Accounting Officer II

New appointees will be appointed on civil service probationary terms for three years. Upon passage of the probation bar, the officer may be considered for appointment on the prevailing permanent terms.

Master Pay Scale Point 14 ($30,235) to Master Pay Scale Point 27 ($55,995) per month

(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) Civil service vacancies are posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates selected for these vacancies will be appointed on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service and will become civil servants on appointment.
(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) The information on the maximum pay point is for reference only and may be subject to changes.
(f) Fringe benefits include paid leave, medical and dental benefits, and where appropriate, assistance in housing.
(g) 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.
(h) 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 further shortlisting. 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 Bureaus website at https://www.csb.gov.hk under “Administration of the Civil Service – Appointments”.
(i) 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 by mail to the below contact address.
(j) Towards the application deadline, our on-line system would likely be overloaded due to large volume of applications. To ensure timely completion of your on-line application, it is advisable to submit the application as early as possible.

Application must be made on prescribed application form [G.F. 340 (Rev. 3/2013)] obtainable from any Home Affairs Enquiry Centre of District Offices, Home Affairs Department or any Job Centre of the Employment Services Division, Labour Department. The form can also be downloaded from the Civil Service Bureau's website (http://www.csb.gov.hk). Completed application form, together with copies of (i) letter on results of CRE and results of equivalent examinations, if applicable [Note 1]; (ii) letter on result of Basic Law test [Note 2]; (iii) official transcripts and certificates of academic qualifications; and (iv) certificates and examination status reports of professional qualifications, should be forwarded by post or by hand to the address below on or before the closing date for application. Please mark “Application for Accounting Officer II” on the envelope. (Remarks: For applications submitted by post, the postmark date on the envelope will be regarded as the date of application. Please ensure that sufficient postage is paid.) An acknowledgement receipt will be sent to the applicant by post.

On-line application can also be made through the Civil Service Bureau's website (http://www.csb.gov.hk). Candidates who apply on-line MUST SUBMIT THE REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS as mentioned above by post (see remarks in previous paragraph) or by hand to the address below ON OR BEFORE 4 September 2020. The online application number should be quoted on the envelope and on every page of the copies of the documents. An acknowledgement receipt will be sent to the applicant by email. [Note 3]

Applicants who do not receive an acknowledgement receipt shall consider that their application or the required supporting documents are not received by the Treasury on or before the deadline. Re-submissions will ONLY be considered if documentary proof showing that the application and/or the required supporting documents have been submitted to the Departmental Personnel Section of the Treasury on or before the deadline(e.g. proof of delivery of registered mail)can be provided on or before 11 September 2020. In view of possible service adjustment of Hongkong Post under the epidemic, applicants are encouraged to submit the application and/or supporting documents as early as possible.

Candidates who are invited to the written examination will normally receive an invitation in about four weeks from the closing date for application. Those who are not invited to the written examination may assume that their applications are unsuccessful. As invitations will be issued by post and by e-mail, applicants should provide accurate correspondence address and e-mail address and ensure that their e-mail accounts can receive incoming e-mails properly. Applicants should closely keep track of the progress of the recruitment exercise which will be available on www.try.gov.hk.

Job No.: 43358

Address: Departmental Personnel Section, the Treasury, 27/F., Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

Telephone: 2829 5034

Closing Date 2020-08-28 23:59

Publish Date 2020-08-14