timely and accurately.</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:7pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Any other payroll related matter.</li></ul> 4.    Company Bank Account &amp; Cash Book reconciliation <ul style=""><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:7pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Assistance setting up bank account (including online banking), secondary access to the bank account to assist with payments when needed</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:7pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Company bank account statement documentation.</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:7pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Reconcile bank and cash statements on a monthly basis. </li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:7pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Provide transfer advice to payment requestee upon successful transaction via relevant platform.</li></ul> 5.    Project/ Grant Accounts Management and Reporting <ul style=""><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"> Input and oversee the entity ledger/ accounting record across all Panthera systems, included but not limited to Chrome River, NetSuite, Planful, and Teams, as the case requires.</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Prepare monthly forecasts of revenue and expenditure.</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Provide monthly expenditure reports for the various contracts and projects, as it may be required for donor or other reporting</li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Prepare and provide annual financial reports of actual revenue and expenditure.</li></ul> 6.    Expenses &amp; Reimbursement ·       Reconcile individual staff accounts.·       Manage payment receipt documentation.·       Process expenses for all field staff in Panthera administrative and financial systems.·       Reimburse staff from corporate bank account via relevant banking software 7.    Contract Financial Management·       Manage donor award “grant accounting” to submit budgets vs actuals reports to contacts leads; donor financial reporting, donor award financial information management in finance systems;·       Ensure compliance of sub-contracting with Panthera’s sub-recipient monitoring policy;·       Ensure security screening and due diligence of potential contractors, sub-recipients or sub-contractors;·       Ensure recordkeeping of contractors, sub-contractors and sub-recipient files such as financial reports and agreement documents Qualifications &amp; ExperienceRequired<ul style=""><li style="color:rgb(43,51,58);margin:3px 0px 8.25pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field</li><li style="color:rgb(43,51,58);margin:3px 0px 8.25pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Minimum of 3 years’ related work experience</li><li style="color:rgb(43,51,58);margin:3px 0px 8.25pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Ability to multi-task in an open setting while juggling competing demands and maintaining pleasant demeanor</li><li style="color:rgb(43,51,58);margin:3px 0px 8.25pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Ability to work cross-culturally</li><li style="color:rgb(43,51,58);margin:3px 0px 8.25pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Strong Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, lookup formulas, etc.)</li><li style="color:rgb(43,51,58);margin:3px 0px 8.25pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Record-keeping and organizing and coordinating skills</li><li style="color:rgb(43,51,58);margin:3px 0px 8.25pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Ability to document, interpret, and implement policies and procedures</li><li style="color:rgb(43,51,58);margin:3px 0px 8.25pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Identify areas for process improvement</li></ul>Preferred<ul style=""><li style="color:rgb(43,51,58);margin:3px 0px 8.25pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Not-for-profit accounting experience</li><li style="color:rgb(43,51,58);margin:3px 0px 8.25pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">CPA or CPA candidate</li><li style="color:rgb(43,51,58);margin:3px 0px 8.25pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Experience with Oracle NetSuite accounting software</li><li style="color:rgb(43,51,58);margin:3px 0px 8.25pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Spanish and/or French language proficiency</li><li style="color:rgb(43,51,58);margin:3px 0px 8.25pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;">Interest in biodiversity</li></ul> How to ApplyApplications close 23 July 2026. Please apply by visiting Panthera’s Career Page. Applicants must submit a CV and cover letter.  CVs must include three professional referees and their contact details.

Founded in 2006, Panthera is devoted to the conservation of the world&rsquo;s 40 species of wild cats and the vast ecosystems they inhabit. Our team of biologists, data scientists, law enforcement experts and wild cat advocates studies and protects the seven species of big cats: cheetahs, jaguars, leopards, lions, pumas, snow leopards and tigers. Panthera also creates targeted conservation strategies for the world&rsquo;s most threatened and overlooked small cats. With our supporters around the world, we inform the public about the plight of wild cats, work closely with communities living alongside these iconic species, protect wild cats and their prey from poaching, fight the illegal wildlife trade and safeguard the precious landscapes wild cats need to survive. If you love wild cats, then you&rsquo;re in our pride. Welcome to the movement to protect these captivating creatures and secure them for future generations. Visit panthera.org. Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @pantheracats

