Accounting Director, Greater China
Red Hat, Inc.BeijingUpdate time: August 24,2019
Job Description
北京市
At Red Hat, we connect an innovative community of customers, partners, and contributors to deliver an open source stack of trusted, high-performing solutions. We offer cloud, Linux, middleware, storage, and virtualization technologies, together with award-winning global customer support, consulting, and implementation services. Red Hat is a rapidly growing company supporting more than 90% of Fortune 500 companies.

Job summary

The Red Hat Finance team is looking for an Accounting Director to join us in Beijing, China. In this role, you will report directly to the Senior Regional Finance Director based in Singapore. You'll be responsible for the daily finance operations, timely financial and management reporting, and audits for mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. As an Accounting Director, you will also be partnering closely with teams like business finance, legal, sales, marketing, services and R&D teams, etc., in the running of daily operations, ensuring compliance with policies and controls. You'll need to have the ability to motivate teams to produce excellent quality output under strict deadlines and simultaneously manage the projects.

Primary job responsibilities

  • Manage accounting processes to ensure timely and accurate reporting of results each month
  • Ensure accurate and timely month, quarter, and year-end closing
  • Maintain general ledger and bank reconciliations, fixed assets register, and capitalization
  • Enforce accounting regulations and design new operational procedures and process; continually identify and guide process improvements
  • Manage the annual audit process and preparation of statutory accounts
  • Communicate with external parties like auditors and regulation and professional services agencies
  • Identify, articulate, and communicate project and accounting operation risks to management, along with clear recommendations for resolution or mitigation
  • Select, develop, and provide coaching and training to associates in the China accounting function
  • Review monthly balance sheet and expense fluctuation analysis
  • Conduct monthly review of all balance sheet schedules, ensuring that reasonable actions are followed up on open items
  • Be responsible for establishing and carrying internal controls over the company's accounting and financial procedures
  • Support budgeting and forecasting activities for the CFO function
  • Provide cash flow projection and expenses forecast for the business group and finance team in collaboration with the treasury

Required skills

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification, MBA degree, or other equivalent professional qualifications
  • Fluent language skills in English; excellent communication and interpersonal skills for working with a wide range of stakeholders
  • 10+ years of post-qualification experience in financial management and accounting; 5+ years of people management experience
  • Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles
  • Experience working with an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
  • Knowledge of statutory, financial, and tax regulations for China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
  • Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements, and projections

The following are considered a plus:

  • Familiarity with local GAAP, U.S. GAAP, and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
  • Previous experience working in a U.S. or European IT multinational corporation (MNC)
  • Previous experience working in a Big 4 company or public practice


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