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Manager (Korean Speaker)-Corporate Income Tax-KDN (Petaling Jaya)
Closing Date: Dec. 31, 2026
Position Details
Job Title
Manager (Korean Speaker)-Corporate Income Tax-KDN
Grade
Experienced
Department
KPMG Delivery Network
Descriptions
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Manager - Korean speaker to join our team in KPMG Delivery Network (KDN) in Malaysia for providing corporate tax services. In this role, you will be responsible for tax return compliance delivery with a focus on Korea. You will work closely with our KDN teams to ensure that KPMG member firms are successfully enabled to adopt KDN solutions to deliver on client engagements including Korea. You will also be responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders and clients. Having Korean taxation experience is necessary in order to safeguard quality and explain regarding the topics to stakeholders in Korean and English. The role will be responsible for growing Korean compliance offering and managing a team to delivery the assigned client deliverables. The role will need to work with internal HR and recruitment partners to identify the talent needed to delivery client deliverables. Additionally, the candidate will be tasked with working on developing and executing L&D programs which will form the base on knowledge delivery. As a people leader, the role will be expected to provide feedback & coaching within the team with focus on developing talent and capability to meet growth aspirations. The role is expected to include managing project plans, timelines, and coordinating updates which will support the business objectives. The successful applicant will need to capture actions and meeting minutes and drive execution of actions across stakeholder group to facilitate completion.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the tax compliance adoption and stakeholder management strategy for KPMG member firms to leverage KDN solutions directed at the Korean client delivery - Review of corporate tax returns across multiple jurisdictions in the ASPAC region with focus on Korea as country focal point. - Build strong relationship with clients, manage pull through opportunities, and ensure the overall client experience is always top quality - Manage diverse team members and maintain a high-performing team to deliver exceptional client services across a portfolio of clients - Coaching and developing team members to achieve technical competencies and efficient performance. - Support transitioning new clients onboard per standard process and technology. - Support transformation initiatives to enable technology adoption across new and existing processes - Manage an assigned portfolio of clients and projects and lead teams to deliver tax compliance services effectively. - Manage and track the progress of adoption and stakeholder management activities (project management & coordination) - Develop and deliver presentations and training materials - Facilitate workshops and meetings - Translate business requirements and necessary information from Korean to English that is needed to manage adoption - Create and update business documentation needed for country onboarding
Requirements
- A recognized university degree or a professional qualification in Accounting / Finance / Computer Science / Data Sciences /Economics or a member of a recognized professional accounting /taxation body - Proficiency in English and Korean - Candidate with minimum 6+ years of experience with corporate tax compliance. - Strong experience in roles requiring adoption and stakeholder management - Experience with shared services, managed services and/or outsourcing would be beneficial - Strong understanding of the Korean market and culture - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Ability to work independently and as part of a team - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Professional or shared service experience managing clients or processes would be preferred - Must be accountable, analytical, self-motivated, organized, able to multi-task and work independently
AM (Japanese Speaker) - Corporate Income Tax -KDN (Petaling Jaya)
Closing Date: Dec. 31, 2026
Position Details
Job Title
AM (Japanese Speaker) - Corporate Income Tax -KDN
Grade
Experienced
Department
KPMG Delivery Network
Descriptions
KPMG Delivery Network (KDN) in Malaysia is seeking a highly motivated and experienced tax professional to join our team as a Assistant Manager - Japanese Speaker for Corporate Income Tax. This role requires a deep understanding of Corporate Income Tax compliance and a proven track record of delivering high-quality client service. You will be responsible for managing client delivery and ensuring the quality of corporate income tax compliance for countries in the Asia Pacific region with a focus on Japan. This will involve working closely with clients, KPMG member firms, and KDN teams to deliver client engagements in a client-facing capacity, building strong relationships with these stakeholders. Regional or global experience in corporate income tax would be an asset, as would the ability to manage team delivery, ensuring work deliverables meet quality standards and deadlines. You will also be expected to contribute to strategic projects and foster a culture of continuous improvement. As an Assistant Manager, you will be expected to demonstrate strong leadership qualities, providing feedback, coaching, and developing team members. You will also be responsible for developing relationships with clients and stakeholders to secure new clients, jurisdictions, and services, and transition work to KDN. Finally, you will contribute to transformation initiatives, continuous improvement enabled by technology, and other growth and efficiency initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and growing team at KDN.
