Accountant – Business Partnering
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Location: Hong Kong
Reports to:Accounting Services Manager
Partnering with business units to provide general accounting services, financial analysis
and support in the budget/forecast exercises, and to assist with assessing and monitoring financial performance of projects
Closing Date: 2022-09-28
Reports to:Accounting Services Manager
Partnering with business units to provide general accounting services, financial analysis
and support in the budget/forecast exercises, and to assist with assessing and monitoring financial performance of projects
Closing Date: 2022-09-28
Responsibilities
Month End Closing
- Ensure proper recording of financial information (e.g. per agreement with third
party) and compliance with company policies and accounting treatment in SAP
system
- Monitor financials against forecasts and approved budgets
- Coordinate and analyse inputs from BUs
- Work with BUs and other stakeholders for any accounting adjustments if needed
- Identify and flag potential issues and findings when necessary
Monthly Reports
- Analyse monthly operating results and perform variance analysis on income,
costs and key performance indicators for management review
- Prepare monthly reports (e.g. MRP and Balance Sheet Review Pack)
Day to Day Financial related matters, including but not limit to
- Ensure accurate record of AP/AR
- Provide financial advice and support to BUs in relation to cost monitoring and
internal cost control
- Provide guidance and assistance on SAP issues when necessary
- Prepare ad hoc assignments as requested (e.g. create new cost center / GL account in SAP, generate asset lists from SAP, etc.)
- Attend meetings to discuss financial issues with relevant stakeholders when required
Budget/Forecasts
- Assist in preparing forecast and budget submission, and provide support to BUs
in the preparation of forecast and budget exercise
- Coordinate, consolidate and submit annual budget & corporate forecast for
management review
- Review and validate project financials provided by ETPM
- Meet with BUs to review forecast and budget numbers
- To assist in the budget uploading process in SAP BPC
- Work with BUs for pre-budget meetings, including calculating KPIs, preparation
of presentation deck, financial summary, etc
- To assist with any other ad hoc budget analysis
Annual/Interim
• Prepare relevant schedules in accordance with Hong Kong Accounting
Standards and other statutory requirements (e.g. prepayment schedule,
HKFRS16 disclosure, related party transactions, etc.)
Projects
- Assist with assessing and monitoring financial performance of projects, such as
to provide constructive reviews of financial implications
- Validate and track project benefits
- Ensure proper recording of financial information (e.g. per agreement with third
party) and compliance with company policies and accounting treatment in SAP
system
- Monitor financials against forecasts and approved budgets
- Coordinate and analyse inputs from BUs
- Work with BUs and other stakeholders for any accounting adjustments if needed
- Identify and flag potential issues and findings when necessary
Monthly Reports
- Analyse monthly operating results and perform variance analysis on income,
costs and key performance indicators for management review
- Prepare monthly reports (e.g. MRP and Balance Sheet Review Pack)
Day to Day Financial related matters, including but not limit to
- Ensure accurate record of AP/AR
- Provide financial advice and support to BUs in relation to cost monitoring and
internal cost control
- Provide guidance and assistance on SAP issues when necessary
- Prepare ad hoc assignments as requested (e.g. create new cost center / GL account in SAP, generate asset lists from SAP, etc.)
- Attend meetings to discuss financial issues with relevant stakeholders when required
Budget/Forecasts
- Assist in preparing forecast and budget submission, and provide support to BUs
in the preparation of forecast and budget exercise
- Coordinate, consolidate and submit annual budget & corporate forecast for
management review
- Review and validate project financials provided by ETPM
- Meet with BUs to review forecast and budget numbers
- To assist in the budget uploading process in SAP BPC
- Work with BUs for pre-budget meetings, including calculating KPIs, preparation
of presentation deck, financial summary, etc
- To assist with any other ad hoc budget analysis
Annual/Interim
• Prepare relevant schedules in accordance with Hong Kong Accounting
Standards and other statutory requirements (e.g. prepayment schedule,
HKFRS16 disclosure, related party transactions, etc.)
Projects
- Assist with assessing and monitoring financial performance of projects, such as
to provide constructive reviews of financial implications
- Validate and track project benefits
Requirements
Accountant
- A degree holder in Accounting with professional designation in Accountancy
preferred
- Recognised CPA / Accountancy qualification is preferred
- Minimum 5 years' relevant experience of which 2 years' experience in
supervisory role. Audit experience with recognised audit firms a definite plus
- Strong analytical mind and interpersonal skills
- Strong skills in MS Office applications, especially in Excel
- Experience in using SAP advantageous
- Good command of spoken and written English and Cantonese/Chinese
- Able to work under pressure and being flexible when necessary to meet
deadlines
- Willing to challenge the status quo and improve work processes
Qualities
- Proactively seeks guidance and asks thoughtful questions
- Demonstrates awareness of financial factors that drive own service area
- Follows applicable financial policies & procedures
- Takes accountability for executing tasks to a high standard
- A good team player working collaboratively with others
- Personable with a positive attitude and respectful of others
- Takes time to understand and consider a problem in full before acting
- Works smart, taking the initiative to do things in a more effective way applying
knowledge to improve practices and processes within own service area
- Willingly goes beyond the scope of own role to get work done
- A degree holder in Accounting with professional designation in Accountancy
preferred
- Recognised CPA / Accountancy qualification is preferred
- Minimum 5 years' relevant experience of which 2 years' experience in
supervisory role. Audit experience with recognised audit firms a definite plus
- Strong analytical mind and interpersonal skills
- Strong skills in MS Office applications, especially in Excel
- Experience in using SAP advantageous
- Good command of spoken and written English and Cantonese/Chinese
- Able to work under pressure and being flexible when necessary to meet
deadlines
- Willing to challenge the status quo and improve work processes
Qualities
- Proactively seeks guidance and asks thoughtful questions
- Demonstrates awareness of financial factors that drive own service area
- Follows applicable financial policies & procedures
- Takes accountability for executing tasks to a high standard
- A good team player working collaboratively with others
- Personable with a positive attitude and respectful of others
- Takes time to understand and consider a problem in full before acting
- Works smart, taking the initiative to do things in a more effective way applying
knowledge to improve practices and processes within own service area
- Willingly goes beyond the scope of own role to get work done
Salary
Negotiable
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