Accountant - Vessel Accounting

About the role

Fleet Ship Management, a third-party ship management company headquartered in Hong Kong with offices in 12 countries, is hiring an Accountant. The role supports the daily operation of vessel accounting, accounts receivable and payable, monitoring, arranging inter-company fund transfers and preparing the full set of accounts.

Key responsibilities

• Handle vessel accounting and portage bill accounting
• Raise fund requests to owners and monitor receipts
• Prepare full sets of vessel reports with supporting documents, co-ordinating with other functions to meet deadlines
• Scrutinise vessel reports and respond to queries from vessel owners
• Help reconcile inter-company vessel balances
• Provide MIS data on vessel reports to the supervisor and head office
• Support SOX audits and provide supporting schedules to auditors during year-end audit
• Communicate with internal Fleet Offices and departments, the Hong Kong finance team on inter-company transactions, and the accounts team at vessel owners' offices
• Take ad hoc assignments supporting the finance and accounts department

Required profile

• Minimum 2 years' experience with solid accounting knowledge, able to handle vessel reports independently
• Degree or higher diploma in Accountancy, Business or equivalent background
• Effective decision-making, analysis and problem-solving
• Teamwork, collaboration, listening and communication
• Customer focus, planning and organising, initiative and accountability