Responsibilities
- Review corporate tax returns across multiple jurisdictions in the ASPAC region, with a strong focus on Japanese tax regulations. Ensure all required schedules are completed and submissions are made within statutory deadlines. - Manage a diverse team, fostering a high-performing culture that delivers exceptional client service. - Coach and develop team members to achieve technical competencies and efficient performance, with emphasis on Japanese tax practices and compliance standards. - Act as a liaison between Japanese clients, external local auditors, and member firms. Maintain productive working relationships and identify business development opportunities within the Japanese market. - Collaborate with tax professionals to combine Japanese tax expertise with cross-border experience across a broad spectrum of industries. - Review and prepare centralized compliance requirements across services such as Corporate Tax, Transfer Pricing, Statutory Financial Statements, WHT, and other filings, ensuring alignment with Japanese regulatory frameworks. - Support transformation initiatives to enable technology adoption across new and existing processes, including tools tailored for Japanese compliance requirements. - Support transitioning new Japanese clients on-board per standard process and technology, ensuring cultural and regulatory considerations are addressed. - Assist in reviewing reports and schedules using technology tools, ensuring accuracy and compliance with Japanese tax standards before delivery to clients and member firms. - Lead meetings with internal and external stakeholders, including Japanese-speaking participants, ensuring clear communication and cultural sensitivity. - Handle additional requests required to manage client service, with flexibility to accommodate Japanese market-specific needs.
Requirements
- Holds a recognized university degree or professional qualification in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Data Science, or Economics, or is a member of a recognized professional accounting/taxation body. - Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience. Candidates with audit and/or financial statement preparation experience will have an advantage. - Exposure to data analytics or business analysis is highly valued. - Strong sense of accountability, analytical thinking, and self-motivation. - Highly organized, able to multi-task and work independently in a fast-paced environment. - Effective team player within a multi-disciplinary, cross-border team. - Excellent presentation, oral, and written communication skills. - Ability to interact confidently and build relationships with diverse stakeholders. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint, Word). - Familiarity with technology transformation initiatives is an asset. - Fluent English is required. - Proficiency in Japan is mandatory to support Japanese clients and market needs.
Digital Marketing Executive - Growth (MARCOM) (Petaling Jaya)
Closing Date: Dec. 31, 2026
Position Details
Job Title
Digital Marketing Executive - Growth (MARCOM)
Grade
Experienced
Department
Growth (Marcom/Markets/KM)
Descriptions
Are you brand savvy, digital fluent and data-driven? KPMG in Malaysia is looking for a creative and analytical Digital Marketing Executive / Senior Executive to join the Marketing & Communications department. As our resident digital expert, you will spearhead storytelling and data analysis to support and refine multi-channel campaigns across key business units.
Responsibilities
- Write, edit, and produce high-quality digital content (social media posts, captions, campaign messages, landing page copy, email copy) aligned with brand guidelines, business objectives, and audience intent; manage end-to-end publishing across platforms. social media content of various formats to suit business needs and in alignment with brand guidelines, with end-to-end publishing management. - Write and produce email marketing materials with end-to-end publishing management and database management for CRM purposes. - Manage the firm’s internal and external websites with content development and end-to-end publishing management anchored on SEO/SEM principles. - Produce monthly/periodic reports to monitor, analyze campaign performance. Contribute insights to optimize data and provide recommendations for improvement. - Work with the Marketing and Communication teams in integrated marketing campaigns, which includes proposing production of creative content through graphic creation, animation and photography/videography. - Coordinate global/regional digital initiatives into the local firm’s platforms; provide support and technical expertise where required. - Support special projects undertaken by the Head of Department/ Head of Communication that may require research, materials preparation, and project management.
