The Assistant Manager System Development and Accounting Control sits under the Financial Services Department, mainly responsible for leading the system development and accounting control team in delivering passenger revenue accounting activities and provide system development and support for the Passenger Revenue Accounting System. You will also be responsible for the business intelligence and partnering side for the Revenue Accounting team.

Systems Management, Control & Support

• Oversee and manage the security of the Pax Revenue Accounting System
  in compliance with audit requirements
• Produce and update user manuals and system workflows, develop procedures and guidelines to support system operations and design and provide guidance and support to users in daily system operations
• Investigate and identify the causes of problems, and troubleshoot issues, conduct feasibility studies for system enhancements; and coordinate with and provide support to auditors during year-end system audits and testing
• Collaborate closely with other departments on upstream and downstream systems integration related to passenger revenue accounting processes and development; participate in project discussions and studies, coordinate with the Information Technology portfolio and business users across various business units; and provide practical alternative solutions for system processes and development to business units
  
  

Revenue Accounting & Financial Closing

• Work closely with the Sales and Distribution Team and the Global Business Services Team in Guangzhou to manage and control incentive deals; and review incentive calculations and payments, periodic revenue reports generated by the team and the Global Business Services Team in Guangzhou before distribution to other business units, the Taxation Team, Chinese Mainland teams, and regional teams
• Monitor monthly activities across various accounts and perform analysis and ensure relevant schedules and reports are properly prepared and submitted for interim and year-end closing; perform analysis and provide audit support
  
  

Business Intelligence and Partnering

• Manage and administer Passenger Revenue Accounting System user access rights and data purging and produce and update the Data Directory on a regular basis; and provide guidance and technical support to users of Passenger Revenue Accounting System
• Identify, refine, and provide data solutions to meet business and operational
  needs, perform data verification for table model modifications and enhancements and explore productivity improvement in processes and data quality enabled by Passenger Revenue Accounting System
  
  

Team Management

• Work closely with the Global Business Services Team in Guangzhou to
  ensure daily activities are performed smoothly and effectively and ensure all activities are completed in a timely manner and carried out correctly to meet management requirements and company policy
• Provide guidance and practical solutions to resolve problems and develop guidelines and procedures for the team to follow

• At least 10 years of airline revenue accounting experience, including a minimum of 3 years in a supervisory role
• Good knowledge of the airline industry, ticketing, International Air Transport Association resolutions, and accounting principles
• Strong knowledge of passenger revenue accounting processes and end-to-end system workflows would be a definite advantage
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate professionally in a multicultural environment
• Good command of spoken and written English and Cantonese/Chinese; fluency in Mandarin would be an advantage
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills
• Able to work independently while also being an effective team player
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications; experience with SAP and financial closing would be an advantage
• Able to work under pressure and remain flexible when necessary to meet deadlines

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