ROLE HIGHLIGHTS
General Ledger, Financial & Management Accounting
- Lead and coordinate on month-end close processes and activities across the region including review of cost accruals, prepaid amortizations and B2C entries, and ensure deadlines and quality standards are met
- Oversee the completion of monthly balance sheet reconciliations on timely manner and have monthly reviews with the Financial Controller
- Perform monthly analytical review on Sales, COGS, and other key lines and identify possible misrepresentations and/or errors
- Participate in sales and operations meetings to understand business drivers and the implications to the financials
- Maintain, enforce and continuously improve finance policies, procedures and internal controls across the region
- Support ad-hoc assignments, initiatives and projects
Accounts Receivable & Sales Support
- Monitor and track open sales orders on a daily basis and proactively liaise with Sales team on customer order and payment statuses
- Maintain a close eye on customer credits and be a first point of contact for Sales team on disputes, deposits, credits and the likes
- Oversee regional KYC compliance framework and ensure ongoing compliance with local requirements and internal guidelines
Cash Flow Management
- Prepare and present weekly cash flow forecasts in regional review meetings
- Challenge assumptions to improve overall forecasting accuracy
- Coordinate and follow up on agreed actions following the weekly review meetings
- Monitor currency needs & conversion
Tax & Statutory Compliance
- Lead tax compliance and statutory reporting across the region, coordinating with external tax advisors and local accountants to ensure accurate, timely filings and payments
Inventory
- Support inventory reconciliation and monitor ageing and turnover metrics in collaboration with the rest of the Finance team and with Operations team
Payroll
- Coordinate fortnight and monthly payroll with HR and external providers
- Calculate and process sales commissions for regional sales managers
The successful applicant:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline (Master’s degree or professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA or equivalent highly regarded)
- At least 5 years of accounting/financial control experience, ideally with multi-jurisdiction exposure across APAC
- Fluent business English and Cantonese – both spoken and written
- Strong working knowledge of tax and statutory compliance requirements in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan (Dubai knowledge is a plus)
- Superior attention to detail combined with proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple competing deadlines
- Highly process-driven with track record of documenting, improving and enforcing financial controls and procedures
- Uncompromising integrity when handling confidential and sensitive information
- Proficiency in MS Excel and Word
- Proactive, self-motivated and resilient – need to be able to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team, in a high pressure and fast-paced environment
- Commercially minded, curious, and comfortable challenging the status quo to drive continuous improvements
- Alchemy DNA is essential – fun, committed, trustworthy, driven, talented, well-organized
Other discretionary experience/talents:
- Experience with NetSuite or other major integrated ERP systems
- Experience in the mobile / technology sector, especially in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in Japanese and Mandarin
