T&L: Immigration, Global Employer Services - Senior Associate (KL, Penang & Johor Office)

What impact will you make?

At Deloitte, we offer a unique and exceptional career experience to inspire and empower talents like you to make an impact that matters for our clients, people and society. Whatever your aspirations, Deloitte offers you unrivalled opportunities to realise your full potential. We are always looking for people with the relentless energy to push themselves further, and to find new avenues and unique ways to reach our shared goals. 

So what are you waiting for? Join the winning team now.

Work you'll do

Deloitte's Immigration Practice helps companies and individuals manage their immigration compliance matters and obligations effectively and efficiently. Leveraging on Deloitte's extensive resources and reach, our Immigration professionals keep clients abreast of developments and offers the unsurpassed consultation on immigration planning and compliance.

The Global Employer Services Immigration team within the Tax Practice offers multidisciplinary consultations to employers and foreign employees of multinationals, large, medium and small companies. Your role includes assisting clients in addressing and managing immigration specific challenges of an employer. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Immigration management/support (this may include coordinating all requirements of immigration from initial consultation, eligibility assessments, technical advisory drafts and preparation of immigration documentations)
• Monitoring applications from initiation through to successful completion in respect of liaising with the clients to collate necessary information / documentation, drafting applications, issuing advice notes, and lodging applications with the relevant government authorities. 
• Timely billing and collection tracking upon completion of professional services
• Manage escalations timely and professionally.
• Legal advisory liaison on business and employment related issues
• Draft correspondence and communicate with clients and expatriate individuals to gather information and clarify requirements for immigration applications. 
• Providing immigration support to regional portfolios when required
• Serve as the primary liaison with relevant government authorities to ensure smooth communication and process handling.
• Work closely with engagement teams to ensure timely delivery of tasks and contribute to a high-performing, inclusive environment. 
• Conducting ad-hoc research where necessary

Your role as a leader

At Deloitte, we believe in the importance of empowering our people to be leaders at all levels. We expect our people to embrace and live our purpose and shared values, challenging themselves everyday to identify issues that are most important to our clients, our people and the communities, and to make an impact that matters. In addition to living our purpose, Senior Associate across our Firm are expected to: 

• Understand objectives for stakeholders, clients and Deloitte whilst aligning own performance to objectives and sets personal priorities.
• Develop themselves by actively seeking opportunities for growth, shares knowledge and experiences with others, and acts as a strong brand ambassador.
• Seek opportunities to challenge themselves, collaborate with others to deliver and takes accountability for results.
• Build relationships and communicates effectively in order to positively influence peers and stakeholders.
• Work effectively in diverse teams within a highly inclusive team culture where everyone is supported, respected and recognized for their contribution.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Law or Human Resources
• Have at least 2 - 4 years of experience in immigration
• Strong command in English and Bahasa Malaysia (both written and spoken)
• Knowledge on immigration services of Malaysia (East and West Malaysia) is an added advantage
• Proficient in MS Office
• A team player with customer service acumen, interpersonal and analytical skills
• Able to project manage

Due to volume of applications, we regret only shortlisted candidates will be notified.