A Contract Accountant is mainly deployed to –

• (a)examine pros and cons of different mode of subsidisation and plan the mode of subsidisation for the Breast Cancer Screening Pilot Programme (BCSPP);
• (b)prepare scenario analysis and assess the financial implication of different proposals, recommend level of subsidisation and seek relevant approval;
• (c)provide professional advice on issues on payment, financial monitoring and budget matters to ensure smooth operation of BCSPP;
• (d)formulate and review the framework and procedures of payment checking and financial monitoring of BCSPP;
• (e)be responsible for the resource management and regular review of cash flow position of BCSPP;
• (f)be responsible for the operation of the financial monitoring, including monitoring routine checking of claim transactions and other necessary checking based on risk-based approach;
• (g)be responsible for execution and monitoring of audit of an entirely new pilot programme;
• (h)conduct investigation of aberrant pattern and other irregularities, suspected fraudulent transactions, etc.;
  • (i)provide professional inputs on the enhancement and performance of the pilot programme-related IT system for payment and monitoring arrangement from internal control point of view;
• (j)propose the next stage of programme implementation applicable to local situation including resources implication and approach in auditing; and
• (k)other duties as assigned.

Candidates should –

• (a)be a certified public accountants of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) or equivalent;
• (b)have at least 1 year’s relevant post qualification experience; and
• (c)have met the language proficiency requirements of “Level 2” results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the Common Recruitment Examination (Notes), or equivalent; and be able to speak fluent Cantonese and English.