会计-香港市场 (远程: 印度, 菲律宾, 马来西亚)

Through proprietary software and AI, along with a focus on customer delight, Sleek makes the back-office easy for micro SMEs.
We give Entrepreneurs time back to focus on what they love doing - growing their business and being with customers. With a surging number of Entrepreneurs globally, we are innovating in a highly lucrative space.
We operate 3 business segments:

• Corporate Secretary: Automating the company incorporation, secretarial, filing, Nominee Director, mailroom and immigration processes via custom online robots and SleekSign. We are the market leaders in Singapore with ~5% market share of all new business incorporations

• Accounting & Bookkeeping: Redefining what it means to do Accounting, Bookkeeping, Tax and Payroll thanks to our proprietary SleekBooks ledger, AI tools and exceptional customer service

• FinTech payments: Overcoming a key challenge for Entrepreneurs by offering digital banking services to new businesses

Sleek launched in 2017 and now has around 15,000 customers across our offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK. We have around 600 staff with an intact startup mindset.
We have recently raised Series B financing off the back of >70% compound annual growth in Revenue over the last 5 years. Sleek has been recognised by The Financial Times, The Straits Times, Forbes and LinkedIn as one of the fastest growing companies in Asia. Backed by world-class investors, we are on track to be one of the few cash flow positive, tech-enabled unicorns based out of Asia Pacific.
Requirements
We are looking for an Accountant that is excited about the below Mission and Outcome.
Mission of the Role: As an Accountant, you will play a key role in providing high-quality accounting services to our clients. This position is ideal for someone with 5 years of experience, preferably within practice, looking to deepen their expertise and take on new responsibilities in a fast-paced, cloud-based environment. You'll collaborate with a team of experienced accountants, managing a portfolio of clients and ensuring financial accuracy.
Your 5+ years of Accounting experience working with a portfolio of international clients will help you succeed in this role.

Position Duties:

• You will lead and manage a high volume of portfolio of accounting clients and be the key point of contact for all your clients.

• You will hence be accountable for the quality of service deliveries, timeliness, accurate billings, managing client relationships, maintaining good rapport with clients, and having the ability to achieve client satisfaction and retention.

• You must be able to plan your work effectively and efficiently, and provide effective leadership, supervision and guidance to staff to ensure deliverables are in accordance with the scope of services and timelines. This includes but is not limited to corporate secretarial, accounting, tax, payroll, MPF, immigration, mailroom, and nominee director services.

• From the start of your engagement, you must be able to demonstrate expertise in primary accounting frameworks and in relation to financial reporting matters as regulated by the Companies Registry and the Inland Revenue Department (IRD). You must also have sufficient knowledge on the regulatory requirements of various company set-ups in Hong Kong, mainly that of private limited companies.

• You are required to gain a comprehensive understanding of client operations, processes, and business objectives and utilise that knowledge on engagement.

• For assigned clients, you must have the ability to review and/or prepare management accounts and schedules, profits tax computations, payroll reports, employer's returns and other statutory filings, and ensure its accuracy and completeness before delivering to clients.

• The knowledge that you have will enable you to provide basic consultancy advice to clients on various accounting, tax, payroll and corporate secretarial matters.

• One of your key responsibilities is to prepare Unaudited/Group Unaudited Financial Statements and profits tax returns for clients with zero error.

• You must adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict client confidentiality.

Role Requirements:

• Recognised degree/diploma in Accountancy

• Preferably professionally certified with ACCA, HKICPA, or equivalent qualification

• Preferably 5–7 years of relevant working experience for candidates who are not / yet to be certified. 2–3 years of relevant working experience for professionally certified candidates.

• Hands-on experience with Google Workspace and Microsoft applications

• Experience with cloud accounting software, Xero will be a definite plus, preferably at least a year of experience in Xero

• Resourceful and experience with various productivity software applicable to facilitate daily works

• Self-motivated, positive attitude, proactive and detail-oriented

• Love meeting people and have great interpersonal and communication skills

• Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

• Immediate availability is preferred

Behavioural fit is also important at Sleek, and we will be looking for candidates that have a proven track record of embodying the below attributes in their recent roles:
Ownership: This shows reliability and helps build trust within the team. We move fast and need to know that everyone will see things through to completion and proactively help to get things back on track when challenges arise. Accountability is really important to us.
Humility: There is so much we don’t know. Humility allows for open-mindedness to feedback and a willingness to learn from others. It paves the way for collaboration and creates a positive work environment. It is a key ingredient of self awareness and emotional intelligence.
Structured Thinking: Our business is complex with many layers (many services, many countries, many cultures). Regardless of whether you’re more analytical or creative in nature, being able to show sound judgement is important to us. It ensures solutions are pragmatic and balance the needs of the organisation, team and customers.
The interview process
The successful candidate will participate in the below interview stages. We anticipate the process to last no more than 3 weeks from start to finish.
Whether the interviews are held over video call or in person will depend on your location and the role.
One-way Video Interview
Shortlisted candidates will receive an invitation to complete a one-way video interview. This step allows us to review your skills and background early in the process, ensuring a smooth and efficient experience for all applicants.
Technical round
A ~60 minute chat with a Hiring Team. They'll discuss your last 1–2 roles to understand your experience in more detail.
Behavioral/ Soft Skills round
A ~45 minute chat with a member of the leadership team, where they will dive into some of your recent work situations to understand how you think and work.
Reference verification
Prior to final offer confirmation, we will conduct one professional reference check with your recent direct manager or supervisor. To keep the process moving smoothly, this step may be initiated during the final interview stages.
Requirement for background screening
Please be aware that Sleek is a regulated entity and as such is required to perform different levels of background checks on staff depending on their role.
This may include using external vendors to verify the below:

• Your education

• Any criminal history

• Any political exposure

• Any bankruptcy or adverse credit history

We will ask for your consent before conducting these checks. Depending on your role at Sleek, an adverse result on one of these checks may prohibit you from passing probation.
By submitting a job application, you confirm that you have read and agree to our Data Privacy Statement for Candidates, found at sleek.com.
Benefits
Some other great things about working at Sleek…
Humility and kindness: Humility is a core attribute we hire for, which means we have a culture of not taking ourselves too seriously and being able to laugh. Kindness is also incredibly important. We are committed to creating and nurturing a diverse and inclusive environment.
Flexibility: You’ll be able to work remotely. If you need to start early or start late to cater to your family or other needs, we don’t mind, so long as you get your work done and proactively communicate. You can also work fully remote from anywhere in the world for 1 month each year
Financial benefits: We pay competitive market salaries and provide staff with generous paid time off and holiday schedules. Certain staff at Sleek are also eligible for our employee share ownership plan and can share in the upside of our stellar growth trajectory as we work toward listing on a prominent stock exchange in the Asia Pacific region.
Personal growth: You’ll get a lot of responsibility and autonomy at Sleek - we move at a fast pace so you’ll be making decisions, making mistakes and learning. There’s also a range of internal and external facing training programmes we run. We’re also at the forefront of utilising AI in our space and are developing a regional centre of AI excellence. It is our intention that if you leave Sleek, you leave as a more well-rounded person and professional.
Sleek is also a proudly certified B Corp. Since we started our journey in 2017, we’ve been committed to building Sleek as a force for good. In just over 5 years, we’ve joined a community of industry leaders like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry's, and P&G who are building an inclusive, equitable, and a regenerative economy.
Originally posted on Himalayas