Asia Pacific Tax Centre - Technology Transformation jobs at Ey in China, Hong Kong Island

to deliver exceptional client service and enable the continued growth of Payroll Operate Services practice. You will develop your career by teaming with other professionals to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders, and in so doing, you will play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

Responsibilities:

• Collect monthly payroll data, do data analysis, perform gross to net payroll calculation, and prepare payroll reports in a timely, accurate and complete manner.
• Provide support in setting up Mandatory Provident Fund (“MPF”) Schemes for clients and enrolment & termination of clients’ employees from the clients’ MPF Schemes in accordance with MPF Scheme rules and the clients’ policy.
• Prepare Employer’s annual returns and notifications in accordance with the relevant tax laws.
• Assist in on boarding new clients, system implementation and data migration.
• Provide support in administrative tasks, e.g. compliance procedures update, filing, printing, billing, etc.
• Ensure necessary payroll processes/procedure is always followed.
• Demonstrate professionalism through a positive and cooperative attitude and by maintaining the confidential and proprietary nature of client relationships and related work products and responding to queries from clients and internal stakeholders on a timely manner.

To qualify, you must meet the following requirements:

• University graduates with minimum 2 years’ experience in payroll outsourcing or HR/ C&B related work preferably from professional firms
• Understanding of payroll or other related finance activities
• Detail oriented with strong numeric skills and be capable to work independently in a fast pace operational environment
• Excellent knowledge of computer skill including MS Office and MS Excel
• Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese
• Effective organization and time management skills
• Have a strong ability to do multiple tasks, work under pressure and to strict deadlines

If you’re looking for a role that’ll challenge you, give you opportunities to grow and encourage you to own your career, this role is for you.

What we look for

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our services. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and hospitalization benefits, group life and personal accident insurance, annual leave and Mandatory Provident Fund and a range of programs and benefits designed to support your physical and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

Your key responsibilities

As a Business Tax Services Senior, you’ll make technical contributions to business tax compliance and tax advisory engagements. You’ll actively establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships. You may participate in preparing or reviewing income tax returns for complex organizations in diverse and specialized industries; identifying tax savings and risk reducing opportunities for consideration and implementation; preparing or reviewing the statutory accounts for a domestic or foreign client; and preparing estimated tax liabilities to assist the client in meeting its tax payment obligations.

Skills and attributes for success

• Participate in business tax compliance and tax advisory engagements
• Work effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress
• Assist in preparing reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel
• Build strong internal relationships within the business tax compliance team and across other services

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field (MBA, Masters of Tax and LLM a plus) with strong academic credentials
• A minimum of 2 years of Hong Kong corporate tax experience gained from the financial industry or public accounting firm is desirable
• Professional accountancy qualification or working towards gaining one
• Strong negotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and handle challenges
• Team player with ability to create, sustain and lead effective teams
• Fluent English and Cantonese, Mandarin will be an advantage

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines

What we look for

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our services. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and hospitalization benefits, group life and personal accident insurance, annual leave and Mandatory Provident Fund and a range of programs and benefits designed to support your physical and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

If you’re looking for a role that’ll challenge you, give you opportunities to grow and encourage you to own your career, this role is for you.

Make your mark.

Apply now.

About the job

Our clients are large, complex international banks and asset managers, who operate in a fast paced, international environment.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Provide tax advice and support on a range of transactions and financial products
• Review clients’ existing practices with a view to developing industry-leading tax control framework
• Assist clients to develop and maintain processes, procedures and supporting documentation to support and manage tax risk across Asia-Pacific
• Work with EY member firms to understand changes to tax legislation, regulations and practice across Asia-Pacific, and consider and communicate the impact to our clients
• Coordinate with internal and external parties to ensure the timely delivery of sophisticated deliverables to clients
• Build client relationships and demonstrate knowledge of client business
• Provide timely and high-quality services and work products that exceed client expectations.
• Build on technical competence by keeping up to date on trends, developments and technical authorities and apply them to complex situations

To qualify for the role you must have

• An undergraduate degree, preferably with an emphasis in accounting, taxation, economics, finance or law (an advanced degree in economics, law, tax or accounting is desirable)
• 2 years above Hong Kong Tax compliance or relevant tax advisory experience gained from sizable public accounting firm or financial industry
• Experience in the banking industry/asset management is desirable, but not essential
• Experience across multiple jurisdictions would be an advantage
• Strong tax technical skills (Hong Kong tax technical preferred but not required)
• Strong negotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and handle challenges
• Team player with strong communication skills

Ideally, you’ll also have

Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines

What we look for

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our services. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and hospitalization benefits, group life and personal accident insurance, annual leave and Mandatory Provident Fund and a range of programs and benefits designed to support your physical and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Apply now.

FSO - Assurance - Audit - Technology Risk - Senior/Staff Accountant - Hong Kong

Technology compliance, licensing, governance setup, massive data storage and related privacy security, virtual asset management, and resilience of the business require rigorous technology risk measures to safeguard the crown jewels and comply with regulatory requirements. As a technology risk specialist, you will guide clients to manage technology risks, comply with regulatory requirements and strengthen cybersecurity postures. At EY, you will belong to an international connected team of specialists helping clients with their most complex information security needs and contributing toward their business resilience. You will apply your technical skills to support businesses to identify and manage risks while enhancing their agility.

