Financial and mathematical associate professionals

How to become an accounting associate professional

Official title: Accounting associate professionals

Accounting associate professionals maintain complete records of financial transactions of an undertaking and verify accuracy of documents and records relating to such transactions.

Main tasks

Maintaining complete records of all financial transactions of an undertaking according to general bookkeeping principles, with guidance from accountants
Verifying accuracy of documents and records relating to payments, receipts and other financial transactions
Preparing financial statements and reports for specified periods
Applying knowledge of bookkeeping principles and practices in order to identify and solve problems arising in the course of their work
Using standard computer software packages to perform accounting and related calculations
Supervising the work of accounts and bookkeeping clerks

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: HK$27,000 a month
About 1,542,900 people in 2025, and about 1,639,100 projected by 2028. (+6.2%)
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

Do you need a degree to become an accounting associate professional?

Not always. 50% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of an accounting associate professional?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026