Accountant

Job title: Accountant

Company: Greenpeace


Job description: Greenpeace is a non-profit environmental organization with a presence in 55 countries. We expose global environmental problems and force positive changes through research, lobbying and direct action. We are now calling on brave and inspiring individuals to join us.Greenpeace is a non-profit environmental organization with a presence in 55 countries. We expose global environmental problems and force positive changes through research, lobbying and direct action. We are now calling on brave and inspiring individuals to join us.Summary of the position:The fundamental function of this position is to ensure integrity and accuracy of the financial transactions by proactively enforcing financial internal controls, follow procedures and accounting guidelines, and comply with local relevant law, timelines for reporting and other requirements from various governmental bodies.By succeeding on the above, this position feeds into the reporting cycles that provide an accurate picture on the financial resources and assets of Greenpeace East Asia. This implies verifying that documentation for payments complies with the relevant tax requirements, producing cash flow forecasts, monitor budget usage of local projects, feed information into the accounting software, amongst other tasks described in detail below.As a result, this position has a close interaction with external auditors, bank executives, tax advisors, officials from the relevant governmental bodies, and other parties related to financial matters.Main job responsibilities:

• Managing employees’ reimbursements, corporate payments, and related booking
• Record incomes, handle wages, fundraising, banking, and related business booking and reconciliation.
• Conduct period fixed asset inventories
• Financial training for new employees
• Answer employees’ financial inquiries and guide them through the reimbursement and payment processes
• Financial files filing and archiving
• Assist auditing
• Other ad hoc finance tasks assigned by the finance manager or director

Job requirements:

• Major in finance and accounting related major, bachelor’s degree or above
• 3-5 years of financial work experience
• Fluent in English
• Fluent in Mandarin is a big plus
• Experience in using financial software
• Good Excel skills
• Understanding of financial and tax regulations in Hong Kong
• Good communication skills
• Good at reconciliation

Fringe benefits:

• 15 days of Annual Leave (increase of one day of annual leave each year starting from the third year of employment, with a maximum limit of 20 days)
• Medical & life insurance
• Work from home policy
• Sabbatical leave policy
• 3 years contract subject to renewal

This is a 3 years contract subject to renewal. Interested parties please submit your cover letter and resume with current and expected salary by clicking Apply Now. Please note if you fail to submit a motivation letter your application will be deprioritized.Greenpeace is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees, regardless of age, ancestry, citizenship, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, race, religion, romantic inclination, or any other characteristics unrelated to the performance of the job. Selection will be in accordance with objective, job-related criteria, and the appointment will be on the basis of the applicant’s merits and abilities.(All information collected for recruitment purpose only)

Expected salary:

Location: Hong Kong

Job date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 05:29:48 GMT

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