Work scope: - Manage all aspects of the Finance team, incl. but not limited to: - Invoicing and Accounts Receivables Management, incl. dunning. - Accounts Payable Management, incl. invoice checking, e-banking, - Tax Payments and Reconciliation, esp. VAT and CIT. - Employee Travel/Expense Reimbursement. - Local Purchase Processes. - Bank Account Management. - Inventory/Fixed Asset Management incl. year end check. - Support the team and independently complete daily financial accounting work. - Complete monthly closing and draft financial statements. - Complete monthly and annual tax declarations. - Complete annual audit work (external and internal). - Maintain and coordinate good relationship with banks, tax authority, audit firm. Complete requirements of various government departments. - Support the yearly cost planning process and cost center structure update. - Cash Flow Management. - Lead the regular communication with the Group Finance department in headquarters, e.g. evaluate implementation of new/changed headquarter requirements, manage handling of differences between Group and Chinese accounting standards, work on special FI-related projects, etc. - Lead the regular communication with related departments, esp. General Manager, Admin Manager, Logistics Department, Service Administration Department. - Continuously increase the efficiency of FI-related processes, e.g. automation, system usage, etc. Ensure the team is staffed sufficiently and knowledge of team members is up-to-date.
Education and experiences: - University/college degree in a Finance-related field. - At least 10 years solid experience in Finance department of a multi-national goods trading company or sales subsidiary or tax advisory company. - Ideally several years of managing a Finance department with experience in all above mentioned topics. - Several years’ experience of preparing year-end financial closings acc. to Chinese GAAP and international company’s Group Standard, ideally holds accounting qualification certificate. - Experience with European accounting standard or IFRS. - Experience to balance and manage requirements of different stakeholders, e.g. local authorities, local management, headquarter, team and related departments. - Team management experience. - Experience working with SAP.
Preferred Qualifications: - Fluency in English spoken and written. - IT-system capabilities (SAP FI, MS Office, esp. Excel). - Strong sense of responsibility. Careful and precise working style and attention to detail. - Independent thinking and problem-solving abilities. - Ability to quickly adapt to new environments and to work under pressure. - Good interpersonal and cross-department communication skill and teamwork awareness. - Nice to have CPA (Certified Public Accountant) education or tax advisory / audit working background.