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of relevant working experience. - Degree in Creative Multimedia, Marketing or a related field The ideal candidate is/has: - Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, with proficiency in Microsoft Office. Experience with Canva is an added advantage. - Proficiency in using specialized martech tools (e.g. Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, PowerBI, social media channels, CRM platform etc.) - Experience in managing websites and online portals as an admin. - Experience in digital advertisements/promotions (e.g. Google Ads, LinkedIn ads, etc) would be advantageous. - A team-player with excellent communication skills and experienced in cross-functional collaborations. - Pro-active, innovative, able to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
KDN - Global Immigration Engagement Management AM (Petaling Jaya)
Closing Date: Dec. 31, 2026
Position Details
Job Title
KDN - Global Immigration Engagement Management AM
Grade
Experienced
Department
KPMG Delivery Network
Descriptions
Global Immigration Engagement Management services are vital for our global growth plans and will ensure the success of our GMS Immigration practice. The Global Engagement Management team is a network of professionals across the world who support our KPMG firms in their objectives of providing consistently exceptional services to our clients. The Global Immigration Engagement Management Assistant Manager is an experience and enthusiastic member of the KDN engagement team with previous supervising experience.This role creates value through to the client service team through supervising and providing guidance to more junior members of the client servicing team. The role will also have the chance to contribute to the continuous development of our global processes and technology to support the consistency of high levels of service delivery across our client engagements globally. This is an exciting opportunity with scope for progression for the right individual. The successful candidate should have a deep understanding of immigration matters, strong communication skills, credibility, and the ability to drive success within the KPMG network.
Responsibilities
The assistant manager role will include but not limited the following activities: - Act as first point of contact for our Global coordinated clients, and be able to take forward simple requests and escalations without the need of supervision. Work closely with the Managers in more complicated matters - Have awareness and understanding of client SLAs and ensure the Member Firms deliver against the SLAs - escalate in advance where an SLA may not be met. First point of contact for the local Member Firms and TTP/Suppliers - Liaise with the individual applicants and HR counterpart to provide advice and to give alternative options based on the input received from the Member Firm involved - Support ad hoc client project, mapping exercises and technology updates - Identify opportunities to improve working practices and share suggestions with Managers and Sr. Managers - Support new client transitions and work closely with wider KDN GMS team members in order to ensure that the transition is progressing - Review client facing reports and QBRs for accuracy. Chase the local Member Firms whenever data is missing - Keep client specific templates and other materials up to date. Create engagement specific process guides whenever there is a gap or change on the process - Demonstrate ability to work independently and commitment to delivering exceptional client service by reviewing work products of more junior members of the team and ensuring own work products are of high quality Ensure High Quality of Process Delivery: - Demonstrate awareness of KPMG's risk management policies and procedures and support engagement management. - Work with attention to detail to deliver results to agreed standards. - Follow defined work processes without unauthorised deviation. - Make optimal use of financial resources. - Prioritise and deal with daily tasks to make most productive use of time. - Demonstrate resilience under pressure. - Take accountability for decisions and outcomes within scope of responsibilities. - Take a thorough approach to analysing information and making decisions, according to the client needs and KPMG processes. - Identify and involve key people in decision-making. - Contribute to and abide by team decisions. Risk Management: - Ability to recognise and raise potential matters of risk for the client and/or the firm to Line Manager for review and resolution in a timely manner. - Good awareness of firm's policies and ability to raise concerns to a more senior member of the team for resolution. Billing and Client Engagement Management: - Ensure all time bookings are accurate and timely and achieve chargeable hours target. - Support the manager with monitoring engagements' financials and ensure timely invoice production. Technology: - Supervise and maintain applicants' status and information in the KIM/ LinkGo tracking system. - Review and support the consultants to ensure up-to-date records of applicants' status and information in the KIM / LinkGo tracking system. - Review/ correct (if necessary) expiry report and share with the client when report is final and complete - Review and distribute WIP report and share with the client when report is final and error free
