cumba alumni association job alert (december 23, 2009) – 14

CUMBA Alumni Association Job Alert (December 23, 2009) – 14 positions

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<Position 1>

Title: Manager - Management Accounting

Company: A Global Leader in Logistics/ Transportation/

Infrastructure

Responsibilities: Monitor and analyze the financial & management reports of various business units within the Group, including Hong Kong and overseas

Make sound recommendations to improve business performance and internal control of the business units

Provide detailed analysis and ad hoc reports for senior management to evaluate investment proposals

Requirements: Qualified accountant, preferably with MBA degree At least 5 years’ work experience in management

accounting field Excellent analytical skills and self-initiation Be able to work independently and under pressure Good presentation and communication skills Proficiency in written and spoken English is a MUST, those

with overseas experience will have an added advantage Good command in MS Office Applications and

computerized accounting system

Contact: Mr. Armstrong Lee

Director, Worldwide Consulting Group Co. Ltd.

Tel: 2868 6138

e-mail: alee @wwhcc.com

Web-site: www.wwhcc.com

http://www.wwhcc.com/

<Position 2>

Title: Director / Senior Manager – Customer Value Management

(Regional)

Company: A leading international insurance company

Responsibilities: Working with country resources, leads projects to develop and implement CVM decision tools and solutions including response models, net conversion models, customer level profitability models and clusters

Uses statistical procedures to identify key drivers of growth and profitability of a global insurance portfolio, and to highlight business issues/opportunities

Leads country teams to optimize multiple models, develops selection criteria as well as related strategies to assist sales promotions and marketing campaigns across insurance customer lifecycle

Interprets statistical conclusions into business solutions and collaborates for successful implementation in a cross-functional and decentralized global business environment

Develops new modeling methodologies and performs regular diagnostics to assess model performance

Provides proactive and innovative customer led recommendations to all sales and distribution channels to maintain existing Business Partner relationships and securing business opportunities.

Provides input to the local/regional CVM implementation team Plans and designs internal CVM communications programs Assists Marketing and Product Development wherever needed

Provides hands on support to individual countries as needed

Requirements: Fluent English communication competence A high level of skill with data extraction, manipulation, and

warehousing tools (Oracle, SAS, SQL) Knowledge of statistical packages and/or optimization tools

(SAS, SPSS, Minitab, R, S+ and/or I-Log) Excellent analytic capability with advanced statistics application

knowledge (multivariate and discriminant analysis, CHAID, genetic algorithms, multiple and logistic regression) along with a familiarity with optimization techniques including linear and nonlinear programming.

Knowledge in developing quantitative statistical models in a consumer and B-to-B environment

Strong communication, summarization and presentation skills Proven ability to work successfully in a team environment Strong business sense Excellent interpersonal skills Outgoing and assertive personality Results-oriented Highly energetic and enthusiastic High achievement drive Strong leadership skill and persistency in driving company-wide

CVM initiatives Proven strong project and management skills. Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure. M.S. or Ph.D. degree in Statistics, Operations Research,

Econometrics, Financial Engineering, Applied Mathematics,

Industrial Engineering or Management Science 5-10 years consumer marketing experience Knowledge in the fields of Insurance, Consumer Finance,

Financial Services, Cash Flow, Database Marketing and/or Data-mining is highly valued.

Contact: Mr. Armstrong LeeDirector, Worldwide Consulting Group Co. Ltd.Tel: 2868 6138e-mail: alee @wwhcc.com Web-site: www.wwhcc.com

<Position 3>

Title: CFO Asia

Company: A HK Listed Manufacturing and Distribution Company

Responsibilities: Lead Monthly consolidation process and reporting of world-wide financial results.

Ensure Compliance with the rules and regulation of the Hong Kong stock exchange. Act as the Company Secretary.

Lead the interaction with the companies external auditors Lead the company risk management process. Manage the Companies cash balances, foreign exchange risks

and funding needs Manage the relationships with the key relationship banks

Maintain and improve the companies internal control standards, work with and follow-up on Internal audit finding and recommendations to enhance policies and procedures

Lead the global implementation of Oracle Financials, enhance the quality of reporting and analysis globally.

