Overview of job 

GroupM Hong Kong is looking for an Accounting Manager (3-month contract) to oversee the operation of our AR team. This is a 3-month extendable contract with possibility to change to permanent. 

You will ensure the client invoices are issued accurately and on timely basis, funds is collected while maintaining positive customer relationship .  Furthermore, You will work with our business team to ensure the Revenue recognition.

The successful candidate will have a combination of billing, accounts receivable, business and supervisory experience as this position could lead to a broader role in our company.

Reporting of the role

This role reports to the Financial Controller.

3 best things about the job:

1. Be part of the largest marketing services group in Hong Kong and worldwide with career growth opportunity
2. Working together with a professional team in a systemic accounting and finance department
3. Work with a collaborative team in a dynamic company

Responsibilities of the role:

• Supervise a small group of AR and Billing Accountant / Officer to complete routine jobs and ad-hoc tasks
• Ensure the timely client invoice issuance across other regions
• Manage credit checks on all customer, establish and manage limits
• Monitoring the billing process to comply with client’s requirements
• Preforming timely cost reconciliation and recording the variance
• Organize records of invoices, bills and deposits, and manage the AR month-end closing
• Ensuring timely tracing of debts and payment collection procedures
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc forecasting reports
• Manage cash application and making sure all cash receipts are applied properly
• Make recommendations to improve quality of invoicing and collection procedures.
• To produce timely and accurate AR performance evaluations reports and analysis for Management.
• ensure compliance of policies and procedures related to Credit Policy and Control Procedures, and to ensure KPIs are achieved

What you will need:

• University Degree / or Business Diploma Holder
• At least 5 years' working experience in accounting and finance industry
• Good command of spoken and written English and Chinese
• Commercial minded with strong numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Mature, Self-motivated and hardworking
• Able to work under pressure, and good management skill 
• Strong analytical skills, focus on quality and result, and attention to detail
•  Flexibility and adaptability to changes, ready to take initiative and responsibility
• Good communication and presentation skills, ability to work independently, remaining loyal and dedicated to teamwork
• Ability to handle conflict situations, good interpersonal skill, open mind and adaptability to multicultural working environment
• Competent in MS Windows applications, strong in excel  
• Fast learner, be able to navigate through various systems
• Candidate with less experience will considered as Assistant Accounting Manager

More about GroupM

GroupM is the leading global media investment management group serving as the parent to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, MediaCom, Wavemaker, Essence and m/SIX, as well as the programmatic digital media platform, Xaxis, each global operations in their own right with leading market positions. GroupM’s primary purpose is to maximize the performance of WPP’s media agencies by operating as leader and collaborator in trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, and proprietary tool development. GroupM’s focus is to deliver unrivaled marketplace advantage to its clients, stakeholders and people, and is increasingly working closely for the benefit of clients with WPP’s data investment management group, Kantar. Together, GroupM and Kantar account for over 50% of WPP’s group revenues of more than $20 billion.

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About Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s small yet highly dynamic and efficient media market means it gets to operate with agility. Its internet and digital penetration continues to grow year-on-year, and has the highest smartphone penetration in Asia Pacific at 87%, while tablet ownership clocks in at 57%. Hong Kong’s digital market boasts a healthy mix of local, regional and global players, providing new opportunities in the media space.

If you want a future in media and communications, and believe in Hong Kong’s belief of “work hard, play hard”, there is clearly no place more vibrant, challenging and exciting than Hong Kong, where opportunities for you to innovate and grow are unparalleled.