# Accounting Officer

**Company**: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
**Location**: Kwun Tong
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Education

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## Description

The Finance Office at HKUST is seeking an accounting professional with excellent communication skills and problem-solving abilities to join their team as an Accounting Officer. The successful candidate will be responsible for handling payroll and benefits, reporting to the Assistant Finance Manager.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Ensure compliance with the University's policies and external regulatory requirements

- Prepare financial reports and reconciliations

- Handle payment of regular and temporary staff payroll and benefits

- Support system enhancements and conduct user acceptance tests

- Perform other duties as assigned

**Requirements:**

- Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field

- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience

- Proficiency in MS Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

- Fluency in English and Chinese (including Mandarin)

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills

- Adaptability in dynamic environments, ability to work independently and efficiently under pressure, responsible, and self-motivated

- Hands-on experience with ERP systems is advantageous

- Professional qualification in accounting bodies is advantageous

**Contract Details:**

- 2-year renewable contract

- Starting salary commensurate with qualifications and experience

- Fringe benefits, including annual leave, medical and dental benefits, will be provided

- A gratuity will be payable upon successful completion of the contract

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## Skills

### Required
- MS Office
- Excel
- Word
- PowerPoint
- English
- Mandarin
- accounting
- financial analysis
- communication

### Nice to have
- ERP systems
- professional accounting qualification

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