Interact with the other Regional CFO and identify and implement ways to improve and standardize reporting and analysis

Be a member of the Asian Leadership team and support the Regional MD for Asia and MD China in developing their business

Manage a team of 10 FTEs in the Hong Kong head-office

Requirements: Masters/Bachelors degree in Finance CPA/professional qualification to act as a corporate secretary Minimum 10 years relevant work experience within finance, of

which at least 3 years business controlling experience as a business unit and/or group controller

In depth understanding of HK GAAP/IFRS Demonstrated competence in implementing and managing

rigorous financial controls, financial management systems, and enterprise performance measures

Proven track record of leadership and management skills and experience

Recognized for attracting great talent, building a strong bench, and developing a successor.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills. High energy individual, self starter. Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and international mind-set.

Experience with working through a global matrix and partnering successfully with foreign subsidiaries.

Excellent written and spoken English Experience with ERP/Oracle Financial implementation a pre.

Contact: Mr. Armstrong Lee

Director, Worldwide Consulting Group Co. Ltd.

Tel: 2868 6138

e-mail: [email protected]

http://www.wwhcc.com/

mailto:[email protected]

Web-site: www.wwhcc.com

<Position 4>

CityWeb Consulting Ltd.

WE are a professional executive search firm on behalf of a private group with diverse business in Palm Oil Industry to look for a CFO reporting directly to CEO and Board of Directors to cope with their business expansion.

Executive Search. Human Resources & Training. Accounting Services

Group CFO (Circa HKD2Million+ p.a.)An expanding private in Palm Oil Industry

DUTIES OF THE POSITION :=======================

Responsible for strengthening the Group Reporting and Control Functions;

Look after the Risk Management Function including the Treasury Operations;

Be a Business Partner to the CEO and Board of Directors in terms of Corporate Development and Expansion;

Being the expert in terms of efficient and effective tax and regulatory structures/arrangement across the Asia Pacific Region including Hong Kong, PRC and South East Asia;

Be the major driving force for imminent IPO exerciseRequirements:

Master Degree holder in Business Management plus good Accounting/Finance degree

Senior Member of professional accounting organization. Holder of Chartered Financial Analyst or similar professional body. Minimum 5 years solid experience as Head of Finance on group level in a

sizeable manufacturing and international trading MNC, preferably with IPO experience

Experienced in tax planning and dealing with Hong Kong and PRC tax authorities

Hands-on experience in Corporate Finance, Merger & Acquisition and Investor Relations.

Sound knowledge in accounting practice, tax law & regulations of HK, PRC and South East Asia.

Excellent leadership, communication & analytical skills. Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese including

Mandarin. Occasional business travel is required.

Performance bonus + IPO Share Options will be offered to the right ambitious candidate

Interested Party please kindly send their CV in MS Word Format to CityWeb Consulting at email address: [email protected] for confidential discussion.


<Position 5>

CITYWEB CONSULTING LIMITEDWE are a professional executive search firm on behalf of a French private banking group to look for private bankers to cope with their aggressive expansion programme in Asia Pacific

Senior Client Relationship Manager- Private Banking (Over HKD1.2 Million p.a.+ Fee Sharing)

A prominent French banking group to look for seasoned private bankers to take up the Senior Client Relationship Post/Private Bankers to meet their aggressive expansion programme in the Asia Pacific Region.

THIS IS A SENIOR APPOINTMENT AND CANDIDATES MUST HAVE SOLID EXPERIENCE IN BANKING OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. Complete Fluency in English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin) is Mandatory.

He/She must be a good business communicator with excellent interpersonal skills to develop and maintain a close rapport with clients. The candidate should be familiar with the principal investment markets, private banking products and has a sound knowledge of global and regional economic financial developments.

They are expected to achieve both assets and revenue growth with existing and potential high net worth individuals.

At least eight years of solid private banking experiences with track records are expected.



<Position 6>

CITYWEB CONSULTING LIMITED

WE are a professional executive recruitment firm on behalf of an International Banking Group to look for a professional banker to head up the trade finance operations function.

Executive Search . Human Resources & Training . Accounting Services

Senior Trade Operations Manager, Asia Pacific (Circa HKD1.1M p.a.)

