Overall Responsibility:

The role of Assistant Accountant / Accountant is a 1-year contract (with a view to permanency) who responsible for the day-to-day operations of all sales orders, billing and accounts receivable transactional duties of the Finance team for the Chinese Mainland and other APAC regions as required.

Principle duties and responsibilities:

Distribution and Logistics

• Sales order processing, which includes daily operations and billing
• Send daily material delivery request list to our third-party distribution and logistics companies to arrange delivery to our customers.
• Answer customer enquiries about billing, order placement and order status including liaison with third-party logistics companies.
• Respond to customer service queries and complaints related to sales orders, billing, and payment problems. Resolve issues efficiently by delivering first class customer service.
•  Assist UK Finance Management in managing inventories including sales order reports, stock counts and records.

Financial Account Management

• Monitor customer accounts and support the regional and global finance teams in debts collection, ensuring that key business targets are met to limit WSET’s exposure to bad debt.
• Prepare and resolve month end processes, including but not limited to, generating reports, account reconciliation and communicating statement of accounts to customers.
• Liaise with internal or external parties related to accounting works.

 Other Activities

• Representing WSET Asia Pacific or the Finance Team, participate in projects as needed, including testing and providing feedback on new information and finance systems, to meet global business needs 
• Contribute to the overall successful operation of WSET by undertaking such other tasks as may from time to time be requested

Benefits

• Flexible working, group medical insurance, enhanced annual leave, maternity and paternity leave. 
• Learning and development opportunities

Skills and Competencies:

Essential

• Higher Diploma in Accounting or equivalent.
• At least 1-3 years relevant accounting experience, more experience will be considered as Accountant.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and Mandarin
• Experience of working with NetSuite or other accounting software.
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 platforms

Desirable

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics CRM software.
• Experience of working in or with the Education and/or Charity sector.
• Experience of working with companies in the Chinese Mainland.
• Proven experience in customer service.
• Exposure to Multi-currency financials.
• Experience of working within an international business environment.

Personal Attributes:

The right candidate will have all the following attributes: 

• High level of integrity and confidentiality with the ability to balance conflicting stakeholder demands 
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to multi-task 
• Strong communication skills when dealing with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills 
• Client-focused, with excellent communication skills  
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise work 
• Sensitivity to cultural differences 
• Self-motivated, fast learner and good team player.

Application:

If you would like to be part of the dynamic growth of WSET in Asia Pacific then please contact send your resume with present and expected salary by clicking the 'Apply Now' button for submission or directly send to apacpeople(at)wsetglobal.com. Please note requests should be made in English.

CLOSING DATE:        11 June 2022

DISCLAIMER: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned, at any time. Applicant must have the right to live and work in Hong Kong.

The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) is an international, not-for-profit organisation which is the world’s largest provider of qualifications in wine, spirits and sake. Our headquarters are in London with subsidiary companies in Hong Kong SAR, the USA and a newly opened representative office in Shanghai, China. Our qualifications are offered via a network of over 800 Approved Programme Providers (APPs) in over 70 countries.  

Following the exponential growth of WSET in Asia Pacific we are now looking to recruit a new team member to support our financial operations. 

The role will be located in our Hong Kong office and will require someone who is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English, with Finance Experience.  As part of a wider global finance team, the role will be pivotal in continuing to drive and grow the WSET.