申請人必須 ─
(a) (i) 持有本港大學頒授的會計學學士學位，或具備同等學歷；或
(ii) 為香港會計師公會專業資格課程的註冊學生並已完成該課程的基礎級別課程，或具備同等資格；
(b) 在綜合招聘考試的能力傾向測試中取得及格成績[註一]；
(c) 符合以下語文能力要求：在綜合招聘考試的英文運用試卷和中文運用試卷中分別取得二級和一級成績，或在其他考試取得同等成績[註一]；及操流利粵語及英語；及
(d) 在《基本法》測試取得及格成績[註二]。

招聘考試：申請人必須參加暫定於二零二一年十月十日在香港舉行的筆試，並須在有關筆試取得及格成績，方可能獲邀請參加遴選面試。該筆試為英文寫作試卷，目的是評估申請人的撰寫及組織能力。

由於審核所有申請需時，申請人獲邀請參加筆試並不表示已符合二級會計主任的入職條件。

Candidates should -
(a) (i) have a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent; or
(ii) be a registered student of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Qualification Programme (QP) and have completed the Associate Level of QP, or equivalent;
(b) have a pass result in the Aptitude Test in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE)[Note 1];
(c) have met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 result in the Use of English paper and Level 1 result in the Use of Chinese paper in the CRE, or equivalent [Note 1]; and be able to speak fluent Cantonese and English; and
(d) have a pass result in the Basic Law Test (BLT) [Note 2].

Recruitment Examination : Candidates are required to pass a written examination to be held tentatively on 10 October 2021 in Hong Kong before they will be further considered for selection interviews. The written examination is an English essay-type writing paper which aims at assessing candidates’ proficiency in written communication and organisation abilities.

As it takes time to process all applications, an invitation to the written examination does not imply that the candidate’s qualifications meet the entry requirements of the post of Accounting Officer II.