Senior Financial Accountant/ Financial Accountant

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Brief summary of role:

To assist and support the direct manager in handling 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 the full sets of accounts and responsible for daily accounting operations

- Responsible for ensuring a timely month-end closing process including the preparation of general journals, monthly reconciliations, schedules, breakdowns and analysis on BS and PL

- Prepare and analyse monthly and annual financial statements on a timely basis

- Run payroll activities and collaborate with the HR and the global mobility team to ensure accurate payroll processing and posting

- Prepare timely accurate quarterly budget and monthly cash flow forecast

- Identify process improvement opportunities and implement enhancements to strengthen financial controls

- Handle transfer pricing, recharging and monthly reconciliations and settlements between intercompany within the Group

- Ensure the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records and the efficiency of the internal controls are in place which aligning with the FT global policy

- Coordinate with the Group Accounting Services team in Manila for AP/AR related matters and the UK team for accounting and tax matters and assist in providing on-going financial support to different partners

- Support the Travel Management Company and Corporate Credit Cards process and to ensure accurate posting

- Collaborate with different team members and business functions to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness

- Liaise with external auditors, tax agents, service providers and tax authorities for preparing annual statutory audit and GST/Corporate tax filing

- Handle ad hoc projects and other functions as assigned

You'll bring to the role:

- Degree holder in Accounting or related fields

- Member of HKICPA or equivalent qualification in professional institutions

- Validated experiences in accounting/auditing of which having experience in external audit/CPA firm will be an advantage

- 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 and strong problem solving skills are important

- Able to work independently with limited supervision as well as work well and being proactive as a team member

- Able to work under pressure with tight deadlines and with good time management skills 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 and meetings within the team and across the businesses

- Experience in Oracle is a plus

What’s in it for you? Our benefits

Our benefits vary by location, but we are committed to providing best-in-class perks across all our offices. These include generous annual leave, medical cover, inclusive parental leave packages, and opportunities to give back to the community. Full details of our benefits are available here.

We’ve embraced a 50% hybrid working model (averaging two to three days onsite) that fosters trust and remote adaptability while encouraging in-person camaraderie and peer learning. Additionally, we are open to accommodating specific flexible working pattern requests for all roles where feasible.

Accessibility

We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments/personalisation 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, email [email protected] and a member of our team will be happy to help.

Further information

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Candidates should be aware that the use of AI throughout the application process may be monitored to ensure a fair and transparent hiring process for all.

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