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SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

The School of Continuing Education (SCE), one of the seven Faculties/Schools of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and a major provider of continuing and professional education in Hong Kong, offers a wide range of full-time and part-time programmes at the post-secondary, undergraduate and postgraduate levels for young learners and working adults. SCE also offers in-house training and short courses to meet the community needs and market demands. Operating on a self-financed basis, SCE including its College of International Education currently employ about 400 full-time staff and 550 part-time instructors. SCE is inviting applications for the following position:

Accounting Manager (Payment) (Ref. No.: 26270243)

SCE is at an advanced stage of progressing towards its registration as a post-secondary college under the applicable law, with completion expected to be within a year. This transformation aims to enhance the internationalisation and diversification of higher education through distinctive, professional programmes that address societal manpower needs. As part of this exciting institutional evolution, successful candidates may be offered the opportunity to transition to the new post-secondary college (upon its successful registration) under a long-term development plan.

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Senior Accounting Manager, the Accounting Manager will lead a team of 3 accounting staff in the Treasury and Accounts Payable (AP) team to carry out the following duties:

• Oversee end-to-end payment operations to suppliers, staff, and students, ensuring compliance with financial policies, authorisation matrices, and statutory requirements;
• Govern supplier master data integrity; monitor AP ageing and exceptions; prepare AP schedules and support external/internal audits;
• Manage treasury operations and bank administration: cash positioning, multi-channel payment runs (cheque, ACH, TT, direct debits), bank signatories, and daily bank reconciliations;
• Prepare and review treasury journals and maintain FX rate tables as applicable;
• Produce short-term cash flow forecasts, ensure liquidity availability, and execute placements in line with treasury policy; escalate liquidity risks promptly;
• Liaise with banks and internal stakeholders; ensure compliance with banking, tax withholding, sanctions, and other regulatory requirements;
• Support accounting, budgeting, auditing, and compliance for relevant policies and procedures;
• Drive ERP enablement for AP and Treasury (Oracle preferred): lead UAT, coordinate defect resolution, stabilise post go-live, and automate invoice-to-pay workflows; and
• Perform other ad hoc duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, with membership in a recognised professional accounting body;
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, including 3 years of supervisory experience, gained from sizeable companies;
• Relevant work experience in handling payment processing, treasury functions and Oracle Financial System will definitely be an advantage;
• Experience in higher education/public sector experience is an advantage;
• Strong analytical, reconciliation and reporting skills;
• Proven supervisory capabilities and strong stakeholder engagement skills;
• Very good command of written and spoken English and Chinese; and
• Good initiative, great sense of commitment and a good team player

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to sit for a written test.

Subject to the decision of SCE and the new post-secondary college and other factors which may include (but are not limited to) availability of funding and performance, an offer of appointment may be made by the new post-secondary college (upon its successful registration) following the end of the fixed term contract.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Procedure:

Applicants are invited to submit their applications at the HKBU e-Recruitment System. Those who are not invited for interview 8 weeks after submission of applications may consider their applications unsuccessful. Details of the University’s Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at https://hro.hkbu.edu.hk/en/worklife-at-hkbu/employee-favourable-environment.html#privacy-policy.

HKBU reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, and the appointment will be made according to the terms and conditions applicable at the time of offer.

Review of applications is ongoing until the position is filled.

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