Career Opportunities

Accounting Officer/Accounting Executive, Planning and Reporting Team in the Finance and Enterprises Office (“FEO”) (Ref: 530060)

The Role

The appointee will assist in the following areas:

• Financial closings;
• Preparation of monthly management dashboards and variance analysis to support decision making;
• Financial reporting related classification rules in a systematic manner and identified anomalies in ledger entries for subsequent investigation;
• Collaboration with various teams in FEO to understand operational details and requirement to support reporting and analysis;
• Building financial analytics to facilitate business performance review;
• Optimization and automation of data management process (collect, cleanse, convert, consolidate) to improve efficiency and enhance data quality;
• Financial data structure improvement through standardization and continuous improvement;
• Streamlining and automating the reporting process to improve existing workflow;
• Preparation of financial schedules, presentations and meeting materials to support discussion with leadership team;
• Evaluation of impact of changes in accounting standards; and
• Any other ad hoc projects.

Qualifications and Qualities

• A recognized Accounting or Finance-related degree, with at least 3 years’ relevant work experience, preferably in the FP&A/Management Reporting/Finance system implementation or Analytics; OR Higher Diploma with 5 passes in HKCEE including English (minimum Grade C if Syllabus A/Level 2 from 2007); OR minimum Level 2 or equivalent in HKDSEE in 5 subjects including English Language with at least 6 years’ relevant work experience in accounting or finance;
• Membership in the HKICPA, ACCA or equivalent professional bodies is an advantage;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel, PowerPoint and Word;
• Able to build and maintain financial models and handle large volume of data;
• Hands-on experience in PC software and financial systems (e.g. Oracle/SAP);
• Knowledge in BI tools (e.g. Qlikview or Qliksense) will be an advantage;
• Good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese;
• Detail-oriented, proactive, independent, strong sense of ownership and able to meet tight deadlines under pressure;
• Strong analytical and communication skills;
• Willing-to-learn and self-motivated; and
• Ability to work well in a team environment and collaborate with various stakeholders.

What We Offer

The appointment will be made on fixed-term full-time contract for 2 years, to commence as soon as possible with the possibility of renewal. A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, together with contract-end gratuity and University contribution to a retirement benefits scheme at 10% of basic salary. Other benefits include annual leave and medical benefits. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a written test. Candidate with less experience may be considered for the position of Accounting Executive.

How to Apply

The University only accepts online application for the above post. Applicants should apply online and upload an up-to-date C.V. Review of applications will start as soon as possible and continue until October 25, 2024, or until the post is filled, whichever is earlier.

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