Your key responsibilities

The technology risk team focuses on providing clients with consulting services which include:

• Conduct technology compliance review for institutions in the banking, wealth and asset management and insurance sectors licensed under Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area and other regions

• Analyze IT environment, identify risks and evaluate controls, including cloud security aspects in accordance with regulatory requirements and industry standards and best practice

• Act as an enabler to help clients with their compliance needs, especially under controls and requirements from the local and regional regulators

• Act as a licensing advisor to support clients on their financial activity licensing journey from the technology risk perspective in cooperation with other EY teams

• Assess and implement information security management frameworks based on well-known industry standards (e.g., ISO, NIST, COBIT, SANS)

• Assist clients in building a holistic governance and incident management framework to effectively respond to and recover from cyber incidents

• Assess and advise on managing risk from emerging technologies such as blockchain, virtual assets, artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data

• Develop and review information security strategy plans in alignment with business requirements using risk-based approach

• Perform information security awareness training and training program development for clients

• Conduct vulnerability scanning, penetration test and cyber-attack simulation to assess and improve the effectiveness of controls in place

• Manage client expectations and program implementation plans attending to stakeholders’ needs using project management principles

• Keep up-to-date with the latest security trends and privacy laws that could have an impact on clients

• Provide IT risk assurance service to clients by quality, independent audits of financial systems to maintain the integrity of the financial information

• Contribute to the development of the technology risk team acting as a mentor and coach to the junior members of the team and leading by example

• Work effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support and maintaining communication

• Assist senior members of the team in the project management of client engagements

• Contribute to the creation of proposals and go-to-market materials

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or masters’ degree preferably in one of the following areas: Information Security, Business Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, and other related majors

• 2-5 years of relevant working experience, with hands-on experience in key components of the above-mentioned areas. Applicants with less experience or university graduates will be considered for junior position

• Possession of the following certifications (including but not limited to): CISA, CISM, CISSP

• Working toward the following technical certifications (including but not limited to): CRTP, CRTE, OSCP, GPEN, GXPN, Cloud-related certifications

• Good computer skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Chinese processing

• Knowledge of SQL, Python or other programing languages would be considered as an advantage

• Excellent written and spoken English and Chinese. Fluency in Mandarin is an advantage

What we look for

As a highly motivated individual and a good communicator, you will need to convey technical content in business language with senior management. You will also need to be a team player who is not only looking to enhance career growth, but also recognizes the value of developing others and strengthening the team.

We offer a competitive compensation package where you will be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. We also offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around

• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career

• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that is right for you

Your key responsibilities

• Work with a team of professionals in providing the US tax services to asset management clients.
• Assist in preparation of US federal/state partnership tax returns and other tax compliance related matters for hedge funds, private equity investment funds and other financial service companies.
• Assist in correspondence with the US tax authorities on clients' tax matters
• Assist in FATCA related engagements and provide regulatory updates on FATCA to clients

To qualify for the role you must have

• An undergraduate degree, preferably with an emphasis in economics, finance or law (an advanced degree in economics, law, tax or accounting is desirable)
• Professional accountancy qualification or working towards gaining one. AICPA qualification preferable
• Team player and strong interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Fluent speaking in Mandarin will be an advantage
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines

What working at EY offers

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

Our International Tax and Transaction Service (ITTS) group provides a wide range of tax services for clients within a variety of industries and helps clients identify and address complex domestic and international tax issues and assists them in strategically aligning different areas of taxation.

Responsibilities:

• Provide a wide range of tax advisory services on international tax advisory engagements, tax structuring, cross-border/M&A transactions, and ad hoc projects
• Address complex Hong Kong/China/ international corporate tax issues and assists clients in strategically aligning different areas of taxation. Provide timely and high-quality services and work products that exceed client expectations.
• Help to build and maintain client relationships and demonstrate knowledge of client business.
• Develop and guide junior tax professionals by providing effective performance feedback and ensuring team responsibilities are consistent with skills and developmental goals.
• Build on technical competence by keeping up to date on trends, developments and technical authorities and apply them to moderately complex situations.
• Build strong internal relationships within the ITTS and broader tax teams and across other services.
• Contribute to the overall success of the team by developing a thorough understanding of EY methodologies and tools to enhance service delivery

To qualify, you must meet the following requirements:

• Bachelor degree and ideally a Professional accountancy qualification (accounting or tax)
• 2 - 4 years of tax experience (including tax advisory) in a professional firm / Big 4 firm or as inhouse-tax advisor
• Candidates with less experience will be considered as staff accountant
• Team player with strong oral and writing communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines
• Experience working in international tax or on M&A transactions or cross-border transactions is preferred, but not essential
• Fluent English (proficiency in Mandarin, Cantonese or any other foreign language is a plus)

If you’re looking for a role that’ll challenge you, give you opportunities to grow and encourage you to own your career, this role is for you.

What we look for

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our services.In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and hospitalization benefits, group life and personal accident insurance, annual leave and Mandatory Provident Fund and a range of programs and benefits designed to support your physical and social well-being.Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you