Assistant Accountant(Finance and Tax)

HKT (SEHK: 6823) is Hong Kong's premier telecommunications service provider. It meets the needs of the Hong Kong public and local and international businesses with a wide range of services including local telephony, local data and broadband, international telecommunications, mobile, and other telecommunications businesses such as customer premises equipment sale, outsourcing, consulting, and contact centers.

Together with the highly successful media business of its parent company, PCCW Limited, HKT offers innovative media content and services across the PCCW Group’s unique quadruple-play platforms – fixed-line, broadband Internet access, TV and mobile.

Date Posted: Nov 13, 2020|Closing Posted: Dec 13, 2020
Job Location: Hong Kong
Job Description:

Your role: 

The successful candidate will work in our global finance team to assist in credit control and AR management. S/he S/he is expected to liaise closely with both internal and external counterparts on AR/AP status in an independent manner. It is essential for this position to maintain good communication with internal and external counterparts located local and overseas.

The major responsibilities include:

  • To arrange, propose and negotiate settlement plan with vendor/customers.
  • To perform account reconciliation with customers and work closely with BDM to achieve collection from customers and working capital target.
  • To prepare monthly AR aging report and other analytical reports as required and identify any problematic accounts which require follow up
  • Conduct periodic review on each customer account and identify potential uncollectible balances for bad debt provision and write-offs
  • To liaise with local and overseas offices for credit and collection arrangements
  • To evaluate the credit risk of problem accounts
  • To assist credit assessment on individual customers so as to protect the company from credit risk
  • Any other ad hoc tasks
Requirements:

The successful applicant will have:

  • Diploma/Higher Diploma/Degree holder in accounting, finance or other related discipline
  • Minimum of three years’ experience in account payable field, prior experience in an MNC or sizable environment is definitely an advantage
  • Good team player and able to work under pressure and tight deadline
  • Good command of spoken and written English and Chinese
  • Be outspoken and good communications skills
  • Full familiarity with Microsoft Office applications with good Excel skill is necessary
Application Methods:

If you wish to have an exciting and rewarding career, send us your CV via the following methods.

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