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Sector: Accounting & Finance
The Intern: Why my job at a big four firm in Hong Kong was boring but beneficial
I have a love/hate relationship with the auditing industry; a distain for the tedium of its junior jobs and a growing respect for its ethics and accuracy. My first auditing encounter dates back to my pre-college years, when I worked in a small accounting firm in south China. After checking invoices with digital auditing workings [...]
Big Four auditors: Banks in China want you
Like their counterparts in other countries, some auditors in China think banking is a more glamorous, better paid sector, so they apply to join banks after working at the Big Four accountancy firms for a few years. For their part, banks generally view candidates from KMPG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, and Deloitte as being highly [...]
Number crunchers no longer: accountants blossom at foreign banks in China
Foreign banks in China are being hired into a more diverse and interesting range of roles in China, and the functions which require their skills are enjoying a steady flow of vacancies. Demand for accountants has increased this year as most firms are still expanding and opening up in second and third-tier cities, says Cherol [...]
Dispatches: the rush to Everbright
Strategic investors have made a rush for China Everbright Bank’s initial public offering shares, leading to a huge oversubscription and signalling strong demand for its potentially US$2.9bn float and other offerings in the pipeline as stock markets recover. (China.org.cn) The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday censured DBS Bank for a breakdown of its online [...]
Guest Comment: the new internationally mobile superheroes are…product controllers (seriously)
Chris Jay, associate director of Morgan McKinley’s financial services division, Singapore, explains why product controllers are so in demand and why candidates from other countries should apply for jobs in Singapore. All the major financial institutions in Singapore are once again hiring experienced product controllers, with volumes back to pre-crisis levels at some banks. Most [...]
Forget the front office: hot jobs behind the scenes in Hong Kong
Singapore isn’t the only Asian city showing an increase in back and mid-office hiring. Here are some Hong Kong job sectors which are looking rather hot. Regional tax roles Hong Kong is still the regional hub for most finance functions for the majority of international banks. Regional tax business-heads are usually based there, rather than [...]
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