Accounting Business Partner - Global Payments Finance

Responsibilities

TikTok will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require TikTok's sponsorship of a visa.

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us
Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.

To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
Join us.

Team Introduction
In line with the globalization strategy and vision of the company, the Global Payment Finance team builds a world class platform to provide cross-border payment solutions for all ByteDance's products and services, that are growing rapidly worldwide.

Responsibilities
1. Ensure the safeguarding of customer funds and liaising independently with internal and external stakeholders (eg: MAS) regarding the safeguard/compliance reporting process.
2. Familiar with seller finance, BNPL and other credit businesses, and deeply understand the accounting processing related to credit businesses.
3. Perform month closing procedures.
4. Support the Manager in monitoring the monthly financial reporting to the various stakeholder in SEA such as tax, transfer pricing team.
5. Work with tax stakeholders.
6. Familiar with the design of the group legal structure and the management of consolidated financial statements, review the legal structure in coordination with compliance and taxation, and give suggestions from financial perspectives.
7. Familiar with financial internal control processes, with experience in system construction and optimization. Support the Manager in identifying areas for process optimisation and performance of quality reviews to ensure adherence to defined policies and procedures.
8. Management of the auditors: Manage the relationship with auditors, direct and participate in the preparation of all the working papers for the audit on a timely basis including all memos for any relevant areas.
9. Familiar with the regulatory reporting requirements of licensed entities in the payment industry, and carry out financial-related regulatory reporting work in accordance with regulatory requirements and ensure data quality.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree or above in accounting, finance, economics, business administration and other related majors.
- Minimum 5 years of financial related working experience within payments, fintech, banking and consumer finance.
- Experience in month end closing and analytical reviews.
- Have basic knowledge of tax requirements in various SEA countries.
- Experience in financial and compliance reporting or safeguard reporting within the payments/fintech field such as safeguarding reporting and other compliance reporting.
- Excellent communication, coupled with strong team spirit.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficient in accounting standards, CICPA or ACCA, AICPA, HKCPA certificate is preferred.
- Experience in system docking is preferred.

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.