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About the Role
In this role you will monitor GL team in HK for statutory accounting, periodic reporting, balance sheet reconciliation, coordinating statutory audit, tax return and compliance for North Asia companies. This role will support forecasting as well. Subject matter experts in finance operation, SOPs and policies and accounting treatment. As regional finance contact point to liaise with US head office and other Asia sourcing offices. This role will also heavily involve in multiple projects including but not limit to process improvement, SOP preparation, system enhancements or any project cascaded from corporate.
What You'll Do
Monitor GL team in HK for statutory accounting, periodic reporting, balance sheet reconciliation, coordinating statutory audit, tax return and compliance for North Asia companies. This role will support forecasting as well.
Subject matter experts in finance operation and policies and accounting treatment.
As regional finance contact point to liaise with US head office and other Asia sourcing offices
Owner for month end closing. Organize and maintain appropriate accounting books and records.
Supervise a small team of 2-3 person on day to day operation, assist the team to adapt to new requirements or deal with process change
Prepare regular management reports, cash flow forecast and balance sheet reconciliation
Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending
Ensures the integrity of accounting information
Prepare management accounts, provide requested materials and liaise with auditors in preparation of statutory financial statements
Lead internal and external audits to ensure compliance
Analyze account information
Complete regular tax filing, transfer pricing documentation and other related tax compliance to local and foreign tax authorities. Key contact person to work with corporate
Compile and regional role in company finance policy and accounting treatment according to headquarter requirement as well as local GAAP principals
Regional representative for continuous System or process improvement, this will include defining user requirement, process development and monitoring implementation.
Understand business process, interface among different systems and end to end implications
Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems
Support Finance Manager on budget & forecast of operating expenses and variance analysis with actuals.
Fine tune SOP, revisit procurement policies and propose any additional control need
Identify system enhancement need or process improvement opportunity.
Who You Are
Degree holder in Accounting with accounting qualification of HKICPA or equivalent.
Minimum 8 years’ relevant experience in statutory & management reporting. Experience with MNC and Big 4 is a plus.
Proficient in Oracle/ Essbase and excellent PC skills on MS Excel and Powerpoint
Experience with track record in system implementation and process re-engineering
Experience in working with multiple legal entities under different legal umbrellas preferably with some regional exposure (China, Philippines, or Vietnam)
Exposure to forecasting is a plus
Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley requirement is preferred
Good knowledge of US, HK GAAP
Proficiency in both written and spoken English, fluent in spoken Mandarin
Be proactive, able to work independently and under pressure to meet project/ reporting deadlines
Good interpersonal, communication skills & analytical skills
Take ownership and accountability of the result and always strive for improvement
Ability to accept new challenges and not limited to defined job scope, roles and responsibilities.
A strong team player with the ability to have a good overview of the big picture
Willing to speak up and lead small projects
Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. This year, we’ve been named as one of the Best Places to Work by the Human Rights Campaign (https://www.hrc.org/resources/best-places-to-work-for-lgbtq-equality-2022) for the seventeenth consecutive year and have been included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (https://www.bloomberg.com/company/press/bloombergs-2021-gender-equality-index-reveals-increased-disclosure-as-companies-reinforce-commitment-to-inclusive-workplaces/) for the fourth year in a row.