As a key member of the management team for the Nord Anglia International School, Hong Kong, the Finance Manager will be accountable for ensuring the school has an effective finance function, which meets all internal and external accounting, tax and statutory reporting requirements, and provides strong financial support and guidance to the school operation. Additionally the Finance Manager will be responsible for developing highly effective finance systems and internal control mechanisms.
Reporting to the Regional Finance Director a large part of the role will require the incumbent to ensure a fully staffed finance team is in place in the School that carries out all necessary finance functions to ensure finance procedures and processes are carried out efficiently.
This will be a varied, interesting and challenging role that will require the incumbent be responsible for all internal finance reporting including the production of monthly management accounts and quarterly statutory packs, reports on pupil numbers, cash flow, capital expenditure and staffing in addition to financial information to the school Principal to aid management of the school budget.
The Finance Manager will also be responsible for ensuring all accounting records are maintained and meet the statutory requirements along with ensuring school passes its annual audits and the school entity meets all its tax recording and reporting requirements.
The successful candidate will ideally hold a university degree in a relevant subject (or equivalent) along with an accounting qualification. The incumbent will have a proven track record with at least five years in finance function along with experience of supervision, management and development of staff.
The incumbent will have demonstrable experience of producing management accounts as well as experience of liaison with external audit and taxation bodies in Hong Kong. In addition, the successful candidate will be up to date with changes in accountancy and tax legislation and have a high level of technical accountancy and tax knowledge.
Nord Anglia Education is looking for someone with a positive, enthusiastic and self-motivated approach to their work, driven to strive for continual improvement, with a high level of personal integrity. As a member of the world’s leading premium schools group you will be joining an active network of like-minded people in Hong Kong and across the world.