Accountant

Panthera operates in Malaysia through its own subsidiary Panthera Wild Cat Conservation Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (Panthera Malaysia), incorporated in 2020. Panthera Malaysia is part of Panthera’s Middle East &amp; Asia Hub, located in Abu Dhabi. The Hub implements regional administrative oversight ensuring compliance with Panthera policies and local legislation.Panthera Malaysia operations are funded by Malaysian and international corporate, government and semi/ non-government parties. At this moment, the funding to local activities is channeled through Panthera Headquarter in New York, USA. Once the financial systems of the new entity are established, the Malaysian entity will receive directly and manage donations. Position SummaryThe Accountant will help coordinate, administer, and support activities that are critical to the functioning of the Panthera Malaysia team. They will interact closely with the Country Director, the Regional Finance Lead of the Middle East &amp; Asia Hub in Abu Dhabi, and the global financial team in New York, working closely with them to oversee the accounting, annual budgeting and planning, donor financial analysis and reporting, and ensuring complianceThe ideal candidate must be legally authorized to work in Malaysia. Principal Responsibilities &amp; Duties 1.    Accounting <ul><li>Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements;</li><li>Manage entity audit and tax; support global organization audit and tax;</li><li> Prepare timely and accurate statutory reports</li><li>Oversee all accounts and ledgers, process and approve transactions;</li><li>Monthly close, reconciliations, and production of organization financial statements;</li><li>Manage banking relationships;</li><li>Monitor cash flow and oversee subsidiary advance requirements;</li><li>Manage inventory, expense reports, leases, assets;</li><li> Manage donor specific audits;</li><li>Process/approve payments, including payroll </li></ul>2.    Financial Planning and Analysis <ul><li>Manage annual budgeting and planning;</li><li> Administer monthly budget forecast updates;</li></ul> 3.    Payroll <ul><li>Set up and maintain the software system for joiners/ leavers</li><li>End-to-end payroll processing.</li><li>Enter new employee data into payroll system. </li><li>Monthly submission of statutory payments.</li><li> Issue pays lips monthly and on ad-hoc basis.</li><li>Maintain regular information about sick, annual leave and other leave by employee</li><li>Ensure proper calculation and timely input of social security payments</li><li>Calculate and input any benefits and provisions timely and accurately.</li><li>Any other payroll related matter.</li></ul> 4.    Company Bank Account &amp; Cash Book reconciliation <ul><li>Assistance setting up bank account (including online banking), secondary access to the bank account to assist with payments when needed</li><li>Company bank account statement documentation.</li><li>Reconcile bank and cash statements on a monthly basis. </li><li>Provide transfer advice to payment requestee upon successful transaction via relevant platform.</li></ul> 5.    Project/ Grant Accounts Management and Reporting <ul><li> Input and oversee the entity ledger/ accounting record across all Panthera systems, included but not limited to Chrome River, NetSuite, Planful, and Teams, as the case requires.</li><li>Prepare monthly forecasts of revenue and expenditure.</li><li>Provide monthly expenditure reports for the various contracts and projects, as it may be required for donor or other reporting</li><li>Prepare and provide annual financial reports of actual revenue and expenditure.</li></ul> 6.    Expenses &amp; Reimbursement ·       Reconcile individual staff accounts.·       Manage payment receipt documentation.·       Process expenses for all field staff in Panthera administrative and financial systems.·       Reimburse staff from corporate bank account via relevant banking software 7.    Contract Financial Management·       Manage donor award “grant accounting” to submit budgets vs actuals reports to contacts leads; donor financial reporting, donor award financial information management in finance systems;·       Ensure compliance of sub-contracting with Panthera’s sub-recipient monitoring policy;·       Ensure security screening and due diligence of potential contractors, sub-recipients or sub-contractors;·       Ensure recordkeeping of contractors, sub-contractors and sub-recipient files such as financial reports and agreement documents Qualifications &amp; ExperienceRequired<ul><li>Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field</li><li>Minimum of 3 years’ related work experience</li><li>Ability to multi-task in an open setting while juggling competing demands and maintaining pleasant demeanor</li><li>Ability to work cross-culturally</li><li>Strong Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, lookup formulas, etc.)</li><li>Record-keeping and organizing and coordinating skills</li><li>Ability to document, interpret, and implement policies and procedures</li><li>Identify areas for process improvement</li></ul>Preferred<ul><li>Not-for-profit accounting experience</li><li>CPA or CPA candidate</li><li>Experience with Oracle NetSuite accounting software</li><li>Spanish and/or French language proficiency</li><li>Interest in biodiversity</li></ul> How to ApplyApplications close 23 July 2026. Please apply by visiting Panthera’s Career Page. Applicants must submit a CV and cover letter.  CVs must include three professional referees and their contact details.

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