Requirements
- Undergraduate University degree preferred - Demonstrate an understanding of immigration processes and common issues; keep informed of current immigration developments, trends, and best practises on a globally level. - Understand basic and complex application processes. - Previous experience in global immigration coordination of medium and large clients - Data analysis and interpretation skills. - Highly motivated and problem-solving attitude. - Ability to maintain and enhance partnership with clients, global vendors and local offices - Adaptability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. - Strong attention to detail and highly organized - Ability to guide, train and mentor junior team members - Project Management: Organisation and prioritisation skills including ability to project manage multiple Global Immigration clients and work under pressure. - Strong professionalism and overall confidence - Highly efficient with technology/ tools - Proficient communicator in written and spoken English (other languages advantageous but not required) - Ability to build relationships/ trust both with the internal teams and clients - Experience and ability to work with confidential material - Proficiency in MS Office tools
KPMG In Malaysia - PJ - Advisory - GRCS - Manager (Petaling Jaya)
Closing Date: Dec. 31, 2026
Position Details
Job Title
KPMG In Malaysia - PJ - Advisory - GRCS - Manager
Grade
Experienced
Department
Governance, Risk and Compliance Services
Descriptions
Since establishing its presence in 1928, KPMG in Malaysia has grown to be a part of KPMG’s global success. With more than 2,000 professionals located across 8 offices nationwide, KPMG in Malaysia provides services ranging from assurance and tax to financial advisory and business advisory. At KPMG, we are passionate about working with our clients to deliver exceptional value, we provide the environment for our people to flourish and realize their full potential, and we continuously extend the frontiers of our shared knowledge. This is an excellent opportunity to join a renowned, fast-paced and professional organization with good career development opportunities. KPMG's Governance, Risk & Compliance Services (GRCS) practice provides board advisory, enterprise risk management, internal audit, software license review and controls compliance services built upon our clear understanding of business issues and opportunities. We assist our clients to optimize their risk management, controls and governance processes to manage risks while identifying and pursuing important opportunities to enhance business value.
Responsibilities
- Acting as engagement manager in delivering the services contracted. - Lead discussions with the client and support the engagement partner and/or director through review of working papers, development of findings, drafting report and presentation of deliverables at both client management level and at the Audit Committee or Board of Directors level. The candidate must be able to accommodate concurrent engagements as these engagements may be at various stages of completion. - The ability to work on proposals and develop opportunities with clients is also an important capability to have. Willingness to work on the following types of engagement: - Risk-based internal audit, including ESG Internal Audits - Enterprise risk management (ERM), including ERM assessment. - Corporate governance advisory - Cost improvement reviews - Quality Assurance Review of the Internal Audit function - Contract compliance reviews - Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 compliance testing Position grade for successful shortlisted candidates will be based upon the assessment on the candidate's profile during the interview session, if invited.
Requirements
- A recognized degree or a professional qualification in Accounting / Finance / Business / IT / Law or related disciplines. - CIA or pursuit of CIA will be an added advantage. If without CIA upon confirmation after probation, must be willing to pursue CIA certification under training contract with KPMG. - Relevant working experience for Experienced Hires (e.g. audit firms, consulting firms, leading commercial organizations and regulators; with demonstrated expertise in any one of the afore-mentioned service areas) - Ability to write objective and value-adding reports independently. - Ambitious, mature and business-minded, in particular the ability to keep abreast with contemporary industry developments, with strong leadership and high ethical standards. - A self-starter and must be a team player. - Ability to lead and motivate teams. - Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, in particular interacting with Audit Committees and Boards of Directors - High analytical and rationalization ability. - Ability to manage deadlines and prioritize tasks.
KPMG In Malaysia - PJ - Advisory - AAS - Associate (Petaling Jaya)
Closing Date: Dec. 31, 2026
Position Details
Job Title
KPMG In Malaysia - PJ - Advisory - AAS - Associate
Grade
Graduate
Department
Accounting Advisory Services
Descriptions
KPMG’s Accounting Advisory Services (AAS) practice is positioned to assist clients in the overall accounting related advisory.
