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The Head of Talent & Human Capital
MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTANTS
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Current Openings
The Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) is the national body representing the accountancy profession in Malaysia, with over 40,000 members. We are dedicated to maintaining the credibility of the profession and ensuring alignment with global standards.
MIA seeks an experienced and visionary leader for the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to drive the Institute’s strategic direction, enhance stakeholder engagement, and ensure operational excellence in line with its mission and vision.
If you are a results-driven leader with a proven track record and strong leadership and management skills, please submit your application, along with a detailed CV, to hc@mia.org.my by 30 April 2025.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The CEO is responsible for providing strategic leadership, overseeing the Institute’s operations, ensuring financial sustainability, and driving initiatives to enhance professional development, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder engagement.
Requirements:
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree, or equivalent professional qualification in Accountancy, Finance, Banking, Business Administration, or related field. A qualified Chartered Accountant, recognised by MIA or another professional accountancy body would be an added some advantages
- A proven leadership portfolio with at least 15 years of experience in senior leadership roles
- The candidate must exhibit a high degree of maturity and professionalism, given the seniority of the role, applicants are expected to be at least 45 years of age to align with the position’s leadership and strategic demands
- In-depth knowledge of both local and international accounting profession issues
- Strong networking skills with government organizations, accounting bodies, and private institutions
- Strategic thinking with excellent business acumen and analytical skills
- High level of integrity, energy, and resourcefulness.
Responsibilities
- Reports directly to the MIA’s President, with overall responsibility for all strategic and operational activities related to the Institute’s daily operations
- Accountable for both the governance and development of the Institute, overseeing operational and strategic aspects
- Develops and implements strategic goals and objectives in alignment with the Institute’s mission and values
- Leads, monitors, and manages MIA’s performance against set standards and targets, including operational efficiency, cost control, revenue generation, legal compliance, and human resources management
- Maintains and enhances the credibility of the accountancy profession with government organizations, the financial community, the media, and the public
MIA is seeking an accomplished, dynamic, and strategic leader to drive the growth and operational excellence of our Corporate Services Division. This role will report directly to the CEO and be responsible for overseeing the Corporate Services Division, which includes the Finance, Procurement, IT, Administration, and Talent & Human Capital departments. The ideal candidate will have at least 10-15 years of progressive leadership experience, with a proven track record in corporate governance, financial planning, HR management, and leading digital transformation initiatives to support business excellent. If you are a results-driven leader with a passion for driving change and operational excellence, we encourage you to submit your application to hc@mia.org.my.
The Head of Corporate Services responsible for overseeing and leading key corporate support functions, ensuring effective operations to support MIA strategic goals. The role involves managing the Finance, Procurement, IT, Administration, and Talent & Human Capital departments, ensuring alignment with the Institute’s mission and regulatory requirements.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s/master’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, HR, IT, or a related field. A qualified Chartered Accountant, recognised by MIA or another professional accountancy body would be added some advantages.
- Minimum 10-15 years of experience in corporate services, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- Proven experience in managing multi-functional teams and corporate governance.
- Strong leadership and strategic thinking capabilities with a demonstrated ability to influence and drive change.
- Excellent financial acumen, with experience overseeing end-to-end finance operations, budgeting, and financial planning & analysis.
- Deep understanding of HR policies, talent management, and organisational development.
- Strong knowledge and experience with procurement processes, IT infrastructure, and corporate services operations.
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven negotiation and stakeholder management abilities.
Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic leadership and ensure the seamless operation of Finance, Procurement, IT, Admin, and Talent & Human Capital departments, aligning their objectives with MIA’s overall strategic goals.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, policies, and best practices across all functional areas.
- Oversee the Finance department to ensure effective financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
- Lead procurement initiatives, ensuring cost-effective purchasing decisions and adherence to procurement policies.
- Oversee IT infrastructure, ensuring data security, system reliability, and support for digital transformation initiatives.
- Ensure smooth and efficient office operations, including facility management and vendor relationships.
- Drive process improvements across the Corporate Services Division to enhance efficiency and value-driven cost management.
The successful candidate will manage the activities of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB), the Ethics Standard Board (ESB) and the Capital Market Advisory Committee (CMAC) as well as provide support to the Institute, Council, Management and MIA members.
Requirements:
- Must be an MIA member
- High proficiency in English
- Recognised Degree in Accounting or other relevant qualifications
- At least 8 years of experience in auditing/accounting
- Strong analytical, research, report writing, communications and interpersonal skills
- Able to manage the activities of AASB, ESB and CMAC including the preparation of meeting papers and comment letters to external parties, production of technical documents, articles and publications and conduct of outreach programmes
- Works closely with Board/Committee members and other regulators on technical deliverables
- Oversees and reviews publication of the Board’s annual reports and various guidance materials including press releases and announcements and answers technical enquiries in accordance with MIA’s standing policies & procedures
- Oversees the delivery of various projects and training approved under the Capital Market Development Fund (CMDF)
- Facilitates courses and outreaches from time-to-time including Public Practice Programmes and specific CPD training programmes
- Manages Division KPIs on a quarterly basis and reports on them to the MIA Council
- Provides input to the Professional Development (PD) Dept from time to time to assist with the organisation of conferences such as the Capital Market Conference, Public Practice Programmes
The successful candidate will review and manage the investigation of complaints by Investigation Committee (IC) Legal subordinates as directed by the IC of MIA, to review reports containing pertinent documents, and represent IC and prosecute Respondents at Disciplinary Committee (DC) hearings. Candidate to provide legal advise to IC and submit written representations to DC while enhance the overall operation of the IC and secretariat. Also assist Executive Director of Surveillance & Enforcement Division in day to day work including updating enforcement and legal proposal amendments according to MIA Accountants Act by law.
