Senior Accountant - Hong Kong

We are seeking an experienced Senior Accountant for our finance team in Hong Kong.

About the role

In this role, you can expect to get involved in a variety of work including:

• Accounts Payable (Daily)

• Review, verify, and post accounts payable vouchers in a timely and accurate manner

• Prepare and process HSBCnet payments and issue cheques
• Review, post, and reconcile bank charges
• Process and post all payments including staff reimbursements for client/matter; Facilities team reimbursement claims for office
• Prepare and post Partners’ drawings and distributions
• Contact new vendors to verify bank account details and add new vendor/payee ID in 3E
   

• Accounts Receivable & Billing

• Manage accounts receivable for staff and vendor refunds, and ICB receipts
• Generate ad hoc proforma invoices as requested
• Post accounts receivable transactions during team absences to ensure continuity of billing operations
   

• Client Accounts

• Review and record monthly client account interest in tracking spreadsheets
• Handle client account payments and receipts during team absences, ensuring compliance and accuracy
   

• Cash Management

• Review daily bank balances across office and client accounts
• Prepare cashflow forecast summaries for management review
• Arrange internal funding transfers as required to support operations
   

• Petty Cash

• Review, input, and maintain petty cash vouchers
• Reimburse staff petty cash claims
• Prepare monthly petty cash summaries and arrange cash withdrawals to replenish petty cash balances
   

• Company Search Administration

• Review Companies Registry search credit pool usage
• Arrange timely top‑ups to ensure uninterrupted access
   

• Month‑End Responsibilities

• Review and clear intercompany uncleared entries; process adjustments where necessary and liaise with the Credit Controller in the UK
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for both client and office accounts
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, including petty cash, accounts payable, and lease balances
• Post intercompany fee reclassification journals
• Maintain and update prepayment and accrual schedules
• Monthly office fixed asset registers
• Prepare quarterly CMNO management report for the Managing Partner
   

• Audit & Tax Support

• Prepare supporting schedules and summaries in response to auditor and tax queries
   

• Ad Hoc & Operational Support

• Handle ad hoc finance requests from Secretaries, Partners, and Finance management.
• Handle missing timesheet for Associates / Interns
• Provide operational and accounting cover during team absences to ensure business continuity.

About you

We will invest in your ongoing training and development to support your professional goals and help you to thrive in your role from day one. Our opportunities are open to all suitably qualified applicants, so to be considered for this role, you must meet the following skills and experience:

Previous experience

• Working as part of a financial accounting team
• At least five years’ experience in a similar position, ideally within a law firm.

Professional/Educational Qualification

• Graduate level education.
• A relevant professional accountancy qualification (SOCPA, CA, ACA, ACCA)
• Strong technical accounting skills
• Proficient in MS Office applications (minimum of Excel and Word)

Skills & Experience required

• Good command of both spoken and written English and Chinese. Proficiency in Cantonese and Mandarin is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate at all levels.
• Confident professional manner
• Strong analytical skills, excel skills and ideally 3E experience.
• Grasps, retains and analyses complex information and concepts, great attention to detail.
• Deliver high quality, risk aware, pragmatic and practical advice in client friendly, jargon free language (oral and written).
• Has an excellent understanding of best use of IT and other support functions to enhance advice and services, both within the firm and externally to clients.
• Ability to show initiative and good judgment, functioning well under pressure, able to switch gears on a moment’s notice and ability to concentrate in an environment of multiple demands and distractions.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and perform accurately under time pressures and constraints.
• Seeks development opportunities and takes responsibility for own training and development, recognises areas for improvement and works to address them in a given timeframe.
• Strongly self-motivated with a ‘sleeves rolled up’ mindset; always adopts a ‘can do’ approach; takes pride in work.
• Personal and professional integrity unquestioned; owns up to errors promptly.
• Sets an example by high quality of own work, consistency, enthusiasm and an open and professional attitude throughout the workplace.
• Plan, organises and prioritises very well; works to given timeframes; responds promptly to administrative tasks.
• Identify issues, risks and conflicts at an early stage, seeking assistance as necessary.

What’s in it for you?

As a future facing firm, we take a bold, dynamic and agile approach to help clients of every size face the future with confidence. We empower and support our people to realise their ambitions through access to high quality, interesting and engaging work alongside a competitive package.

Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.