Audit HK

Through proprietary software and AI, along with a focus on customer delight, Sleek makes the back-office easy for micro SMEs.

We give Entrepreneurs time back to focus on what they love doing - growing their business and being with customers. With a surging number of Entrepreneurs globally, we are innovating in a highly lucrative space.

We operate 3 business segments:

1. Corporate Secretary: Automating the company incorporation, secretarial, filing, Nominee Director, mailroom and immigration processes via custom online robots and SleekSign.  We are the market leaders in Singapore with ~5% market share of all new business incorporations
2. Accounting & Bookkeeping: Redefining what it means to do Accounting, Bookkeeping, Tax and Payroll thanks to our proprietary SleekBooks ledger, AI tools and exceptional customer service
3. FinTech payments: Overcoming a key challenge for Entrepreneurs by offering digital banking services to new businesses

Sleek launched in 2017 and now has around 15,000 customers across our offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK.  We have around 450 staff with an intact startup mindset. 

We have achieved >70% compound annual growth in Revenue over the last 5 years and as a result have been recognised by The Financial Times, The Straits Times, Forbes and LinkedIn as one of the fastest growing companies in Asia. Backed by world-class investors, we are on track to be one of the few cash flow positive, tech-enabled unicorns based out of Singapore.

Requirements

We are looking for a FINANCIAL EXTERNAL AUDITOR that is excited about the below Mission and Outcomes over the next 6-12 months.

Mission: To deliver precise and timely statutory audits that ensure financial transparency and compliance with Hong Kong’s standards, while building trust through clear, prompt communication. We are dedicated to fostering lasting client relationships, empowering informed decisions, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement and integrity.

Outcomes: 

1. Deliver all assigned audit engagements within agreed timelines and deadlines.
2. Prepare accurate and complete audit documentation in line with HKSAs and firm quality standards, with minimal supervision.
3. Communicate effectively and promptly with clients to gather information, resolve queries, and explain audit findings.
4. Collaborate with team leaders and other departments to facilitate smooth audit processes

• Requirements:
  Deliver assigned audit engagements efficiently and within agreed timelines and deadlines.
• Plan and execute audit procedures in compliance with HKSAs and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Assess internal controls, identify risks, and test key processes to evaluate financial accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare and review audit documentation with clarity and completeness for quality assurance and compliance.
• Communicate effectively with clients to gather audit evidence, clarify findings, and explain audit processes and outcomes.
• Identify audit findings and control weaknesses, and propose value-adding recommendations.
• Work independently as well as part of a team on multiple client engagements.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills when evaluating complex financial data.
• Stay updated on changes in accounting and auditing standards, especially HKSAs and IFRS.
• Maintain confidentiality and integrity in handling sensitive financial information.

Benefits

To do this, you will have a minimum of 3 years experience as an External Auditor and you will most likely be located in the Philippines. 

Behavioural fit is also important at Sleek, and we will be looking for candidates that have a proven track record of embodying the below attributes in their recent roles:

Ownership: This shows reliability and helps build trust within the team. We move fast and need to know that everyone will see things through to completion and proactively help to get things back on track when challenges arise. Accountability is really important to us.

Humility: There is so much we don’t know. Humility allows for open-mindedness to feedback and a willingness to learn from others. It paves the way for collaboration and creates a positive work environment. It is a key ingredient of self awareness and emotional intelligence.

Structured Thinking: Our business is complex with many layers (many services, many countries, many cultures). Regardless of whether you’re more analytical or creative in nature, being able to show sound judgement is important to us. It ensures solutions are pragmatic and balance the needs of the organisation, team and customers.

Data driven: We are a data rich business with ~15,000 small customers.  Each decision we make can impact many more people than we realise - so it’s critical that we use sound data to support our strategies and review the success of our initiatives.

Can have tough conversations in a positive way: It’s not a matter of if, but when difficult interpersonal situations arise.  Disagreement, conflict and disappointment are a given in a fast moving business where people care about their work.  People that proactively have tough conversations with kindness build empathy, trust and great working relationships.

Problem Solving: You’ll need to be able to think on your feet as this role requires you to identify, diagnose, and resolve production issues quickly, reducing downtime. You will leverage your strong infrastructure and development skills in post-incident reviews to find the underlying cause of failures and prevent future incidents.

Attention to detail: You’ll be managing multiple, complex workstreams from numerous stakeholders.  It will be important for you to keep track of everything and notice when information is missing or inconsistent.

Analytical Mindset: You have a keen eye for detail and a methodical approach to dissecting problems. You excel at analysing complex systems and processes to identify weaknesses and inefficiencies, and your ability to evaluate multiple scenarios enables you to devise the best testing strategies. You apply data-driven decisions to enhance testing coverage and performance metrics, ensuring the highest standards of software quality.

The interview process

The successful candidate will participate in the below interview stages. We anticipate the process to last no more than 3 weeks from start to finish.

Whether the interviews are held over video call or in person will depend on your location and the role. 

HR Screen:

A quick introductory call with the Member of the HR team

Case study

A ~30 minute chat with the Team Lead, where they will give you some real-life challenges that this role faces, and will ask for your approach to solving them.

Career deep dive 

A ~30 minute chat with the Hiring Manager. They’ll discuss your last 1-2 roles to understand your experience in more detail.  

Behavioural fit assessment

A ~30 minute chat with a member of the leadership team, where they will dive into some of your recent work situations to understand how you think and work.

Offer + reference interviews

We’ll make a non-binding offer verbally or over email, followed by a couple of short phone or video calls with references that you provide to us.