Treasury Accountant (Civil Service Vacancy)

Duties

A Treasury Accountant is mainly deployed to various bureaux/departments to perform professional duties such as financial accounting, cost and management accounting, system development, internal audit, investigatory accounting, loan/fund management, financial monitoring and management of subvention/funding schemes etc.

Entry Requirements

Candidates should -

(a) be Certified Public Accountants of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, or equivalent;

(b) have at least 1 year’s relevant post-qualification experience (please furnish DETAILS OF THE JOB DUTIES for post-qualification experience under “Nature of Work” of the section “Full Employment Record to date”);

(c) have a pass result in the Aptitude Test in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) [Note 1];

(d) have met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 result in the Use of English paper and Level 1 result in the Use of Chinese paper in the CRE [Note 1], or equivalent; and be able to speak fluent Cantonese and English; and

(e) have a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST) [Note 2].

Recruitment Examination : Candidates are required to pass a written examination to be held tentatively on 4 October 2026 in Hong Kong before being further considered for selection interviews. The written examination is an English essay-type writing paper which aims at assessing candidates’ proficiency in written communication and organisation abilities.

As it takes time to process all applications, an invitation to the written examination does not imply that the candidate’s qualifications meet the entry requirements of the post of Treasury Accountant.

Pay

Master Pay Scale Point 30 ($72,430) to Master Pay Scale Point 44 ($122,045) per month

Terms of Appointment

New appointees will be appointed on civil service probationary terms for three years. Upon passage of the probation bar, the officer may be considered for appointment on the prevailing permanent terms.

How to Apply

Applicants must apply online through the G.F. 340 Online Application System of the Civil Service Bureau (<https://www.csb.gov.hk>) on or before 14 August 2026. Applications which are incomplete or submitted in person, by post, by fax or by e-mail will NOT be accepted.

Applicants are required to submit copies of relevant supporting documents, including (a) results of CRE and results in support of the language proficiency requirements, if applicable [Note 1]; (b) result of BLNST; and (c) certificates of professional qualifications, by e-mail to <[email hidden]> on or before 21 August 2026. Candidates should mark “Application for Treasury Accountant” with the online application number in the e-mail subject and quote the online application number on every page of the copies of the relevant supporting documents. An acknowledgement receipt will be sent to the applicant by e-mail upon receipt of the supporting documents. Applicants who do not receive an acknowledgement receipt shall consider that the required supporting documents are not received by the Treasury on or before the deadline. If candidates fail to provide the supporting documents as requested by the deadline, or the required supporting documents are incomplete or not received by the Treasury on or before the deadline, their applications will NOT be considered.

Candidates who are invited to the written examination will normally receive an invitation in about five weeks from the closing date for application. If the written examination is rescheduled for any reasons, we will make relevant announcement on our website (<https://www.try.gov.hk>). Those who are not invited to the written examination may assume that their applications are unsuccessful. As invitations will be issued by post and by e-mail, applicants should provide accurate correspondence address and e-mail address, and ensure that their e-mail accounts can receive incoming e-mails. Applicants may keep track of the recruitment progress through the Treasury’s website.