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Financial Accountant
Department: Finance
Location: Hong Kong
Responsible To: Assistant Finance Manager
Brief summary of role:
To assist and support the direct manager in managing the financial and accounting activities and overseeing the compliance for FT's legal entities in Singapore and Hong Kong and support the regional initiatives and projects
In this role you’ll:
- Handle full set of account to ensure timely completion of all month-end and year end closing activities
- Analyse and correct discrepancies to ensure the accuracy and completeness of general ledger and compliance on an ongoing basis
- Provide insightful and analytical analysis on financial statements
- Prepare monthly reconciliations for assigned accounts and ensure completeness and clear off the outstanding in a timely manner
- Manage payroll activities and collaborate with HR and the global mobility team to ensure accurate payroll processing and posting
- Prepare forecast and budget for assigned Cost Centers, understanding the variances and ensure the accuracy of submission
- Identify process improvement opportunities and implement enhancement to strengthen financial controls
- Handle Transfer pricing, GST/Corporate tax filing and statutory audit to ensure full compliance of statutory requirements
- Ensure the accuracy and completeness of records and efficient internal controls are in place, ensure alignment with FT global policy
- Collaborate with Accounting Services team based in Manila to ensure issues are resolved timely
- Support the Travel Management Company and Corporate Credit Cards process
- Collaborate with multiple functions to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness
- Handle ad hoc projects or other functions as required
You'll bring to the role....
- Degree holder in Accounting or related disciplines
- Member of HKICPA or equivalent qualification in professional institutions
- Experienced in accounting/auditing
- Intermediate to advanced level in MS Office such as Words and Excel
- Detail-minded with strong sense of responsibility, willingness to learn and strike for improvement
- Organisational, problem solving and trouble shooting skills are essential
- Work both independently with limited supervision as well as in a team environment
- Able to work under pressure with tight deadlines in a dynamic and changing environment
- Good command of English and Chinese languages
- Effective communication skills and who can build and maintain effective working relationships within the team and across the businesses
- Experience in Oracle is a plus
What’s in it for you? Our Benefits
Our benefits vary depending on location, but we are committed to providing best in class perks across all our offices as well as an inclusive environment to develop your career. Examples of our benefits include; generous annual leave allowances, flexible working (including working from home), medical cover, enhanced maternity & paternity packages, subsidised gym memberships and Giving Back opportunities. Full details of our benefits can be found here.
Further Information
The FT is committed to providing an inclusive working environment for all. We are an equal opportunities employer who seeks to recruit and appoint the best talent regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We have implemented a hybrid working model and we also promote flexible working and will consider specific requests around flexibility for all roles where it can be accommodated. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements, or have any questions, talent@ft.com and a member of our team will be happy to help.
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