Total 4 regional recruitment lead job vacancies in Finance / Banking / Insurance category in Hong Kong, Central and Western

We are Assembly – and we’re not like the rest. We’re the modern alternative agency, bringing together industry-leading data, talent, and tech to Find the Change That Fuels Growth for the best brands on the planet, including Adobe, Lane Crawford, Marina Bay Sands, and more. Our diverse, global community of over 1,600 passionate experts combines global thinking with unmatched local expertise in more than 20 markets worldwide – enabling brands to engage and move consumers anywhere. We use STAGE, Assembly’s proprietary, privacy-centric data solutions platform, to surface powerful insights that transform into actionable brand opportunities. We’re at the cutting edge of new media, technology, and platforms embedded in the lives of today’s consumers, and we’re tapped into how culture and communities’ needs change. We do this while staying steadfast in our commitment to Leave the World Better Than We Found It through measurable social and environmental impact work.

Assembly was named The Drum’s APAC Media Agency of the Year in 2021

The primary focus of this role is to ensure all client media investments are billed on time and to act as the day-to-day client finance liaison for inquiries within the agency. Your collaborative efforts will extend to working with various stakeholders, including clients, client teams, agency finance, and the Shared Financial Services Centre teams (accounting/billing/AR/AP), both within the agency and across Assembly Global.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING ON ANY GIVEN DAY

• Establishing excellent relationships with various internal and external stakeholders
• Ensuring all clients’ finance needs are met. Providing day-to-day support to ensure all bookings are billed and paid in a timely manner, with a focus on optimizing late billings and unbilled media
• Coordinating with Client Introduction and Client Finance Teams from ERP Job Set-up to Revenue Recognition
• Develop and implement efficiency improvements to billing process and reduce billing errors and reduce unbilled balances
• Review WIP periodically including Advanced Billing, Fees and Deferred Fees (Revenue) reconciliations
• Support Accounts Receivable on aged balances to resolution
• Review and report on Media Spend per client and channel
• Support Accounting and Finance to improve working capital performance and processes around cash flow reporting and forecasting.
• Conducting thorough reviews to ensure client contractual compliance 
• Ensure ERP (Maconomy) is in line with process and that job journals are used correctly and WIP is on the correct job.
• Actualize media investment that is billed on account
• Reconcile estimate billings in a timely manner
• Support Accounting and Finance with the month-end client level netting process
• Support in client audit

• 2 to 4 years previous experience as a Reconciliation Liaison or similar.  
• Media agency experience preferred
• Previous experience working with Maconomy/MediaOcean is preferred
• Knowledge of media best practices preferred
• Able to operate effectively in a matrix structure
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Detail orientated, with a natural ability to identify issues, create solutions and drive through to implementation
• Ability to work well with all stakeholders, diplomatic, highly engaged and a strong sense of ownership
• Naturally curious to interrogate and validate financial information
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively as an integral part of a wider team.
• Proactive team player
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines through excellent project management skills and to explain financial information to non-financial people

Job Description: Looking for a cross-industry product manager with a focus on digitization, artificial intelligence, longevity medicine, space technology, robot automation, new energy, etc. Responsible for product research and planning, including developing product plans based on project planning and market demands, creating product prototypes, and completing interaction design. Communicate and coordinate with colleagues in product development and design, clarify product requirements, and drive product development and progress. Conduct industry, target customer, and competitive environment research and analysis, and conduct product strategy research. Monitor the operational status of products after they are launched, continuously improve and iterate functionalities based on data analysis, user feedback, and industry trends. Job Requirements At least 3 years of experience as an internet or web3 product manager. In-depth understanding and practical experience in internet products, especially in UX design. In-depth understanding of the web3 industry, able to conduct market research, and possess excellent requirements analysis and data analysis abilities. Excellent logical thinking and innovation abilities, able to conduct detailed and in[1]depth analysis of application scenarios. Excellent communication and resource coordination skills, results-oriented mindset, willingness and ability to continuously learn quickly. Passionate about entrepreneurship, highly responsible, strong interest and enthusiasm for blockchain, fluent in English communication. Prior experience with well-known web3 products is preferred.

Well established Wealth Management Firm Excellent Exposure Our client is a well established wealth management firm which provides services to private clients and their families, trusts and financial intermediaries, as well as institutions. With a determination to boost their client base across the Asia Pacific Region, they now invite an outstanding candidate to join them. Provide support to the Private Bankers in managing client relationship and deliver high quality services to High Net Worth clients. Responsible for account opening, KYC due diligence, client order execution. Prepare client meetings and review. To be considered, you will be a university graduate with around 2 to 4 years of relevant experience in servicing high net worth client. Knowledge of private banking products and services. Sound interpersonal and communication skills in English and Cantonese. Interested applicants should send a detailed resume to Kelly Kam by email to [email protected] quoting reference eFC3533. (Applicants not contacted within 4 weeks should consider their application unsuccessful.)

First Line of Defence Focus on Risk, Compliance and Control Our client is an international private bank with an unparalleled reputation across the Asia Pacific region. With the continued growth of the organization, the need has arisen to recruit a high calibre candidate to join them. You will: Strengthen risk management governance in the first line of defence by ensuring adequate supervision of day-to-day business conduct and activities of the Front Office, adhering to internal directives, procedures, and regulatory requirements. Oversee and collaborate closely with the Front Office to continually enhance operational risk processes and refine business operation.  Provide guidance and advice to the Front Office on the Bank’s internal directives and procedures, compliance and regulatory-related matters, including but not limited to AML/CFT policy and procedural changes, cross-border marketing guidelines, adherence to advisory and suitability policies and procedures, fraud prevention policy and procedures. Conduct thorough analysis and regular business and control reviews to get insightful outcomes and recommendations, aiding in decision-making and risk assessment.  Ensure compliance with regulatory and internal control standards, including the timely implementation of internal and external audit points and any issues regulators raise. Foster a strong risk culture and conduct awareness amongst the Front Office with the relevant training, market intelligence and knowledge sharing. Lead and support business initiatives, process-related risk projects, working groups, business forums and governance meetings, where appropriate. To be considered, you should be a degree holder with a minimum of 10 years’ experience in business management, risk management, compliance or other relevant banking experience. You should have good knowledge of private banking products, operations, and regulatory requirements together with the ability to understand broader private banking business.  Lastly, you should constantly keep abreast on industry trends and maintaining a growth-oriented mindset. Team player with sound communication and interpersonal skills Interested applicants should send a detailed resume to Michelle Ho by email to [email protected] quoting reference eFC3530. (Applicants not contacted within 4 weeks should consider their application unsuccessful.)