Senior Accountant/ Assistant Manager

Key Responsibilities
Financial Reporting & Day-to-Day Finance Management

• Own end-to-end finance operations for several legal entities across multiple jurisdictions, including month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Oversee bank, asset, intercompany, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, provisions, invoices, payment requests, and other accounting records.
• Ensure complete, accurate, and timely accounting for all responsible entities, including oversight of local accounting and tax vendors where applicable.
• Prepare and review financial statements and management reports in accordance with applicable accounting standards and group policies.
• Support the continuous improvement of accounting systems, financial reporting processes, and closing procedures.
• Ensure timely completion of regulatory, statutory, tax, and compliance-related filings in partnership with internal teams and external advisors.
• Manage day-to-day relationships with banks, vendors, accounting service providers, tax advisors, auditors, and other external stakeholders.
• Partner closely with Treasury, Tax, Global Accounting, Legal, Compliance, and business teams to ensure smooth financial operations.

Internal Controls & Governance

• Develop, document, and maintain business processes, accounting policies, and internal control procedures to support a strong control environment.
• Ensure compliance with group accounting policies, delegated authority frameworks, and internal control requirements.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and well-documented financial records to support internal reviews, audits, and regulatory inquiries.
• Identify control gaps, operational risks, and process weaknesses, and drive timely remediation.
• Promote a culture of accountability, transparency, and financial discipline across the region.

Audit Coordination

• Lead and coordinate external audits for responsible entities, ensuring timely completion and high-quality audit deliverables.
• Act as the key point of contact for auditors, local finance teams, external accounting partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Prepare and review audit schedules, supporting documentation, financial statements, and management representation materials.
• Address audit findings, resolve open issues, and implement corrective actions where needed.
• Support statutory audits, group audits, tax audits, and other regulatory reviews as required.

Business Partnership & Strategic Analysis

• Act as a trusted finance partner to regional and vertical management teams, providing clear, data-driven, and commercially relevant insights.
• Build financial models, scenario analyses, and business cases to support strategic decision-making.
• Translate financial results and trends into practical recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Support new market, product, and operational initiatives by assessing financial implications, risks, controls, and reporting requirements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure Finance is embedded early in business planning and execution.

Process Improvement & Automation

• Drive continuous improvement in accounting, reporting, forecasting, and finance operations processes.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual work, streamline workflows, improve data quality, and enhance reporting efficiency.
• Implement best practices in financial reporting, closing processes, reconciliations, and controls.
• Partner with systems, data, and finance transformation teams to enhance enterprise-level finance tools and reporting capabilities.
• Support scalable finance infrastructure as the business grows across the region.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline. CPA, CMA, ACCA, CA, MBA, or Master's degree preferred.
• 8+ years of relevant finance experience, including financial accounting, financial planning and analysis, audit, or finance business partnering.
• Prior experience as a Senior Accountant, Assistant Manager, or Finance Manager within a multinational, listed company, technology, fintech, financial services, or high-growth environment preferred.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, statutory reporting, tax filings, general ledger operations, and month-end/year-end closing processes.
• Experience managing financial operations across multiple jurisdictions is strongly preferred.
• Experience with high-volume reconciliations in a regulated financial services or fintech environment.
• Strong understanding of internal controls, audit processes, accounting policies, and financial governance frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise-level ERP, accounting, consolidation, and financial planning systems.
• Excellent financial modelling, analytical, problem-solving, and business partnering skills.
• Highly proactive, detail-oriented, and able to operate independently with limited supervision.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and evolving environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and bring structure to complex situations.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
• Proficient in both English and Chinese (written and spoken),with strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with Chinese speaking internal and external stakeholders across functions.
• Demonstrated interest in digital assets, blockchain technology, or fintech, is an advantage.