ACCOUNTANT

Role Introduction

Reports to: Assistant Manager System Development and Accounting Control

Oversee and administrate worldwide agency & corporate incentive deals and accrual. Prepare interim and year-end financial statements and schedules and perform monthly accounts reconciliation. Prepare regular revenue reports and provide support in Incident and Work Order monitoring .

Key Responsibilities

Incentive Management & Control

• Consolidate, clarify and verify incentive deals and approval forms
• Verify the Incentive payment calculation and send for payment approval
• Develop, modify and examine the queries in Analytics System for revenue extraction and reporting
• Prepare analysis of incentive payments and monthly activities
• Monitor, forecast and reconcile the ledger balance of incentive accrual and payments
• Monitor the Rules setting in Passenger Revenue Accounting System for proper Incentive skimming
• Organize and drive monthly Incentive review meeting to provide monthly update to HK and GGT team
  
  

Financial Closing

• Monitor month-end closing checklist and provide update to management
• Reconcile monthly flown traffic and ancillary revenue between Revenue Accounting system and SAP
• Prepare the journal entries in SAP for tax and fuel surcharge provision
• Perform Balance Sheet Review
• Monitor ticketed tax activities, ledger balances and payments and follow up with parties concerned
• Reconcile fuel surcharge / flown tax account and prepare the reconciliation schedule
• Prepare all relevant interim & yearly schedules and reports accurately and timely
  
  

Revenue Reporting

• Retrieve data from Analytics System / Revenue Accounting system and distribute the relevant revenue reports to requestors
• Verify regular revenue reports to all relevant parties
  
  

System Development

• Monitor the Incidents raised by users and take follow up actions with IT department to facilitate the investigation and fix of issues
• Monitor the progress of Monthly Work Order to ensure the vendor of revenue accounting system can execute on agreed timeline
• Review and approve access right application of Revenue Accounting System
• Provide support on Health check for access right of revenue accounting system
  
  

Adhoc Assignment

• Collaborate with other BU to seek for automation opportunities
• Provide support on annual financial audit
  
  

Requirements

• University Graduate with minimum 7 years' relevant experience of which 2 years' experience in supervisory role.
• With internationally recognized professional accounting qualifications preferred
• Good knowledge in airline industry, ticketing and accounting principle
• Strong analytical mind and interpersonal skills
• Strong skills in MS Office applications, especially in Excel
• Experience in using SAP / Alteryx / Qliksense / Tableau advantageous.
• Good command of spoken and written English and Cantonese/Chinese
• Able to work under pressure and being flexible when necessary to meet deadlines
• Willing to challenge the status quo and improve work processes
  
  

Personal & Application Information

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