Role Introduction
Reports to: Finance Manager, Business Partnering
Candidate will serve as a key member of the finance business partnering team assisting the Finance Manager in liaising with the business unit on all finance related matters and providing financial analysis and ad hoc support to responsible departments. This role contributes to the financial planning and analysis as well as functional finance business partnering functionalities.
Key Responsibilities
Month End Closing and Reporting
- Ensure accurate month end closing for responsible departments (e.g. accounting treatment, review anomalies, prepare accruals, follow up monthly control and reports generation)
- Prepare monthly reports (e.g. Monthly Result Packs, level 2 reports, Balance Sheet Review Pack, etc.)
- Provide support to FM and BUs in relation to cost monitoring and process improvement in relation to financial related matters
- Support build-up of new reports in SAC
Day to Day Financial related matters, including
- Ensure proper accounting treatment in SAP and bring to attention any issues
- AP processing
- Issue Debit notes/Invoices - follow up rejection from counterpart.
- Bank Reconciliation
- Liaise with relevant parties with regards to financial issues raised by BUs
- Ad hoc assignments as and when required
Budget/Forecasts
- Capturing assumptions from departments
- Work out the budget figures based on assumptions from departments and BOP
- Provide analysis against comparatives
- Prepare budget/forecasts templates
- Upload figures in BPC and ensure accuracy
Annual/Interim
- Prepare relevant schedules
Requirements
- HKCEE standard with a pass in English (Syll B) or grade 2 in English
- Diploma or above in Accounting, Finance or related discipline
- Minimum 3 years accounting experience
- Well organized with strong analytical mind
- Strong skills in MS Office applications, especially in Excel
- Experience in using SAP advantageous
- Good command of written and spoken English and Cantonese
- 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
Personal & Application Information
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