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JOB OPENINGS

Senior Finance Manager

Responsibilities

  • Support the Assistant Director of Finance as a core member of the Finance management team;
  • Lead and review month-end closing processes, schedules, reconciliations, and full sets of financial statements;
  • Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely delivery of management and statutory financial reports;
  • Prepare and review management reports, variance analyses, and financial performance summaries;
  • Provide guidance on procurement matters and review purchase orders submitted for approval;
  • Prepare budget and forecast reports, and reports to Education Bureau;
  • Assist in replying to enquiries from Inland Revenue Department and Education Bureau;
  • Provide analytical insights on trends, risks, and financial implications to support senior management decision-making;
  • Prepare, review, coordinate finance-related papers for the Finance Committee , Audit Committee, the Development Committee , the Financial Aid Committee , and other governance meetings;
  • Oversee daily finance operations, ensuring data integrity and system controls (e.g. SAP);
  • Supervise daily accounting operations and ensure compliance with ISF financial policies, procedures, and internal control requirements;
  • Identify control gaps, recommend improvements, and ensure consistent application of finance policies across entities;
  • Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, accounting standards, Education Bureau requirements and internal governance frameworks;
  • Coordinate external audit matters, including audit planning, fieldwork support, and resolution of audit findings;
  • Provide guidance, coaching, and support to finance team members to enhance capability and performance;
  • Collaborate with academic and administrative departments on finance-related matters and institutional initiatives;
  • Lead the review of financial aid applications and coordination with financial aid applicants;
  • Ensure confidentiality of financial aid applications; and
  • Administrative and any ad hoc duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting / Finance or other related discipline;
  • A full member of an internationally recognized accounting professional body;
  • At least 8 years of solid accounting and financial management experience, with at least 4 years of managerial experience;
  • Solid experience in producing, reviewing and monitoring financial reports, budgets and forecast reports;
  • Experience working in sizable and complex organizations; experience in the education sector would be an advantage;
  • Strong analytical mindset with the ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines;
  • Proactive, structured, and solution-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset;
  • Confident and credible when engaging with senior management, auditors, and committees;
  • Effective team leader with good interpersonal and communication skills;
  • Strong computer literacy (Excel, PowerPoint etc.) and experienced user of SAP / ERP systems; and
  • Good command of written and spoken English, Cantonese, and Putonghua.

Please send in your completed Application Form, Reference Check Statement together with full curriculum vitae and covering letter,

BY EMAIL to: [email protected]

or

BY MAIL to:  HR Office, The ISF Academy, 1 Kong Sin Wan Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong (mark the position’s REF code on the envelope)