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Carman, Ka-man Chiu
Senior Accountant
Hong Kong
Summary
- Well-rounded accounting professional with 16 years of experience in driving full range of accounting operations, including preparation of corporate financial statements and consolidating accounts in several globally recognized multinational and listed organizations.
- Experience in all major accounting functions, including AP/AR, GL preparation, financial reporting, cashflow forecast.
- Strong understanding of prevailing reporting standards e.g., HKFRS, IFRS.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Accountant
Formia Limited (Airline amenities)
3 2023 - 3 2024
- Handle intercompany accounting and schedules independently
- Prepare monthly consolidation reports and inter-companies’ reconciliation
- Prepare financial analysis and relevant reports to other departments
- Perform daily accounting duties, data input into accounting system
- Communicate with HK teams, overseas offices and external parties to ensure timely and accurate reports
- Assist in completion of month-end closing, financial audit & tax filing
- Review the subordinate’s accounting work and routine payment
- Work closely with bankers and manage bank administration matters
- Implement and streamline company policies and procedures
- Handle ad hoc assignment as required.
Senior Accountant
SMCP Asia Limited (Luxury Retail)
03.2022 - 03.2023
- Responsible for financial closing, monthly management reports, and analysis for the APAC entities
- Consolidate the monthly cashflow actual and cashflow forecast of Asia region to Corporate Treasury
- Accountable for recording the cost of newly-acquired fixed assets (both tangible and intangible), recording depreciation, and accounting for the disposition of fixed assets
- Responsible for the create and monitor a system of controls, procedures, and forms for the recordation of fixed assets for the retail shops and other Asia entities
- Handle for sales reconciliation of e-shops and prepare journal entries for the sales and cost reconciliation
- Prepare for the inventory reconciliation for the Asia Pacific Region and retail stores
- Handle ad hoc assignments as assigned by supervisor.
- Provided timely and accurate financial reporting to senior management, enabling informed decision-making based on reliable data.
Senior Accountant
Wunsche (Hong Kong) Limited (Trading & Sourcing)
03.2020 - 03.2022
- Leading the team to complete month end closing the preparation of the financial statements with legal entities of Hong Kong, PRC, Bangladesh and Pakistan
- Preparing schedules, management performance reports, financial reports, and analysis
- Review daily payment, internal and related company bank transfer
- Review the travel expenses reimbursement for PRC office to ensure comply to the Travel and Expenses policy
- Assist in budgeting and forecasting process
- Update of AR and AP sub-ledger, follow up on past due balances, and prepare monthly AR aging reporting
- Preparing the cash-flow forecast for the entities for daily operation
- Handle fixed assets and depreciation record
- Liaise with external auditors on audit matters
- Supervise subordinates and oversee daily accounting works
- Handle ad hoc assignments as assigned by head of department.
Senior Accountant
The Children’s Place (Hong Kong) Limited (Retailer of children’s apparel)
04.2019 - 02.2020
- Perform month-end closing and the preparation of the financial statements for India, Vietnam and Bangladesh entity
- Handle full set of India’s book independently and month end process
- Working closely with Accounting Consultancy Firm to ensure all deadlines are met
- Ensure that all VAT, TDS, Corporation tax and other local tax calculations are made accurately and ensure taxes are paid on time
- Assist with documentation for and support of year-end audit or statutory filing
- Handle routine transactions on payments and receipts
- Approve electronically received expense reports (Concur) in accordance with agreed service standards and ensuring compliance to company’s Travel & Expenses (T&E) policy
- Responsible for various analytical and management reports including monthly P&L closing analysis, bank reconciliation and balance sheet reconciliation
- Conducting D&B analysis for vendor set up or review procedure for the Group
- Handle ad hoc assignments as assigned by supervisor.
Accounts Payable Executive
Shilla Travel Retail Hong Kong Limited
10.2017 - 02.2019
- Review and verify all employees’ expense claims that transactions comply with the Company policies and procedures
- To do the invoice posting and goods received status monitoring, and follow up any credit note for any undelivered, scrap or return cases
- To reconcile monthly creditor’s transactions
- Prepare monthly trade and non-trade reports on a timely basis
- To resolve invoice or receipt discrepancies, if any
- To process and monitor payments trade/non trade payment related matters
- To ensure of all cash/bank transaction activities into SAP systems
- Any other ad hoc duties or projects as per assigned
- Assist with month-end closing.
