Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the appointee will be required to:

• perform general and project accounting duties including handling full set of accounts, receipts, payments and reimbursements;
• prepare consolidated financial statements and various management accounting reports;
• control and monitor the research project cost utilization to ensure expenditures are kept within approved budget from time to time;
• be responsible for project cost management and collect information from various divisions for analysis;
• review inventory movements between purchase orders, work-in-progress and inventory and explain important variances;
• co-ordinate inventory control audits, variance analysis and physical inventory count reconciliations;
• be responsible for co-ordination of internal audit, annual statutory financial audit, and other statutory and regulatory compliance tasks; and
• perform ad hoc duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• A recognized degree in Accounting, with a professional accounting qualification, such as HKICPA, ACCA or equivalent being an advantage;
• Have at least 5 years of experience in cost management/ inventory control in government subvented organizations being an advantage;
• Extensive experience in using computerized accounting systems, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
• High sense of integrity and self-discipline;
• Excellent analytical ability, organizational and interpersonal skills; and
• A good command of written and spoken English and Chinese, with fluency in Putonghua being an advantage.

Applicants should state their current and expected salary in the application. Salary offered will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. An initial 2-year contract will be offered to the successful candidate of the post. Re-engagement thereafter is subject to mutual agreement.

Applicants are invited to send detailed curriculum vitae in strict confidence to Human Resources Manager, HKRITA, R906-8, Shirley Chan Building, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon. (E-mail: [via CTgoodjobs Apply Now]). Recruitment will continue until the position is filled. . HKRITA reserves the right to consider late applications and nominations, and to fill or not to fill the positions. Personal data provided by applicants will be used for recruitment and other employment-related purpose. Details of the Personal Information Collection Statement for recruitment can be found at https://##REPLACE_ITEM_0##.

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