Responsibilities
Involve in accounting advisory related projects across accounting, system and process, along with other solutions of AAS, including: Implementation of new financial reporting standards; Conversion of accounting framework to MFRS or MPERS; Accounting related system implementation of accounting related solution; Support in accounts backlog and reconciliation; Design and development of accounting manual, reporting pack or consolidation template; Secondment of staff to client's office on a temporary basis to fill up their temporary accounting resource shortages.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field; Minimum accounting or audit internship experience; Possess knowledge of financial reporting standards and be up to date with developments on regulatory and accounting matters; Strong analytical and management skills; Excellent command of English; Well organized and reliable with a strong sense of integrity and accountability.
Immigration Coordinator/Consulting Assistant – GMS (Penang)
Closing Date: Dec. 31, 2026
Position Details
Job Title
Immigration Coordinator/Consulting Assistant – GMS
Grade
Graduate
Department
Global Mobility Services
Descriptions
KPMG GMS Practice offers a broad range of professional services which include Malaysian personal tax services, Malaysian tax consulting and related services as well as Malaysian immigration services. We help multi-national companies and big local companies in managing the employee taxes and employer tax reporting obligations for the inbound and outbound assignees. Our GMS professionals are well trained to render value added advice to our clients.
Responsibilities
- Preliminary review of client's documents - Prepare online application of work pass on Immigration's online portal - Compile applications for manual submission to the Immigration Department office - Co-ordinate the daily schedule for manual submission to the Immigration Department office - Prepare letters in both Bahasa Malaysia and English - Handle important documents e.g. passports, certificates, etc - Update relevant database and reports
Requirements
- Diploma in Business Administrative or equivalent field of studies is preferred - Preferably minimum 1 year work experience in a similar capacity - Skilled in document management, office management, etc - Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Associate / Senior Associate - Audit D&A (Petaling Jaya)
Closing Date: Dec. 31, 2026
Position Details
Job Title
Associate / Senior Associate - Audit D&A
Grade
Graduate
Department
Audit Assurances
Descriptions
Audit is no longer about mere compliance—rather, it is about cutting-edge risk-based methodologies and unwavering endeavor to comprehend the business environments within which the clients operate. A paradigm-shift in efforts to enhance audit quality is underway, driven by technology with Data & Analytics (D&A) at its heart. Integrity, quality, and independence are the building blocks of KPMG’s approach. Fundamental to a risk-based audit approach, understanding the way clients run their businesses and drive their performances are key. KPMG’s steadfast experience in and extensive proprietary tools to deliver values to clients have inspired and shall continue to inspire the impactful services it renders to businesses across various industry sectors and geographical boundaries.
Responsibilities
- Assist in building and running various D&A routines to replace existing manual audit tests. - Provide insights on various engagements. - Provide guidance to the audit engagement teams in accordance with Audit ---- Methodology Considerations when using D&A Routines. - Participate actively in discussions with audit engagement teams to understand the entity’s accounting policies and processes relevant to the D&A routines and how information flows through the client’s system. - Draft and present outputs such as working papers and visualization of results. - Assist in automating processes. - Interpretate results and troubleshoot.
Requirements
-Degree holders majoring in Accounting, Accounting & Finance, Business Analytics or Information Technology or any other relevant disciplines from leading universities and professional bodies are encouraged to apply. - Strong managerial qualities and promising managerial potential. - Sound analytical and presentation skills with impeccable determination to inspire and embrace new ideas and technology.
