Senior Accountant

We are recruiting for a Senior Accountant for our Beijing office to deliver the financial accounting transactions for China, one of 14 countries in the East Asia region division of the British Council.

The role ensures that the financial process and internal control deliver the end to end accounting requirements reporting in line with accounting practices, corporate policies, and local statutory, accounting and tax compliance regulations.

This role reports to the Senior Financial Controller under the China financial control cluster which supports the Country management team in Finance related functions and business matters. This role offers excellent opportunity to gain expertise and experience at a senior accountant level in the country. He/she will operate in an environment which demands knowledge and expertise in local accounting standards and requirements within a structured and integrated corporate framework.

To be successful, you will be a qualified accountant and bring along considerable amount of experience in a similar role or capacity. You will have experience working with a diverse team and relevant experience in ERP and/or SAP. You will be fluent in both written and spoken English.

Shortlisted candidates will either demonstrate they have met the required standard through presentation of an agreed English language certificate, or will be required to take the APTIS test and demonstrate a B2 level of English proficiency

For more information please see Role profile and British Council Generic Behaviours

In our commitment to promote Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, if you are using our CV upload function to apply - kindly note that we are not interested in collecting any information that is irrelevant to the job such as marital status, age, photograph, etc. Applications lacking in information will not be considered when we shortlist for any roles.

If you prefer to use the British Council application form to apply, kindly download the respective form here:

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If you are interested in applying and feel that you are suitable for the role, please apply before 4 March 2018 (23:59 UK Time).

About the British Council

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust.

The British Council has had a presence in China since 1943, and since 1979 we have been operating as the Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy in Beijing and the Cultural and Education Section of the Consulate-Generals in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, and Wuhan. In 2017 we opened our first English centre in Mainland China, based in Nanjing.

Our work in China is of great importance to the global British Council operation, both politically and commercially. With more than 750 staff across our offices in China, we operate a wide range of programmes in English, exams, arts, and education in partnership with local authorities and partners.

Enquiries about the post can be sent to the East Asia Regional Recruitment team (EA.Recruitment@britishcouncil.org.sg) based in Singapore.

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