Accountant

Posted 18 Hours Ago
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Hong Kong
Mid level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Role
The Accountant will maintain accurate documentation, draft journal entries, manage general ledgers and financial data, and ensure compliance with accounting standards. This role involves collaborating with the finance team to enhance accounting processes while ensuring timely payment and account reconciliation.
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About us

First Digital is a digital asset focused trust, custody, financial technology company at the vanguard of the emerging digitalization of assets, where the full value for your worldly assets can finally unite like other digital data. Our best-in-class custodian and near-banking layer enables previously unattainable options for payments, asset management and access to products that can help enhance financial inclusion.  

Our infrastructure – including FDUSD, Asia’s 1st home grown blockchain-based USD stable-coin – Developed to help economies, institutions and developers gain access to technology breakthroughs and capitalize on the digital evolution of finance, trust, and technology.

Overview:

We are looking for a Sr Accountant/Accountant to join our growing accounting team. This addition to the team will report to Finance Manager and be responsible for keeping our receivables current, producing accurate and timely reconciliations of assigned accounts, and maintaining compliance with accounting standards. This role is best suited for high energy, hard-working, motivated individual seeking to challenge themselves in a fast-paced, growing fintech company.

Outside of your day-to-day responsibilities, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with your team to make continuous improvements to our accounting processes. If you are looking for a team that values new ideas and ongoing learning and development opportunities, this is the role for you!

Responsibilities:

  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation.
  • Draft journal entries and financial transactions.
  • Initiate payment and secure necessary approvals.
  • Maintain and balance various accounts using manual and computerized bookkeeping systems.
  • Manage general ledgers, financial statements, and financial data.
  • Notify senior staff of accounting errors.
  • Perform additional ad-hoc accounting functions as required by the business.

Requirements:

  • A degree in Accounting / Finance / Economics / Business or related field.
  • Requires 3+ years of experience working at one of the Big 4 accounting/consulting firms
  • Basic understanding of accounting and finance processes.
  • Familiarity with general ledger, accounts payable, fixed assets, and inter-company recharges.
  • Excellent data entry skills.
  • Great interpersonal and analytical skills.
  • Proficient in MS Office (especially Excel formulas/Power Query), accounting software, and databases.
  • Experience in Audit and International accounting is a plus.
  • Dedicated attention to detail
  • Ability to manage time effectively, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
  • Desire/ability to work successfully in a mid-sized growth company environment.

#LI-Onsite

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position. First Digital Trust reserves the right to amend this job description at any time.

The Company
87 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2019

What We Do

First Digital is your trusted guardian delivering next-generation financial services for global businesses and individuals to thrive in the digital asset economy.

First Digital specialises in providing bespoke multi-asset Custodial, Trust, Payments and Stablecoin solutions to businesses, financial institutions and family offices navigating the next frontier in finance.

MULTI-ASSET CUSTODY & SAFEKEEPING
Fortify your treasury operations with First Digital's multi-asset custody solutions—streamlined for global reach, rapid settlement, and a host of value-added services.

STRUCTURED TRUST & ADVISORY
Unlock a wealth of financial engineering and strategic regulatory expertise with tailored structuring and consulting services.

STABLECOIN SOLUTIONS
Optimize your financial operations by harnessing the power of our deeply liquid and zero-fee stablecoin portfolio. First Digital is the home of FDUSD, a fully backed stablecoin issued out of Asia.

PAYMENTS AND SETTLEMENTS
Streamline everyday expenses, cross-border payments and global payroll and enhance your financial fluidity.

WHO WE SERVE
Headquartered in Hong Kong and with a presence in the UK, Middle East, Singapore and Malaysia, First Digital’s clients comprise regulated financial institutions and fintech innovators including blockchain start-ups, money service businesses, token issuers, market makers, digital asset exchanges and family offices.

OUR COMMITMENT TO REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
Fully aligned with Hong Kong’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance, First Digital is licensed under the Trust Ordinance Section 8 of Hong Kong, is SOC1 Type 2 and SOC2 Type 2, ISO 27001 Certified as well as FATCA and AEoI Compliant.

Get in touch for your multi-asset servicing needs:
https://1stdigital.com/contact-us/

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