Senior Accountant
Veeko International Holdings Limited (HKSE: 1173)
03.2013 - 04.2017
- Review daily operational work within the accounting area, including Accounts Payable, General Leger
- Review Accounts Payable, purchase orders and invoice accuracy
- Handle intra-group transactions with subsidiaries and other companies within the group
- Assist in preparation of financial information for Consolidations team
- Responsible for month-end closing for investment holdings companies and property investment companies
- Review daily payment, internal and related company bank transfer
- Prepare daily group cashflow position to management
- Handling the group bank Revolving loan, HIBOR Loan, CAPEX Loan, TR Loan drawdown, renewal and repayment
- Prepare monthly reports to senior management-Stock provision report, Cashflow forecast for Accounts payable to vendors, Group monthly bank balance summary, Estimation Profit and Loss for companies
- Prepare accounting schedules and financial analysis
- To help lead junior accounting staff in various accounting matters and in costing calculation
- Review PRC factory of accounts and prepare HK GAAP adjustment at HK group accounts level
- Prepare and review the factory manufacturing costs and prepared monthly report to compare regular costs to actual output costs
- Liaising with external parties such as auditors and bankers
- Handle Ad hoc assignments.
Assistant Accountant
Continental Jewellery (MFG) Limited (HKSE: 513)
07.2011 - 07.2012
- Handle general accounting duties including accounting vouchers preparation, data input, filing and perform daily accounting operation independently for directors’ private companies
- Reviewing the accounting report for property investment companies in PRC
- Handle period-end closing, management reports and schedule breakdown
- Assist in company secretarial matters
- Assist other matters with accounting department colleagues who worked in listed group
- Handle ad hoc assignment.
Accountant
Kon Dai (Far East) Packaging Company Limited
07.2009 - 07.2011
- Performing finance and accounting operation in both Hong Kong & PRC office
- Preparing monthly reporting of operating results; arrange and review of monthly accounting data
- Monitor account payable and complete accounts payable cycle efficiently
- Liaise with vendors and internal departments for payment arrangement
- Provide support in the enhancement of ERP system in Accounting and Purchasing Department
- Liaise with external auditor to complete annual audit
- Performing costing control on merchandising material
- Experience on working on China factory on managing and monitoring staff
- Price- and contractual negotiations, procurement with vendors
- Handle other ad-hoc assignment.
Audit Semi-senior
Ho & Chung CPA Limited
06.2007 - 06.2009
- Completing complicated audit and tax assignments with mid-sized companies independently with tight time budget
- Performing Ad-hoc duties when required
- Assessing the internal control of the clients ‘business and evaluating on their operating systems
- To provide coaching and assistance the junior staff for performing audit testing and other audit related work
- Draft reply for tax inquiry
- Performing stock take in Hong Kong and China.
Audit Trainee
Y W Tai & Co
05.2006 - 05.2007
- Performing audit assignment independently
- Completing the profit tax computation
- Handling full set of accounts
- Providing budgets for the clients for financial analysis and follow up
- Performing stock take in Hong Kong and China.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Accountancy
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
04.2001 -
Associate Degree in Business -
The Hong Kong Community College
04.2001 -
Form 1 - Form 7 -
Buddhist Sum Heung Lam Memorial College
04.2001 -
Skills
Financial Reporting & Forecasting
Taxation and Auditing
Data Analysis
Time management abilities
Consolidation Accounting
Task Prioritization
Reliability
Certification
Associate Member of CPA Australia (Member ID: 10320583)
Languages
Language Spoken: Fluent English, Cantonese & Mandarin
Languages Written: English & Chinese
Software
PC Knowledge: Microsoft Office, Chinese word processing
Personal Information
Nationality: Hong Kong Permanent Resident
Current / Expected Remuneration
Current Salary: HKD 36,500 x 13 months + Discretionary Bonus (1-2 month)
Expected Salary: HKD 40,000
Availability: Immediate
Timeline
Senior Accountant
SMCP Asia Limited (Luxury Retail)
03.2022 - 03.2023
Senior Accountant
Wunsche (Hong Kong) Limited (Trading & Sourcing)
03.2020 - 03.2022
Senior Accountant
The Children’s Place (Hong Kong) Limited (Retailer of children’s apparel)
04.2019 - 02.2020
Accounts Payable Executive
Shilla Travel Retail Hong Kong Limited
10.2017 - 02.2019
Senior Accountant
Veeko International Holdings Limited (HKSE: 1173)
03.2013 - 04.2017
Assistant Accountant
Continental Jewellery (MFG) Limited (HKSE: 513)
07.2011 - 07.2012
Accountant
Kon Dai (Far East) Packaging Company Limited
07.2009 - 07.2011
Audit Semi-senior
Ho & Chung CPA Limited
06.2007 - 06.2009
Audit Trainee
Y W Tai & Co
05.2006 - 05.2007
Bachelor of Arts - Accountancy
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
04.2001 -
Associate Degree in Business -
The Hong Kong Community College
04.2001 -
Form 1 - Form 7 -
Buddhist Sum Heung Lam Memorial College
04.2001 -
Senior Accountant
Formia Limited (Airline amenities)
3 2023 - 3 2024