Accountant

1. Trade P&L & Accounting

• Owning the month-end
  close process for a range of product groups and legal entities
• Reviewing and
  analysing Trade P&L, inventory valuations, accruals and balance sheet
  accounts
• Performing
  reconciliations between the trade capture system and accounting/tax
  declaration systems
• Regularly engaging
  with commercially-focused teams (operations, commercial analysts) and
  middle/back-office teams (IT systems, treasury, settlements, contracts) to
  understand commercial activity captured in the trading system
• Ensuring all
  transactions are recorded, documented and supported in line with company
  policies

2. Financial Reporting & Compliance

• Preparing financial
  statements in accordance with IFRS and Chinese GAAP, including statutory
  accounts and management accounts
• Supporting the
  annual external audit process
• Assisting with
  tax-accounting reconciliation and identifying key tax-accounting
  differences

3. Settlements & Operations

• Coordinating and
  executing daily deal settlements and VAT special invoice flows
• Ensuring timely and
  accurate processing in collaboration with relevant internal teams

4. Process Improvement & Projects
 

• Contributing to adhoc projects, including integrating new business developments and supporting IT system improvement initiatives
• Continuously
  assessing and improving accounting processes and controls

5. Finance Manager Support

• Assisting the
  Finance Manager with ad hoc tasks and projects as directed
• Other duties as
  assigned

Successful Candidates will:

• Demonstrate strong
  accountability, self-motivation and ownership of deliverables, with a
  proactive approach to ambiguous problems.
• Bring a strong
  learning ability — picking up new concepts, systems and workflows quickly
  in a fast-paced environment.
• Manage time
  effectively, prioritising competing tasks across multiple workstreams and
  meeting tight deadlines.
• Build relationships
  across global teams and communicate clearly and openly with colleagues
  across offices and departments.
• Continuously assess,
  improve and optimise processes and controls.

Job Skillset / Knowledge:

• Accounting: Solid knowledge of China accounting standards (China GAAP) and IFRS, with strong bookkeeping skills and
  hands-on experience in financial statement preparation. Candidates with
  group reporting experience
  are preferred.
• Taxation: Working knowledge of major Chinese tax categories
  (VAT, CIT, etc.), with the ability to independently perform tax-accounting
  reconciliations, identify key differences, and support tax declaration
  processes.
• Tools: Excellent Excel skills (including pivot tables, functions,
  and building auxiliary working papers). Experience with BI analysis
  software is preferred.
• Language: Good English reading and writing
  skills, with the ability to use English as a working language.