Finance Assistant

Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

Competitive vacation packages

Educational assistance and development

Savings or pension plan

Life insurance

Travel insurance

Social events and clubs

Job summary

Maples Group in Hong Kong is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the Accounts Team and provide comprehensive financial and administrative assistance for Hong Kong and Singapore offices.

The role includes processing invoices, coordinating payments, handling staff expense claims, and maintaining orderly financial records while ensuring adherence to the firm’s policies. Fluency in Cantonese and English is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration or a related discipline.
• At least one year of relevant work experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Fluency in both Cantonese and English.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day operations of the Finance Department.
• Assist with accounts payable activities, including processing and verifying vendor invoices, and coordinating payments.
• Assist staff expense claims, ensuring compliance with the firm’s expense policy and following up on submissions.
• Provide support to other members of the Management Reporting team.
• Maintain accurate and organised financial records and filing systems.
• Assist with Ad Hoc finance and administrative duties as required.

Skills

MS Office

Cantonese and English

Attention to detail

Time management

Independent & team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance/business

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations.

Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 2,500+ professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. Operating in key financial centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion. Our side-by-side financial and legal services are similarly ripe for interdisciplinary learning and growth.

The Maples Group looks to add a Hong Kong based Finance Assistant to our team.

We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity as we attract, retain and develop world-class talent.

Who We Seek

Our merit-based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives. Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.

About the Role

The Finance Assistant reports to Financial Controller and supports the Accounts Team to provide comprehensive financial and administrative support for the Hong Kong and Singapore offices. Primary responsibilities include:

• Support the day-to-day operations of the Finance Department
• Assist with accounts payable activities, including processing and verifying vendor invoices, as well as coordinating and scheduling payments
• Assist with staff expense claims, ensuring compliance with the firm’s expense policy and following up on any incomplete or unsupported submissions
• Provide support to other members of the Management Reporting team
• Maintain accurate and organised financial records and filing systems
• Assist with Ad Hoc finance and administrative duties as required

Experience

What You Bring

In addition to indisputably high ethical standards and autonomy, the ideal candidate possesses the following:

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration or a related discipline
• At least one year of relevant work experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Fluency in both Cantonese and English
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Good organisational and time-management skills
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team

BENEFITS & REWARDS

The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:

• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
• Competitive vacation packages
• Educational assistance and professional development programmes
• Savings or pension plan
• Life insurance
• Travel insurance
• Sports clubs and social events

ABOUT MAPLES GROUP

Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.

You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website. Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.

Please note that it is the Maples Group standard policy to undertake various background screening checks on all applicants to whom a conditional job offer is made. Except for roles based in the Republic of Ireland, the background checks will include criminal records checks when a conditional job offer is made. If you have a criminal record, it does not mean that your job offer will be automatically withdrawn. The Maples Group will make all job offer decisions on a case-by-case basis and will take a number of factors into account, such as the role that you are applying for and the nature and circumstances of the past offence. You will have the opportunity to discuss the matter with us before a decision is made. Further details will be provided at the time any conditional job offer is made.

Disclaimer: All personal information collected during the application process will be used for recruitment-related purposes only. Please refer to our Job Applicant Privacy Notice at maples.com/privacy for details on how we handle personal information relating to job applicants.

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Legal Services 51-100 employees

Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP is a leading international law firm advising financial, institutional, business and private clients around the world on the laws of the Cayman Islands,

Ireland and the British Virgin Islands. The firm's affiliated organisation, MaplesFS, provides specialised fiduciary, accounting and administration services to corporate, finance and investment funds entities. The Maples group comprises more than 2,300 staff

in 19 offices worldwide.