People Management role

Global Professional Services Firm

Headquarter in Hong Kong

Function of Reporting & Accounting (RA) Team

• Operate as part of Finance SSC.
• Responsible for the Record-to-Report (R2R) end-to-end process.
• Responsible for the statutory accounts of the various subsidiaries within the Group, in compliance with the relevant GAAP, regulations and company policies.
• Provide financial and management reports to support business decision making.
• Tax computation and filing of direct & indirect tax returns.
• Drive process & system improvements while balancing the need for internal control.

Main Duties

• This is an important customer facing role where success is measured based on customer satisfaction, balancing the team’s delivery capability against incoming requests, and raising change requests for out-of-scope services.
• Establish service level agreement and engagement framework with the business partners.
• Build a customer-focused and continuous improvement culture within the team, with high level of accountability and ownership.
• Prepare financial reports for management review supporting multiple business units.
• Ensure on-time completion of month-end closing for a large number of subsidiaries, including all journal entries & balance sheet reconciliations performed by various teams within Finance SSC.
• Work with Group Finance in the production of consolidated financial statements, including monthly reporting submission via HFM (financial and statistical).
• Ensure all statutory audits are completed on-time and within budget.
• Develop & implement process improvements and standardization across countries and functional areas.
• Establish and enforce quality controls that proactively address control weaknesses. Ensure accuracy of all financial statements and management reports.
• Leverage industry best practices for R2R to drive further efficiencies, including but not limited to utilizing robotics & business process management tool.
• Provide mentoring, coaching and development to the team.
• Lead & participate in departmental-wide initiatives as needed.

Requirements / Qualifications

The successful candidate should possess the following:

• Degree in accounting and qualified accountant with good computer skills especially in Excel.
• Strong leadership, team player with analytical business acumen. Able to communicate at the senior executive level.
• Must possess customer-focused mindset with a sense of urgency.
• Must have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in maintaining books for a large number of legal entities across multiple geographies.
• Results-oriented and detail-minded person with ability to articulate and present the high-level picture.
• Proven track record in managing projects and process improvements.
• Able to work under pressure in meeting deadlines. Hardworking.
• Highly motivated self-starter with ability to deal with ambiguities, able to work within ill-defined boundaries and able to challenge status quo.
• Good knowledge of HKFRS, IFRS and US GAAP.
• Familiar with China bookkeeping requirements.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience.
• Fluent in written and spoken English & Chinese.

We offer an attractive package with benefits for the right candidate and long term career prospect.

Please email your CV along with your salary expectations and don’t miss out this great opportunity to join an international and rapidly expanding firm!

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and all applications will be treated in strict confidence.