Manager, Accounting

Be a part of a revolutionary change At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future. With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions. Our new vision means we’re reinventing our financial modelling, planning and forecasting tools. Join us in Finance and you’ll work across the full breadth of the business, making sure our new commercial model is profitable and sustainable. There’s something new to learn every single day: changes to integrate and challenges to conquer. If you love working collaboratively and taking risks, you’ll be in your element here. Our work spans the globe and includes audit, treasury, internal control and commercial financial support. Whether your skills are in financial control, planning and forecasting, data analytics or digital risk, there’s space to move your career forward in any number of directions. You will be employed under Philip Morris Asia Limited (PMAL), PMI’s affiliate in Hong Kong. Your ‘day to day’ • Ensure market adherence to PMI accounting policies and financial controls as well compliance with local accounting and statutory filing requirements in Hong Kong, China, and Singapore • Ensure completeness and reliability of books and maintain overall integrity of financial statements • Perform local statutory close and prepare local financial statement • Manage remote service delivery Financial Accounting • Request one off and market event specific postings from SSC • Review P&L and B/S delivered by SSC to ensure completeness of books • Responds to ad-hoc financial inquiries by gathering, analyzing, summarizing, and interpreting data • Supervise finance related services including tax, OTC banking, RoS, pension, insurance, dividend management, etc • Coordinate SSC services for the Cluster • Oversee the whole end-to-end process of annual inventory stock count and fixed asset count across the Cluster Local Statutory • Perform local gap close and prepare local financial statement for three affiliates • Prepare the filling documentation for local authorities • Liaison with local authorities and auditors • Prepare financial documents for meetings with local authorities and auditors Risk & Control • Drive execution of controls in local financial statement preparation • Identify ways to improve and drive efficiency of continuous risk assessment and implementation / execution of controls • Cooperate with Financial Planner, SSC, Tax, Internal Controls, Regions to ensure company financial compliance and adherence to the PMI accounting policies and financial controls in market and legal entity level • Review contracts for finance conformity Who we’re looking for • University degree in quantitative fields: Accounting, Tax, Finance or related degree • High performer with strong accounting capabilities. Ideally with ACCA or equivalent accreditation. • Knowledge and experience of working with USGAAP, Statutory Accounts, Risk & Controls (inc. SOX) and Corporate Tax • Strong leadership, communication and prioritization • Highly organized, detail-oriented individual with ability to multitask • Good communication and collaboration skills; excellent team player • Good command of written and oral English and Chinese What we offer Our success depends on our talents who come to work here every day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress. Join PMI and you too can: • Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore. • Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong. • Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. #Lijobs