Accountant – HK Clients, Cantonese/Mandarin Speaker
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Accountant managing Hong Kong client portfolios for Sleek, an AI-powered back-office services company. Preparing financial statements, tax filings, payroll reports, and client accounting deliverables.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a high-volume portfolio of accounting clients
- Serve as the key point of contact for clients
- Ensure quality, timely service delivery and accurate billings
- Manage client relationships and client satisfaction and retention
- Plan work effectively and provide leadership, supervision, and guidance to staff
- Oversee deliverables across corporate secretarial, accounting, tax, payroll, MPF, immigration, mailroom, and nominee director services
- Apply accounting frameworks and Hong Kong financial reporting and regulatory requirements
- Understand client operations, processes, and business objectives
- Review and/or prepare management accounts, schedules, profits tax computations, payroll reports, employer’s returns, and statutory filings
- Provide basic consultancy advice on accounting, tax, payroll, and corporate secretarial matters
- Prepare unaudited/group unaudited financial statements and profits tax returns accurately
- Maintain professional standards and strict client confidentiality
- Participate in video, technical, behavioral, and reference-check stages
- Complete required background screening with consent
Requirements:
- 5+ years of accounting experience working with a portfolio of international clients
- Fluent in spoken and written Cantonese/Mandarin and English
- Recognised degree/diploma in Accountancy
- ACCA, HKICPA, or equivalent qualification preferred
- 5–7 years of relevant experience for candidates who are not or not yet professionally certified; 2–3 years for professionally certified candidates
- Hands-on experience with Google Workspace and Microsoft applications
- Experience with cloud accounting software; Xero experience is a definite plus, preferably at least one year
- Experience with productivity software
- Self-motivated, positive, proactive, and detail-oriented
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Must be based in Malaysia with a suitable home workspace and reliable high-speed internet
- Must possess the legal right to work in Malaysia; employment pass sponsorship is unavailable
- Ability to work 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Hong Kong/Malaysia time
Benefits:
- 100% remote work
- Flexible start and finish times
- Fully remote from anywhere in the world for 1 month each year
- Competitive market salaries
- Generous paid time off and holiday schedules
- Employee share ownership plan eligibility for certain staff
- Internal and external training programmes
- Responsibility and autonomy
- Diverse and inclusive environment
- B Corp-certified employer
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