Manager – Accounting and Shared Services, Asia Pacific

Responsibilities :

• To lead, manage, coordinate and provide timely and accurate financial accounting and shared services for the Asia-Pacific region.

• Provide timely and accurate financial processing for all legal entities in Asia-Pacific

• Ensure business and financial performance are accurately reported re applicable GAAP for all legal entities and including US-GAAP

• Ensure proper GAAP, Sarbanes Oxley and Group internal and reporting controls are implemented and adhered

• Works with other financial managers in region to improve reporting and budgeting processes, and provide financial training to non-financial managers and sales and marketing personnel to improve financial accounting, reporting and understanding in the region

• Preparation, coordination and consolidation of annual financial plans working with the finance and business leaders

• Preparation, coordination and consolidation and of periodic financial forecasts

• Provides monthly, quarterly and annual reporting of financial performance vs plans and comparatives

• Analyzes and explain financial performance

• Develops, direct and control financial transaction processing to ensure timely and accurate reporting of financial performance in accordance with GAAP and company policies

• Coordinates the necessary reporting, analysis, tax and treasury functions for the region

• Maintains solid understanding of accounting and reporting authoritative literature (GAAP)

• Ensures capital expenditure planning and authorization, and review and controlling of capital expenditure vs. plan

• Manages and leads the personnel in the Accounting and Shared Services team

• Ensure continual development and teamwork, and adequate staffing levels and capabilities

• Ensure team provides timely and appropriate levels of internal and external customer service support

• Continuous improvement of productivity and processes

• Coordinates filing annual accounts

• Coordinates audit of accounts

• Coordinates and supports statutory and tax returns

• Assists company and affiliates, including liaison with customers and suppliers with legal and financial requirement

• Performs requisite administrative duties to support the business functions

• Assists the various departments in improving procedures, and monitoring and improving efficiency

Requirements :

• Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Business, Accounting or Economics

• CA or CPA preferred including GAAP understanding

• Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, both in English and Mandarin

• Ability to manage people and promote teamwork and working effectively as a group.

• Proficient with MS Office applications particularly MS-Excel with SAP experience a plus.

• 5 to 7 years commercial experience, with regional experience a plus

• Ability to interpret and draw conclusions from financial/business information; able to review a proposal or transaction and determine the future effect on our business

• Demonstrates ability to analyze situations and make sound decisions; ability to develop alternative courses of action and make decisions which are based on logical assumptions and which reflect factual information; exhibits common sense.

• Anticipates and takes initiative to identify customer/client concerns and proposes recommendations as appropriate. Able to interact with the customer/client as a business partner.

• Expresses thoughts clearly and succinctly, both orally and in writing; able to tailor communications for different audiences; listens well and effectively contributes to discussions; makes technical points understandable; demonstrates ability to negotiate effectively; displays ability to think on his/her feet

• Ability to set goals; develop strategies and schedules for meeting those goals; anticipates obstacles and defines alternative strategies; sets priorities; establishes efficient work procedures to meet objectives.

• Has a solid understanding of accounting with good knowledge of GAAP and application in a manner to achieve fairness/accuracy in presentation of financial/business information; familiar with current technical developments; effectively uses current technology.

• Good understanding of operations and cost systems/procedures, and ability to comprehend and resolve complex issues

• Shows a good understanding of issues relevant to our overall organization and business; keeps that knowledge current. Knowledge of the processes/key concerns common to all businesses

• Maintains, supports and encourages company core values

Interested candidate can register online at www.hr-1st.com or send in cv at enquiries@hr-1st.com.