Job Summary:

The Senior Associate position requires the employee to ensure smooth implementation of operations relating to various services falling within the department’s scope. Such operations include but are not limited to ensuring client’s bookkeeping is managed in a thorough and efficient manner, making tax filings, reporting to clients in a timely manner, and handling miscellaneous accounting-related projects. The employee is also required to assist with business development activities. The incumbent should possess adequate ability to communicate with clients (in English), manage the colleagues working in more junior positions, and be able to resolve problems and requests raised by clients during daily work.

Principal Responsibilities: (Essential Functions)

● Provide Foreign Invested Enterprises (FIE) with various accounting-related services including but not limited to:

○ Ensure compliance with the applicable P.R.C. laws, regulations, codes and rules of accounting

○ Ensure bookkeeping, accounting and reporting is made in accordance with applicable accounting regulations of P.R.C.

○ Maintain and securely store the accounting vouchers, accounts and other documents of the clients

○ Assist the customers to improve internal capital / fund management, and provide proper consultancy related to the financial management of the clients

○ Regularly analyze and check accounting data, identifying and settling problems in a timely and accurate manner

● Provide services and advisory relating to taxation

○ Prepare and submit tax returns in time on behalf of the clients such as Individual Income Tax, Business Tax, Value Added Tax, Corporate Income Tax, etc.

○ Be responsible for communication with various government authorities and other related companies, including the tax authority, public finance office, banks and CPA firms

● Participate in accounting and taxation services relating to ad-hoc projects for clients

● Chase up CAS clients for outstanding receivables in an efficient manner

● Other tasks assigned by the Company

Job Requirements

Skills

· Excellent oral and written communication ability in Mandarin and English

· Good customer service attitude and skills

· Excellent in Chinese GAAP, China tax law

· Independently prepare accounting vouchers, ledgers and financial statements in English in a timely, accurate & efficient manner for multiple clients (Wholly Owned Foreign Invested Enterprises, Joint ventures, Representative Offices, etc.)

· Provide reliable information relating to accounting & tax compliance and reporting package upon Clients’ request

· Be flexible enough to adapt to working under tight deadlines

· Reliable and accurate; with effective problem-solving skills and ability to work as a good team player

· Experience with Kingdee Software, with good knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Educational Background

· Bachelor/above degree, major in accounting or taxation

· Possession of certification as a middle level Chinese professional accountant is a plus

Experience

· 3-5 years full-time related working experiences in Wholly Owned Foreign Invested Enterprises or an accounting outsourcing team in an accounting/consulting firm or similar role experiences will be a plus

· Experience of working in a manufacturing or trading environment and experience dealing with VAT refund is a plus

Working Relations

· Maintain good relations across departments and office locations to resolve client problems

· Effectively communicate with both internal and external clients

· Develop communication and working relationship with Supervisor