An International Banking Group

Job Duties & Responsibilities:-

To manage the divisional training and development plan including all succession issues;

Lead a big trade operations team for high volume daily import/export transactions;

Involved in bills related issues including new product development;

To ensure the compliance of group operating/control/credit/accounting policies;

To be the budget holder of the Division;

To enhance the performance of the existing teams in anticipation of future challenges

Requirements:-

Fast learner and Strong Leadership with Vision;

Good University Degree plus 10 years or more high volume transaction experience;

Good knowledge of Bills Operations including the latest ICC UCP Publications is preferable;

Good Knowledge of electronic banking and workflow technology;

Team Builder

*Excellent Package will be offered to the Right Candidate* #Candidate with less experience and exposure will be considered at section manager level# Interested Party please kindly send their CV in MS Word Format to CityWeb Consulting at email address: [email protected] for confidential discussion.


<Position 7>


WE are a professional executive search firm on behalf of a Hong Kong Listed Full Licensed Bank to look for Beijing Branch Head to cope with their business expansion urgently


Regional Branch Manager – Beijing (Circa HKD1.2M+ Bonus)

A leading Commercial Banking Group

Principal Responsibilities====================Set up of a new branch in BeijingAchieve business growth and build up customer base to meet pre-determined goalsOversee and control both the business and operation of the BranchLiaise with China Banking Regulatory Commission, Tax Bureau and other mainland regulators to resolve problems

Main Requirements================

University degree, preferably in finance or business administrationMinimum 5 years’ experience in credit and lending, of which at least 3 years in PRCA self-starter with good business connections in PRCFamiliar with the methods of doing business, banking operations, statutory requirements, rules and regulations in PRCProficient in English and Chinese, plus fluent PutonghuaGood relationships with PRC government bureau



<Position 8>


WE are a professional executive search firm on behalf of a Hong Kong listed commercial banking group to look for a compliance specialist on Investment Products.


Asst. Vice President – Compliance (Investment Products) – (Circa HKD550K p.a.)

A leading Commercial Banking Group

Major Duties:

Reporting to Group Head of Banking Compliance, you will lead a team of professional compliance staff to supervise the investment product business in the compliance perspective. You are required to proactively handle business enquiries and provide professional compliance advice in a timely manner. You are also expected to handle enquiries from regulatory bodies including HKMA & SFC and liaise with business on the preparation of regulatory submissions. Besides, you are required to draft, review & update policies and co-ordinate with business to ensure their subsequent implementation. Job Requirements:• University graduate in Business Administration / Accounting / Finance / Law or

related disciplines• Substantial compliance-related experience regarding the selling of investment

products in international retail / private / investment banks. Experience in regulatory body is a plus

• In-depth knowledge of the relevant ordinances, rules & regulations concerning the selling of investment products & its day-to-day applications

• Ability to appreciate regulatory issues and policy considerations• Strong conceptual, analytical, interpersonal, written & presentation skills • Ability to work independently & excellent leadership ability• Multi-tasking and good time managementInterested Party please kindly send their CV in MS Word Format to CityWeb Consulting at email address: [email protected] for confidential discussion


<Position 9>


WE are a professional executive search firm on behalf of a medium sized commercial banking group in Hong Kong to look for a Professional Human Resources practitioner to cope with their business expansion urgently.


Human Resources Manager (Circa 500K p.a.)

A Hong Kong Listed Commercial Banking Group

Duties:-

Reporting to the Senior Manager, you will be responsible for managing relationship with business partners to ascertain their needs and recommend effective human resources management strategies to support the business growth, and providing full spectrum of professional human resources services including recruitment, retention, career development and employee relations. To meet the challenge, you should have the following qualifications and attributes: - University graduate preferably majoring in Business related discipline,

psychology or English- At least 7 years' relevant experience in sizeable companies preferably in

financial industry. HR exposure in China will be a definite advantage- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills- Excellent command of spoken and written English- Strong analytical and problem solving skills- Able to make sound judgment in handling HR issues- A team player



<Position 10>

CITYWEB CONSULTING LIMITEDWE are an Executive Recruitment Consultancy specialised in Banking and Finance. Currently, one of my clients, a leading Hong Kong Bank, as part of strategic planning, an outstanding opportunity has arisen for an senior Leader in Bank Operations to head up the Operations Division.


