Responsibilities

• Assist in regional coordination and performance of financial reporting and analysis including: standard monthly management reporting and variance analyses, account reconciliations, financial reporting, tax reporting, cash flow, assisting in budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning (gathers data for budgeting and forecasting processes); financial statements reconciliations
• Create month-end accounting entries and reviews those of others; reconciles discrepancies; posts to GL and reviews variances to budget / forecast
• Prepare income statements, balance sheets and other various accounting statements or financial reports
• Update information in various databases such as PeopleSoft, HFM, Cognos TM1, hCue, OneSource on a timely basis
• Analyze various accounting variances and prepares variance explanation reports
• Assist in compliance with local GAAP and local regulatory requirements and matters
• Participate in system conversion or enhancements, requiring user acceptance testing, providing feedback to IT programmers, and training other staff members on the new process / system
• Assist in instructing, supervising and managing outsourced service providers; coordinates with shared services center teams
• Monitor accounting and internal control policies and procedures and improves / updates policies as needed
• Assist in identifying process improvement opportunities
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related discipline
• Appropriate professional accounting qualification
• 4 to 5 years of related professional experience, preferably including 3+ years of experience in public accounting with Big 4
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS
• Experience in working with various offices and teams and/or shared services center preferred
• Knowledge in real estate or FMCG industry is a definite plus
• Strong computer skills, including specific knowledge of MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, etc)
• Broad experience with other software applications and financial systems is
• desired (particularly PeopleSoft Financials, HFM Consolidation, Cadency / BlackLine, Cognos TM1, OneSource, Integrity / TRAX)
• Strong command of written and spoken English
• Fluency in Chinese, Cantonese and/or Mandarin, and/or other Asian language(s) a plus