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This is an individual contributor role that will deliver Record-to-report (RTR) services to Business Divisions in accordance with established Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and work procedures, and in compliance with Plaza Premium Group's (PPG) policies and procedures and relevant legal and statutory requirements.
It includes ensuring that the RTR services are delivered within the agreed service levels and targets.
This role will utilize change management principles, processes, and tools to focus on driving financial and operational results for the organization, including planning, implementation, transition, and service delivery of the RTR functions for integrations/ new acquisitions or any continuous improvement or other initiatives/ projects.
What you'll be doing:
Record to Report
- Post and review and make decision for any adjustment with alignment of local finance to close the books during MEC. Analyze the P&L and balance sheet and able to provide commentary for its fluctuations.
- Post and review transactions and review (or compile, when required) Financial Accounting reports and reconciliations, provide variance analysis, highlight issues/concerns, and follow up on reconciling items or outstanding matters.
- Complete month end close to ensure the deadlines & deliverables as agreed in the SLAs are completed on time.
- Coordinate with other finance teams in GFO, HQ & BU to ensure month end and year end closing activities are executed on a timely basis.
- Act as an escalation point for any issues involving the month end close as well as year-end close.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, managing expectation & driving continuous improvement within the team to ensure quality delivery.
- Analyze, review, assess and approve rejection for incomplete supporting documents/evidence.
- Resolve issues escalated from the team and escalate to Manager on matters of severe nature.
- Manage and respond to compliance audits and audit queries.
- Ensure internal controls are in place, and accounting complies with all external regulations. Keeps abreast of changes of internal guidelines and external accounting standards.
- Update the SOPs accurately and timely.
- Able to trouble shoot and resolve simple system errors relating to asset accounting, journal processing & system closing tasks.
- Ad-hoc duties that will be assigned from time to time.
- Review / prepare reporting package for legal entities reporting on a timely basis.
- Ensure the information received from GFO team or local finance complies with HK IFRS and Group accounting standards.
- Prepare meaningful analytical review and analysis, accounting journals for correction, workings and schedules, other group reporting deliverables, financial statements etc. on regular basis.
- Support the team or Manager to develop and recommend areas for enhancements and improvements for the current systems and processes to meet the challenges and needs of stakeholders.
- Assist in projects such as Robotic Process Automation/ Continuous Improvement project and plan.
- Responsible for updating desk procedures, control checklist and training materials as and when new enhancement identified, implemented, and communicated.
- The scope of the work includes general & financial accounting, fixed assets accounting including leases, treasury and cash management (if needed), reconciliations, reporting & analysis, month end close and sub-modules.
Process Improvement & Other Projects
- Identify potential areas of improvement and communicate to manager
- Provide guidance on data gathering, recommend solution in consultation with manager
- Develop Users Acceptance Testing (UAT) scripts & review UAT result together with manager
- Ensure projects are executed timely, accurately & within budget
- Ensure SOPs are updated, training material are prepared & organize End User Training (EUT)
Stakeholder Relationship
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with counterparts in BU, HQ to ensure smooth processing of transactions
- Cultivate a customer service culture within the team
- Attend to customers enquiries and concerns in a professional manner
Job Requirement:
- A recognized Degree in Finance and Accounting, or any equivalent business degree or Professional Accounting Qualification
- Member of the professional accounting bodies is an added advantage
- 4 – 8 years working experience, preferably in a global shared service environment
- Exposure in India accounting and India GST/ tax knowledge is an added advantage
- Exposure in a large and reputable audit firm would be an added advantage
- Extensive exposure in Dynamics 365 accounting systems and/or other ERP. Has applied skills in various industries
- Extensive and in-depth knowledge and understanding in RTR function. Has applied knowledge and experience in complex working environment
- Extensive exposure on IFRS, US GAAP, relevant local accounting standards, and inter-dependencies between related business processes
- Moderate exposure on Income Tax Act and Companies Act
- Computer literacy - MS Office Tools
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills in English
- Application of accounting principles and concept
- Legal, standards and policy compliance
- Resourceful & able to work independently as well as in a team
- Analytical, systems/process and accounting skills, with the ability to recognize underlying issues and develop appropriate resolutions
- Ability to work overtime during peak period and support different time zone when required
- Travelling may be required, if needed
