Credit Analyst (Cantonese)

at  Arup

Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of advisors and experts working across 34 countries with over 19,000 employees. Headquartered in London, providing design engineering, architecture, planning, and advisory services across every aspect of the built environment. Founded to be both humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology, and rigour to shape a better world.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or a related field.
• At least 3-4 years of relevant experience in order to cash environments.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices, local tax laws and regulations.
• Capable of communicating at all levels and building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently using own initiative and as part of a team.
• Strong attention to detail and an emphasis on accuracy.
• Awareness of JD Edwards, Concur or other enterprise solutions is preferred but not a prerequisite.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Fluent in English/Cantonese.

• Prepare a monthly summary of outstanding debts for review with the project teams.
• Join the monthly meeting with Group Leaders/Business Leaders to discuss the forecast of cash receipts and the potential problems highlighted by the project teams/clients.
• Follow up outstanding debts by phone and e-mail, share intelligence and escalate any issues to the project team when necessary.
• Prepare the weekly cash receipt update for management review and further discussion with Group Leaders.
• Review of problem debts with PD/PM/Group Leaders and Legal team to formulate a collection strategy for debt recovery.
• Prepare the Dunning letter for those invoices overdue.
• Engage with the external lawyer and debt collection agency to form follow-up actions against long outstanding debts.
• Assist the PD/PM/Group Leaders in the application bad debt write-off for further approval.
• Perform client validation and background checks of new clients in CRM and write commentary reports based on ad-hoc request.
• Prepare and maintain a list of unfavorable/high risk clients to share with Bid Director/Manager.
• Perform cash allocation of all incoming funds and investigate the source of funds for any unknown cash receipts.
• Prepare monthly cash receipt journals.
• Prepare monthly reports on accounts receivable activities, including WIP and debt aging reports, client statements, and other ah-hoc reports as required.
• Arrange daily cheque deposit at bank and prepare receipts for cheque collection from clients in APAC region.