Contract Assistant Accountant

Successful candidates will be appointed on non-civil service contract terms for 12 months. The offer of further appointment beyond the existing contract is subject to the service need and the satisfactory performance and conduct of the appointee. The successful candidate may be required to work overtime and irregular hours.

HK$26,990 per month

(1) The benefits in respect of rest days, statutory holidays, annual leave, maternity/paternity leave, sickness allowance, where appropriate, will be granted in line with the provisions in the Employment Ordinance.

(2) The appointees will be subject to the provisions of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance and will be required to make employee’s contributions to a Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) Scheme. A gratuity may be granted if the contract is satisfactorily completed with consistently high standard of performance and conduct. Such gratuity, when added to the Government’s contributions to the MPF Scheme, will be equivalent to 15% of the total basic salary drawn during the contract period.

(a) Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise.

(b) As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the Government is committed to eliminating discrimination in employment. The vacancy advertised is open to all applicants meeting the basic entry requirement irrespective of their disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, sexual orientation and race.

(c) Non-civil service vacancies are not posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates appointed are not on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service. Candidates appointed are not civil servants and will not be eligible for posting, promotion or transfer to any posts in the Civil Service.

(d) The entry pay, terms of appointment and conditions of service to be offered are subject to the provisions prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is made.

(e) Where a large number of candidates meet the specified entry requirements, the recruiting department may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified candidates for further processing. In these circumstances, only shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend recruitment examination and/or interview.

(f) It is Government policy to place people with a disability in appropriate jobs wherever possible. If a disabled candidate meets the entry requirements, he/she will be invited to attend the selection interview/written examination without being subject to any further shortlisting criteria. Applicants who have declared disabilities found suitable for appointment may be given an appropriate degree of preference over other applicants whose suitability for appointment is considered comparable to that of the former. The Government policy and other related measures on employment of persons with disabilities are set out in the booklet “Employ People Based on Their Abilities – Application for Government Jobs by Persons with Disabilities” which is available for reference on the Civil Service Bureau's website at http://www.csb.gov.hk under “Administration of the Civil Service – Appointments”.

(g) Holders of academic qualifications other than those obtained from Hong Kong institutions/Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority may also apply but their qualifications will be subject to assessments on equivalence with the required entry qualifications. They should submit copies of their official transcripts and certificates together with the application form and the required documents to the contact address.

Application forms [G.F. 340 (Rev. 3/2013)] are obtainable from any Home Affairs Enquiry Centres of District Offices, Home Affairs Department or any Job Centres of the Employment Services Division, Labour Department. The said form can also be downloaded from the Civil Service Bureau’s web site (http://www.csb.gov.hk).

Candidates should provide a detailed account of their academic attainment (including gradings of all subjects taken in public examinations from secondary education onwards) and professional qualifications in the application forms. Completed application forms together with the following documents submitted in person or by post should reach the contact address on or before the closing date for application (the postmark date on the envelope will be regarded as the date of application) –

(a) A detailed description of duties of all full-time employments, in particular, the working experience in accounting, auditing or related fields; and

(b) copies of (i) HKDSEE/HKCEE results; (ii) official transcripts and certificates of academic qualifications; (iii) certificates and examination status reports of professional qualifications; and (iv) documentary proof of relevant working experience.

Please specify on the envelope and every page of the copies of the documents ‘Application for the post of Contract Assistant Accountant’. To avoid delayed or unsuccessful delivery of application by post, please ensure that the correct address is clearly printed or written on the envelope and sufficient postage has been affixed before posting. Mail items bearing insufficient postage will not be delivered to this Department and will be returned to the sender or disposed of by the Hongkong Post, where appropriate. Applicants will bear any consequences arising from paying insufficient postage.

Applications which are late or incomplete, applications not made in the prescribed form, applications without the required supporting documents or applications submitted by fax or email will not be considered.

Applicants are encouraged to provide their email addresses on the application forms. Candidates who are selected for interview will normally receive an invitation (by email or by post) in May 2020. Those who are not invited for interview may assume that their applications are unsuccessful.

Job No.: 42950

Address: Appointments Section, Social Welfare Department, Room 1012, 10/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

Telephone: 2574 4273

Closing Date 2020-04-22 18:00

Publish Date 2020-04-09