Job Mission:
After years of finance transformation journey, Finance Business Services has transformed from transactional handling to a strategic focus on exceptional service and value creation across APAC markets. As we continue to build on our virtual competencies model, we will provide core accounting and reporting functions, along with valuable insights to meet business needs.
We are seeking a high-caliber Senior Accountant to join our finance team, playing a crucial role in the month-end closing process of designated area for multiple markets. This position will support the Manager in Financial Accounting & Reporting, ensuring quality service and specializing in key financial closing activities.
Financial Accounting & Reporting related:
- Perform monthly financial closing tasks on certain financial activities/tasks such as fixed assets, lease accounting, bank reconciliation, etc as assigned by the Assistant Manager.
- Assist Manager/Assistant Manager on month-end closing, such as adjustment journals, depreciation journals, reclass the entries, etc, balance sheet breakdown preparation and global reporting submission and other daily operation matter.
- Support Assistant Manager in financial statements preparation, which include but not limited to plan & perform local stock count, cycle count review, physical asset audit & disposal of assets.
- Handle local specific procedures to comply with local regulatory requirements, example: statistics
- Able to apply relevant local statutory reporting and accounting standards (e.g. IFRS) required in the preparation process of accounting books (e.g. period-end adjustments, month-end period closing and reporting, reconciliation between General Ledger and Sub-Ledgers)
- Handle enquiries from external parties (e.g. auditor, tax agent) and business users.
- Demonstrate understanding in the definition, hierarchy, maintenance and updates of CHANEL's Chart of Accounts
- Escalate inappropriate behaviour / activities (e.g. professional / ethical misconduct, non-compliance with policies), if any
- Able to articulate system issues clearly to subject matter experts to ensure solutions can be identified and implemented
- Comfortable with learning new system tools & Able to adopt technological tools in business processes to meet job requirements
Academic/Professional Qualifications
- Diploma or above in Accounting or equivalent
- Student member or member of professional accounting bodies (e.g. ACCA or equivalent professional bodies)
Work Experience
- Minimum 5 years working experience.
- Experience with Retail company preferred
- Solid expertise / operational know-how of month end closing processes and understanding of market specificities
- Experience in operational know-how of all other finance processes are an advantage
- Proficient in both oral and written English is a must.
Required Competencies
- Embrace challenges to develop new skills and willingness to take on new responsibilities
- Team player and work together with fellow team members toward a common goal
- Build successful relationships across the organization through collaboration, consensus building and interpersonal effectiveness.
- Convey facts and information clearly and accurately
- Respond to stakeholder concerns promptly and in a professional manner
- Conduct assessments to address problems. Identify suspicious patterns in financial data and raises relevant issues and concerns with higher level management
- Demonstrate ability to acquire new knowledge and skills to adapt to change
- Experiment and redefine complex business issues through constant clarification of audience needs and questioning
Seek new methods of working that could result in higher productivity even if the outcome is not guaranteed
At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL. 