Requirements:
- Degree in Law and/or professional qualifications or equivalent
- Have in depth knowledge and understanding of the Laws governing the accountancy profession including Accountant’s Act 1967 and Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) By-Laws, and Administrative law
- Possess knowledge in business, finance, auditing, and accounting is an added advantage
- Proficient in English and national language and communicates well in writing and verbally
- Minimum 15 years of working experience (inclusive of 7 years as a litigation lawyer and remaining years as in-hours council for company preferably public listed
- Good interpersonal skills, good people management skills and leadership capabilities
- High level of integrity, accountability and professionalism
- Assertive and proactive
- Pays high attention to details
MIA is seeking a dynamic leader to drive the growth and operational excellence of its Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Department that serves the training and upskilling needs of about 40,000 MIA members. This role will be reporting directly to the Executive Director – Strategy and Development and be responsible for providing leadership in managing the CPD Department effectively and efficiently, achieving its learning and development activities as well as financial deliverables. This includes overseeing the planning and execution of CPE seminars/webinars, workshops, conferences, special events, e-learning programmes, customised training programmes and sponsorship curation and marketing.
Requirements:
- Possess professional qualification and/or a Degree in Accountancy
- Minimum 12 years of relevant working experience in managing training and conference business preferably in accountancy, banking, capital market or financial and corporate management related
- Good knowledge of accountancy profession, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and topics relevant to accountancy profession, training industry, profit centre management, performance management & reporting and project management
- Experience in strategic planning and strategic communication would be an added advantage
- Excellent command of English and Bahasa Malaysia, both oral and written
- Strong interpersonal skills and able to lead a team of experienced staff on CPD topics, and interact with people at all levels professionally
- Possess leadership and presentation skills
To support Head with the overall management of the Institute’s PR and media initiatives, Government liaison, website, special projects, writing assignments to ensure MIA’s Branding is aligned with the Institute’s value creation.
Requirements:
- Degree in Mass Communications
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in corporate communication and branding, and related responsibilities
- Other qualifications with reasonable knowledge of accountancy profession in a broader perspective
- Digital content production, social media and website management, professional writing skills and project management skills
- Excellent communications skills (Verbal & Written in English and Bahasa Malaysia) including Public Relations
- Ability to supervise digital content productions
- Strong project management, people management and time management skills
- Committed, accountable, proactive, meticulous and creative
Job Responsibilities:
- To coordinate media interviews, manage press releases, respond to media inquiries to ensure consistent and accurate messaging aligned with the Institute’s value creation
- To oversee communication strategies such as pre-event branding, on-site messaging, and post-event branding
- To manage stakeholder engagement and be the Institute’s liaison person for Government Agencies and Regulators
- To handle writing tasks professionally while meeting the Institute’s quality and standards
- To supervise and manage Institute’s social media channels
- To manage the Institute’s corporate website and ensure content is aligned with the Institute’s core values
- To manage and ensure consistent usage of Institute’s branding across all communication materials including assisting in the preparation of the Institute’s Integrated Annual Report
The successful candidate will assist the Head, Financial Statements Review (FSR) & CPE Compliance to offer technical expertise to the FSR Committee and drive the financial statements surveillance programme in monitoring the quality of financial statements that are prepared by or are the responsibility of MIA members, for the purpose of determining compliance with statutory and other requirements, approved accounting & auditing standards; and generally accepted accounting & auditing standards and practices.
Requirements:
- Possess professional qualification and/or a Degree in Accountancy and a member of MIA
- Minimum 5 years of audit experience and must be in current employment with a large or medium size firm of accountants
- Familiar with accounting standards, auditing standards and other statutory requirements in relation to financial reporting
- Resourceful and able to conduct research on related discipline
- Able to identify inconsistencies with respect of the preparation/presentation of financial statements & issues relating to financial reporting
- High degree of self-motivation, results oriented and able to work independently
- Able to inspire confidence, influence others and rise up to challenges constructively
The successful candidate will assist the Investigation Committee of the Institute in investigating complaints against MIA members which involves, among others, reviews of audit working papers to establish and evaluate the compliance with accounting and auditing standards.
