Assistant Finance & Accounting Manager

About the role

The Assistant Finance & Accounting Manager supports Mainland China and Hong Kong legal entities with statutory reporting, local accounting compliance, external audit coordination, tax governance support and treasury coordination. The role prepares and reviews key finance deliverables, resolves operational accounting matters and supports the Senior Finance & Accounting Manager in keeping local finance operations accurate, timely and compliant. Tax compliance and filing are handled by KPMG, which the role coordinates with.

Key responsibilities

• Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing, review accounting postings, balance-sheet reconciliations and accruals, and prepare statutory reporting packages in line with IFRS, PRC and Hong Kong requirements
• Prepare statutory financial statement schedules, coordinate daily audit requests with external auditors and the BPO provider, track open items and assist with audit findings remediation
• Coordinate accounting data and tax deliverables with KPMG, reconcile tax returns to the general ledger, track tax filing calendars and support tax audits and inspections
• Support cash-flow reporting, routine banking documents and local treasury administration, escalating significant issues to the Senior Finance & Accounting Manager
• Review BPO provider deliverables, coordinate resolution of exceptions and monitor open items
• Execute and monitor finance controls, maintain evidence for compliance reviews and support internal and external audit requests
• Support SAP S/4HANA deployment, testing, cutover and stabilization, and finance transformation projects
• Work with the Senior Finance & Accounting Manager, APAC Accounting, regional tax, treasury and controlling teams, and with KPMG and external auditors

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline; CPA, ACCA or similar qualification preferred
• About 6-10 years of accounting and finance experience
• Experience in statutory reporting, external audit coordination and local accounting compliance
• Multinational or multi-entity environment experience; experience with an outsourced tax provider (preferably Big Four) and BPO providers preferred
• Manufacturing or industrial-sector experience is advantageous
• Native-level Mandarin Chinese and fluent business English; Cantonese is an advantage

Required skills

• Strong IFRS knowledge and working knowledge of VAT, corporate income tax and withholding tax
• SAP experience preferred; SAP S/4HANA exposure is advantageous
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Reconciliation, analytical review and documentation skills