Management Accountant

Purpose of Role

The Junior Management Accountant will directly support the Business Analyst in producing timely, accurate variance and financial analysis, monthly management accounts, and donor reporting. The role helps to ensure that donor funds are tracked accurately, used efficiently, and aligned directly AAF’s animal welfare mission.

Key Responsibilities

Analysis and Reporting

• Monthly Management Accounts: Draft monthly P&L, balance sheet reconciliations, and initial variance reports against budget, latest forecast and last year.


• Donor & Annual Reporting: Assist in gathering financial documentation and schedule preparation for donor-funded projects and the annual financial audit.


• Month-End Closing: Support month-end ledger adjustments, journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and inter-departmental allocations.


• Collaborate with departments to review financial performance and advise management.  

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Data Consolidation: Collect and consolidate budget inputs from various operational departments for the annual budget and reforecast cycles.


• Variance Tracking: Monitor line-item operational spend against allocated budgets and highlight material over/underspends to the Business Analyst.


• Modelling Support: Assist in building and updating Excel-based financial models, scenario trackers, and project cost sheet 

Business Partnering

• Department Liaison: Serve as a responsive finance contact point for routine queries from non-finance teams regarding invoices, coding, monthly accruals, variance analysis, and budget availability.


• Process Improvement: Assist in identifying manual reporting bottlenecks and proposing streamlined workflows or automated templates.  Also to understand the reporting requirements of stakeholders (Board, SMT, Departments, Teams, Projects, Donors, Auditors, etc)


• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Prepare draft reports, presentation slides and financial summaries for departmental review meetings
  

Requirements

Technical Skills and knowledge

• Understanding of relevant accounting standards, with IFRS knowledge desirable.


• Exposure to different GAAPs or statutory environments, including Hong Kong, Mainland China, Vietnam, UK, US or Australia, would be an advantage.


• Strong Excel and Google Sheets skills, including complex formulas and analysis.


• Familiarity with Sun Accounting or similar ERP/accounting systems, e.g. Netsuite.


• Experience with Tableau, Power BI, Power Query or other reporting/data tools would be an advantage.

Skills and attributes

• Proactive, hands-on and solutions-oriented.


• Able to work under pressure


• Able to identify problems, investigate root causes, recommend and implement practical improvements.


• Strong communicator who can explain financial issues clearly to finance and non-finance colleagues.


• Collaborative team player with the confidence to challenge constructively.

Desirable experience

• NGO, charity or international non-profit environment.


• Experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency or international organisation.


• Donor reporting, donor audits, restricted funds or grant compliance.

Languages

• Excellent written and spoken English


• Cantonese, Mandarin and written Chinese would be an advantage

Essential qualifications

• Qualified accountant: CIMA, CMA, CGMA, ACCA, CPA, HKICPA or equivalent


• Strong technical accounting knowledge and understanding of financial controls
  

How to Apply

Please send a PDF version of your cover letter and CV to: [email protected] or click the link: 

https://animalsasia.bamboohr.com/careers/161

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified for interviews.

To find out more: www.animalsasia.org

Animals Asia values candidates with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We welcome applicants of every ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, socioeconomic status, disability, or veteran status. We are committed to building an organization that creates an inclusive environment for all. 

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