Accountant

VP Bank Ltd was founded in 1956 and, with over 1'000 employees, ranks amongst the largest banks in Liechtenstein. VP Bank is present with offices in Vaduz, Zurich, Luxembourg, Singapore, Hong Kong and Road Town (British Virgin Islands). Its core competencies include the development of tailor-made financial solutions for intermediaries and private individuals as well as access to private market investments via a curated ecosystem. In addition, the Group has an international fund competence centre. VP Bank is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and has received an “A” rating from Standard & Poor’s.

Your Responsibilities

Entity Controlling for HK office
Full set of accounts
Preparation of periodic financial & management reports (incl. financial projections)
Responsible for month-end/year-end closing activities, namely:

• Journal entries posting for closing
• Prepare,full set of Statement of Financial Positions (SFP)* and audit & tax schedules** (supporting financial accounts and data)
• Preparation of Statutory Accounts

Liaise with Group Finance teams, auditors (internal / external) and other consultants.
Budgeting, cashflow and liquidity management (including periodic forecasts 3+9 / 6+6 / 9+3)
Maintain all (accounting) procedures/controls, advise on general financial matters
Respond to regular/ad-hoc data and report requests from other stakeholders.
Assist with queries and information requests, audit confirmations, manage, monitor and resolve audit issues.

• *includes (non-exhaustive) Directors Report, Income and Cashflow statement and explanatory notes to the financial figures. Business Risk Management Questionnaire (BRMQ) and Account Disclosure Document for licensed corporations (ADD)_
• **act as tax representative of VPWHK for matter of tax computations, profit tax returns including submission to the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) in Hong Kong._

Regulatory Reporting
Prepare regulatory monitoring and submissions to SFC (e.g. monthly FRR financial returns)
Liaise with regulators and internal / external stakeholders on financial and regulatory reporting matters.
- recurring regulatory reports: annually - BRMQ, Joint Product Survey SFC/HKMA, Asset and Wealth Management Activities Survey.

Project and others
Prepare all corporate tax submissions of HK office
Participate in projects, systems implementation and enhancements
Other ad-hoc tasks assigned including backing up department tasks for vacation coverage

Your Profile

Business degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline
At least 4-5 years of accounting and financial management experience (preferably with a bank)
Prior experience in HK regulatory reporting a must (e.g. SFC's Accounts & Audit, Keeping of Records and Financial Resources Rules etc.)
Strong technical knowledge
Strong sense of responsibility
Experience with Avaloq, SAP & Abacus preferred

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