Head of Operations – Commercial Banking (Circa HKD1.2M to HKD1.6M)

Job Reference number: CWRB90

A Leading Commercial Banking Group

Major Responsibilities:

1. Direct, manage and control the overall operation functions including Trade Services, Loans Administration, Banking Operations, Clearing, Treasury and Securities Settlement, Investment Product Services Support, Corporate Facilities Management, Remittance, Payment and Communications, Operations Design and Planning, Operations Risk Management and Service Quality management departments, and to ensure cost effective and efficient services can be provided to all business unit and branch network.

2. Control annual budgets of various operational areas.3. Serve as a member in the bank’s Management Committee on formulating the

overall bank’s strategy. To assist in the achievement of Divisional Objectives (budget control, operations risk management, product support and operational services) as defined by senior management

4. To select, plan, analyse the most appropriate operations and technology option to assist business units to set up most effective business delivery channels and banking services (i.e. Data management system, Trade and loans system, CRM, Internet banking, & etc)

5. Formulates, reviews and implements various operations policies (including internet banking policies, compliance related framework, Contingency planning) in response to changes in law and regulator related ordinance and regulations. Devise relevant operations policies and guidelines

6. Responsible for initiating, planning, developing and implementing bank wide automation and cost reduction projects, quality and risk management programmes and various compliance and legal related activities. Explore ways to achieve synergy between the Bank and other subsidiaries of the Group.

7. Champion bank wide re-engineering projects as defined by management and Operations Division and support new products and services, review and develop new procedures and streamline of processing to achieve bank wide business objectives and to improve long term operations efficiency improvement. in order to achieve efficiency and effectiveness.

8. Lead the Operation Crisis Management Taskforce to prevent and mitigate operational risk, coordinate response and take actions in the handling of critical operational events. Supervise and implement operations risk management/control framework across various departments

9. To resolve project, operations , technology and contractual issues with external vendors, regulators , such as HKMA, SFC. Review business, system and

operations related contract with legal advisor and top management Oversee back-office system implementation/ enhancement projects.

10. Coordinate and provide high quality services, operations and business support to Taiwan business. Manage and provide administrative and operations support to bank’s offices abroad.

Requirements:. University degree in related subjects, preferably with Master degree holders or above. Minimum 15 years related experience gained in banking and reputable financial

institutions.

Good knowledge and experience in bank’s management, administration, operation, re-engineering, and compliance and system

Indepth and comprehensive experiences on project management methodology, leadership skill, diverse and extensive banking operations, investment product, facilities management and banking operations knowledge with good banking and legal knowledge

Good interpersonal and communication skill with strong leadership Strong command of English, Cantonese and Mandarin.



<Position 11>


WE are a professional executive recruitment firm on behalf of a Hong Kong Listed Banking Group to look for an experienced Relationship Manager for their Commercial Banking Division. Executive Search . Human Resources & Training . Accounting Services

Sr. Relationship Manager, Commercial BankingJob Reference number: CWRB99An Expanding Commercial Banking Group

Reporting to the Team Head Responsible for promoting, soliciting and developing existing and

new business relating to trade finance. Perform credit activities including credit appraisal, annual review,

liaises with other operation division for loan booking, prepares credit proposals & credit risk analysis and cross-sells retail banking products to corporate customers

Qualifications and attributes:

Degree holder with at least 5 years' experience in commercial lending and trade finance with well-developed business connection

Possesses good presentation, negotiation and English writing skills

13th month payment and incentive scheme will be offered.

*Candidates with lesser working experiences will be considered for Relationship Manager Position*



<Position 12>


WE are a professional executive search firm on behalf of a medium sized commercial banking group in Hong Kong to look for Head of Legal and Compliance to cope with their business expansion.


