Life at WS

Build your career alongside partners who lead from the front.

We are a growing practice. We work on complex, interesting engagements, such as IPO-readiness work and cross-border structuring, and we do it in small, partner-led teams where your development is visible and your contribution matters.

Why WS Group

The right environment to grow as a professional.

We hold regular staff meetings to keep workloads and deadlines manageable, and we assign work to match each person's experience. Our partners and directors keep an open door, and everyone is encouraged to speak up and ask for guidance.

Partner-led from day one

You work directly with the engagement partner, without layers of management in between. Partners are actively involved in planning, fieldwork, and review, which accelerates your learning in a way that larger hierarchies cannot.

Exposure to IPOs

Our audit practice includes pre-IPO readiness and advisory work. Staff with the right aptitude and attitude get exposure to these assignments early, gaining experience that can take years to reach at larger firms.

Recognised professional training

We are an ACCA Approved Employer (Gold), CPA Australia Recognised Employer Partner, and MICPA Approved Training Employer. Your training hours and experience counts towards professional qualification.

Cross-border exposure

Many of our clients do business across the Malaysia–Singapore corridor and beyond, giving you exposure to MFRS, IFRS and PCAOB engagements, a technical breadth that is hard to find in a purely domestic practice.

Structured development path

From Associate through Senior to Manager and beyond, with regular job reviews and an annual performance evaluation. Promotion is based on experience, competency and capability, and every appraisal is a two-way conversation about where you want your career to go.

A firm that takes its standards seriously

We are PCAOB-registered and MIA-licensed. The work is demanding and the standards are high, which is exactly why the experience means something when you carry it forward in your career.

Our values

R.A.P.I.C. defines how we show up.

Our values are not simply words on a wall. They shape how we work with every client, every engagement, every day, and how we work with each other.

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Reliable

We deliver with consistency and integrity. Our clients know what to expect, because we hold ourselves to the same standard every time.

Life at WS Group

The people behind the work.

Team days, training, celebrations and the everyday work in between, across our offices in Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur and Penang.

WS Group team gathered on the lawn at a company retreat
WS Group team trip to Guangzhou, in front of the Canton Tower
WS Group team at the 2025 annual dinner and Chinese New Year celebration
Team members riding ATVs on an outing
WS Group team in company shirts at a firm event
Team members on a trip to Shanghai
Christmas celebration at the office
WS Group team at the MIA Black and White Masquerade
Team lunch at a company retreat
Hari Raya gathering
Birthday celebration over team dinner
Team dinner
Benefits

What we offer our team.

Learning & qualifications

  • Study Financial Scheme for ACCA / CPA studies (terms apply)
  • Study and exam leave
  • On-the-job training, plus in-house and external courses

Time off

  • Annual leave and medical leave that increase with seniority
  • Birthday leave
  • Congratulatory leave
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Complimentary rest days after the peak period

Reward & recognition

  • Annual performance evaluation and performance-based bonus
  • Peak period allowance
  • Promotion based on experience, competency and capability

Team life

  • Company trips
  • Celebration lunches and dinners for Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Christmas, and before and after peak season
  • Regular social and sporting events
Open positions

Find your path.

5 positions open · Johor Bahru & Kuala Lumpur
Don't see the right role?

We are always open to exceptional candidates.

If you are a strong candidate in audit, tax or advisory and the timing is right, we are happy to hear from you even when we have no advertised vacancy. Send us your CV and a short note about what you are looking for.