Associate – Governance, Risk & Compliance Services (Penang)
Closing Date: Dec. 31, 2026
Position Details
Job Title
Associate – Governance, Risk & Compliance Services
Grade
Graduate
Department
Governance, Risk and Compliance Services (Penang)
Descriptions
Since establishing its presence in 1928, KPMG in Malaysia has grown to be a part of KPMG’s global success. With more than 2,000 professionals located across 8 offices nationwide, KPMG in Malaysia provides services ranging from assurance and tax to financial advisory and business advisory. At KPMG, we are passionate about working with our clients to deliver exceptional value, we provide the environment for our people to flourish and realize their full potential, and we continuously extend the frontiers of our shared knowledge. We invite you to join our team in Penang and to experience the KPMG difference as we continue to be The Clear Choice to our clients from every sector of business and industry imaginable. Aspiring to be an Employer of Choice, we create an atmosphere in which our employees will be inspired to excel. To this end, KPMG Penang office is seeking highly motivated and results oriented individuals to fuel our growth and embark on a journey of self-discovery. KPMG's Governance, Risk & Compliance Services (GRCS) practice provides a wide range of board advisory, enterprise risk management, internal audit, software license review and controls compliance services built upon our clear understanding of business issues and opportunities. We help our clients optimise their risk management, control and governance processes to manage risks while identifying and pursuing important opportunities to enhance business.
Responsibilities
- Acting as engagement team member (conducting assignments and supporting the engagement-in-charge) or as engagement in-charge (leading and motivating a small team of professionals) in delivering the services contracted. - Ability to undertake the following types of engagement: - Risk-based internal audit - Enterprise risk management (ERM), including ERM assessment - Corporate governance advisory - Cost improvement reviews - Quality Assurance Review of the Internal Audit function - US SOX 404 advisory - Contract compliance reviews This includes but not limited to the following: - Draft reports that describe the result of assessment highlighting all exceptions, root causes and to recommend corrective actions with consideration of adding value to improve the internal control system, operational effectiveness and efficiency. - Support business development activities such as proposal writing and presentation.
Requirements
- A recognized degree in accounting or equivalent with at least a CGPA of 3.20 or Second-class upper classification and/ or a professional internal audit qualification. Those who are currently pursuing other degrees with relevant papers in this field or have internal auditing experience are also encouraged to apply. - Excellent academic credentials, leadership qualities and a good track record in extracurricular activities - Ambitious, mature and business-minded, in particular the ability to keep abreast with contemporary industry developments, with strong leadership and high ethical standards. - A self-starter and must be a team player - High analytical and rationalization ability - Ability to write objective and value adding reports independently - Excellent command of English language, both verbal and written
KPMG Young Star Scholarship Program (Petaling Jaya)
Closing Date: March 31, 2026
Position Details
Job Title
KPMG Young Star Scholarship Program
Grade
Graduate
Department
Audit Assurances
Descriptions
Description: KPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax, and Advisory Services. With a diverse range of talented and ambitious individuals driving the organization, KPMG is a place where bold new ideas are welcomed, and unwavering dedication is rewarded. We strive to be The Clear Choice not only for our clients across every sector of business and industry but also for our people and the communities we serve. We are excited to introduce the KPMG Young Star Scholarship, established in 2022, which offers Malaysian undergraduates a unique opportunity to gain exposure to the Big 4. This scholarship provides financial support, exclusive access to KPMG’s internal engagement initiatives, and invaluable professional development opportunities. Our program is designed to foster growth, development, and self-discovery, aligning with KPMG's commitment to nurturing talent and empowering change.
Responsibilities
Scholarship Benefits: - Financial support: RM8,000 (public) to RM10,000 (private institutions) - Exclusive access to KPMG Malaysia's internal engagement programs - Guaranteed internship placement at KPMG Malaysia - Guaranteed employment opportunity at KPMG Malaysia upon graduation, with a 1-year commitment
Requirements
- Malaysian citizen - Currently in the penultimate year of an undergraduate program, with at least one full academic year remaining - Not holding any other scholarships - Demonstrated leadership abilities and active participation in extracurricular activities - Consistently strong academic performance, with a CGPA of 3.5 in STPM, Matriculation, A-Levels, Foundation, or Diploma, or equivalent qualifications - Latest academic results must be at least a CGPA of 3.5 - Commitment to serving the firm for a minimum of 1 year - Background in Accounting and Finance - Scholars will be required to complete the MICPA qualification during their bond at KPMG to enhance their professional development