Head of Legal and Compliance - Commercial Banking (Circa HKD1.4 to 1.6Million)Job Reference number: CWRB83A HK Listed Commercial Banking Group

Major Challenges:-

- advise on Legal matters related to the bank's operations and issues

-advise on compliance issues arising from day-to-day operations and in the course of new product/service development;

-advise on customer complaints referred from regulators or with potential of further escalation to regulators or with compliance or regulatory concerns;

-handle licensing and registration and CPT/CPD matters for the conduct of Regulated Activities under the SFO regime and insurance regime;

-handle Manager appointment matters under S72B of the Banking Ordinance;

-provide training and education to staff on compliance matters.

-conduct risk-based compliance reviews on an on-going basis;

-track and monitor the Bank's progress in complying with new regulatory requirements and recommendations of regulators;

-formulate and update/revise compliance policies and programs from time to time;

-coordinate and advise business and support units when responding to enquiries, queries and/or surveys raised/initiated by regulators and industry associations;

-investigate non-compliance incidents/exceptions and report investigation findings and make recommendations to management for review;

Requirement:-

An experienced Qualified Legal Practitioner with at least 10 years' solid relevant experiences in Commercial Banking Environment preferably with some experiences from HKMA/SFC.

Strong Leadership

Substantial Commercial Banking Legal & Compliance Experiences

*Attractive senior incentive package will be offered to the right candidate*



<Position 13>


WE are a professional executive recruitment firm on behalf of an expanding Commercial Banking Group to look for a training professional to meet their aggressive expansion programme in Hong Kong.


Training Manager - Commercial Banking (Circa 420K p.a.)

A HK Listed Commercial Banking Group

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Training & Development, you will be responsible for the development of the learning paths for general staff and frontline staff according to their skills and competencies. You will also be responsible for the design, development and delivery of soft skills and management training, and arrange external programs in connection with staff development. To meet the challenge, you should have the following qualifications and attributes: - University graduate with knowledge of training needs assessment and

program development- Seasoned trainer preferably in sizable and international organization- Minimum 7 years’ relevant experience in management/staff training and staff

development- Knowledge and experience of remote based training delivery methods would

be an advantage e.g. video, multi-media, E-learning and on-line learning technologies

- Ability to manage multiple priorities with minimum supervision- Strong analytical, communication and facilitation skills- Self-motivated, confident, proactive and outgoing personality- Fluency in English is required and Putonghua is preferred



<Position 14>


WE are a professional executive search firm on behalf of a US International Banking Corporation to look for a professional Senior UNIX Engineer urgently.


Senior Unix Engineer (Circa 500K p.a.)

An International Banking Group

Major Responsibilities:-- Responsible for design and planning activities on Sun Solaris, SUSE and

Red-hat Systems.- Include designing and documenting client solutions as well as providing

guidance and procedural direction. - Will also be responsible for providing technical expertise and guidance

to Infrastructure Managers within the organization. - Responsible for conducting compatibility and feasibility studies on the

operating systems listed previously. - Work with the Engineering organization to research, analyze and

incorporate emerging technologies into the UNIX environment. - Prepare thorough procedural documentation and scripting of processes

for automation of activities.- Also be part of the 24x7 on-call/pager support for the existing UNIX

systems. Requirement:-

At least 7 years of experience administering, monitoring and managing Solaris (8/9/10), SUSE Linux (9) and Red-HAT environments (BEA Certified).

7+ years of experience building Jumpstart and Kickstart servers. At least 3-5 years of experience with performance management using tools

such as BMC Patrol & Enterprise Performance Assurance. Capacity Planning skills with be a plus.

Over 5 years of experience with high-availability and Disaster-Recovery using technologies such as Veritas Cluster Services, SRDF, True-Copy/Timefinder/BCVs is a must.

Over 7 years of experience automating activities using Perl and Shell scripting is a necessity.

Demonstrable experience with the administration or setup of Oracle/Sybase is a plus.

Demonstrable experience administering, setting-up or participating in initiatives with application servers such as JBoss, Weblogic and Websphere is a plus.

Demonstrable experience designing solutions for application with n-Tier Architectures and GRID is a plus.

Demonstrable skills writing best-practice documentation and solution documents are a necessity.

Demonstrable leadership skills such as managing time, managing meetings and verbal communication skills are a must.

Interested Party please kindly send their CV in MS Word Format to CityWeb Consulting at email address: [email protected] for


confidential discussion.

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