Requirements:
- Tertiary or professional qualification in Accountancy and a member of MIA
- At least 5 years of audit experience, and must be in current employment as a Manager with a major or medium-sized audit firm of accountants
- Possess strong analytical skills and must be good in report writing
- Good knowledge of Auditing and Accounting Standards
- Able to meet tight timelines and work under a challenging and dynamic working environment
- Motivated, results oriented and able to work independently
The successful candidate will manage the overall operations of the Northern Regional Office, inclusive of supporting MIA members’ recruitment drives and engagement activities. The incumbent will also be responsible to ensure the smooth running of events/seminars/webinars etc that are organised by the MIA Head Office/all Regional Offices.
Requirements:
- Degree or professional qualification in Accounting/Business Administration/Management/ Marketing or other related discipline. MIA Members are encouraged to apply.
- 5-10 years of relevant working experience with at least 3 years in managerial role handling staff supervision, administration, marketing, and customer service.
- Experience in event management of training programmes and workshop would be an added advantage.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead, manage, and motivate team members to achieve organisational goals.
- Excellent command of English and Bahasa Malaysia, both oral and written.
- Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office applications, especially PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to write good reports and deliver presentations.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with people at all levels professionally.
- Good project management skills, capable of multitasking and meeting deadlines.
The successful candidate will assist the Head, Practice Review in implementing the practice review programme of the Institute which requires on-site visits to member firms to perform engagement reviews. Practice review is a regulatory function of the Institute to determine whether member firms have established adequate quality control policies and procedures in accordance with ISQC 1 and have complied with auditing & accounting standards and legal & statutory requirements in the conduct of their audit of financial statements.
Requirements:
- Full membership in a recognised professional accountancy body is compulsory and a member of MIA
- Minimum 5 years of audit experience, and must be in current employment as a Manager with a large audit firms
- Extensive practical knowledge of international and local accounting as well as auditing standards
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with excellent command in spoken and written English
- High degree of self-motivation, results oriented and able to work independently
The successful candidate will assist the Head in managing the Institute’s communications and branding strategies including ensuring consistency of the Institute’s messages aligned with its strategic objectives and value creation.
Requirements:
- Possess a Degree in Bachelor of Communications/English language/Journalism
- Minimum 3 years of relevant working experience in corporate communications and branding
- Creative, versatile, meticulous with an eye for detail
- Able to add, embellish or build on an idea to create fresh end products
- Strong Public Relations skills and stakeholder etiquettes
- Results-driven and able to meet tight deadlines
- Open minded, inquisitive with a positive attitude and self-motivated
- Good communications and interpersonal skills
- Able to produce simple design materials using CANVA or other design tools
Job Responsibilities:
- Content strategy and writing
- Planning of content and sourcing of articles
- Reviewing of articles to ensure accuracy and compliance with the publication policy
- Short Write-ups for promotional purposes and event coverage
- Crafting of letters/emails/messages including websites and social media articulating Institute’s advocacy
- Editing of flyers/brochures/reports aligned with Institute’s brand
- Strategise, plan and execute social media campaigns
- Ensure Institute’s website’s content and features are managed and updated regularly.
- Strategise, plan and execute ad-hoc special projects to drive Institute’s advocacy
- Management of Institute’s Digital Magazine
Join our dynamic team! As a successful candidate, you will collaborate with the Team Lead to plan, produce, market, and manage conferences and niche seminars for the accounting, finance and corporate professionals, contributing to the achievement of the Institute’s Professional Development Department’s strategic and operational goals.
Requirements:
- Degree in Business Studies, Accountancy, Finance, Economics, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in producing both physical and virtual conferences and niche seminars, and sourcing expert speakers.
- Strong research skills with the ability to meet deadlines on specific topics.
- Knowledgeable about current Learning & Development trends and training markets.
- Proficient in English and Bahasa Malaysia (both written and spoken).
- Excellent project management and Microsoft Office skills, with a results-oriented approach.
- Meticulous, a team player, and capable of interacting professionally at all levels.
If you are passionate about this position and eager to contribute to the success of professional development initiatives, drop us an email as we would love to hear from you!
The successful candidate will assist the Senior Manager and Executive Director of the Professional Practices & Technical Division in managing the division’s activities as well as providing technical support to the relevant committees, MIA Council and MIA members.
Requirements:
- Professional qualification or a Degree in Accountancy and a member of MIA
- Minimum 4 years of relevant working experience with public listed entities or major/medium-sized firm of accountants
- Able to conduct research and solve technical queries/issues
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated, results oriented and able to work independently
- Confident, able to inspire and influence others positively
Involvement in facilitation of training and ability to conduct training is an added advantage
The successful candidate will assist the Head and Manager of Small and Medium Practices Department in managing departmental projects, carrying out the day-to-day operations and organization of events, besides providing secretariat support to committees.
Requirements:
- Professional qualification or a Degree in Accountancy/Business/ Economics
- Has at least 5 years relevant experience (audit experience is an added advantage)
- Intermediate to expert level competence with MS Office, especially Ms Excel and Ms PowerPoints
- Self-motivated, proactive and a good team player
- Good project management skills
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- High proficiency in English
