Senior Accountant, ILAS & Cash Management, Finance

About FWD Group

FWD Group (1828.HK) is a pan-Asian life and health insurance business that serves approximately 40 million customers across 10 markets, including BRI Life in Indonesia. FWD’s customer-led and tech-enabled approach aims to deliver innovative propositions, easy-to-understand products and a simpler insurance experience. Established in 2013, the company operates in some of the fastest-growing insurance markets in the world with a vision of changing the way people feel about insurance. FWD Group is listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code 1828. For more information, please visit www.fwd.com

For more information about FWD Hong Kong, please visit www.fwd.com.hk/

The Job

As part of a vibrant team, you are required to perform the tasks that are related to Investment-linked Assurance Scheme (“ILAS”) operations:-

• Prepare the daily subscription and redemption of trade orders with the fund houses
• Prepare the settlement of the trade orders
• Assist in daily unit price checking and system maintenance
• Handle the transactions input in investment system (Clearwater)
• Prepare the accounting entries
• Assist in month-end closing, including asset valuation, reserve movement, accrual, etc.
• Prepare reconciliation of ILAS holdings among systems and ledger
• Assist in daily fund transfer and cash management
• Support the maintenance of bank account including online banking and KYC review
• Assist in User Acceptance Test (“UAT”) of system enhancement
• Ad hoc projects/tasks as assigned by the manager

The Person

• Degree holder in Accounting with HKICPA or equivalent qualification preferred
• Minimum 5 years of relevant accounting experience; candidate with less experience will be considered as Accountant position
• Proficiency in using Microsoft applications especially Excel
• Prior exposure and familiar with Oracle is preferred
• Able to meet deadlines and willing to work overtime when necessary
• Able to work under pressure with problem solving skills
• Good command of spoken & written English & Chinese
• Work well within the department and other stakeholders in the Company as a team

We offer 5-day work, 20-22 days annual leaves, excellent learning & development opportunities and an attractive package to the right candidate.

Information collected will be treated in strict confidence and used solely for recruitment purpose. The company will retain all applications no longer than 24 months of which will be destroyed thereafter. When there are vacancies in any of our subsidiaries, holding companies, associated or affiliated companies of, or companies controlled by, or under common control with the Company during that period, we may transfer your application to them for consideration of employment. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, disability or family status in employment process.