Finance Business Partner (FBP) – Senior Finance Manager

Job Summary

As Senior Finance Manager Finance Business Partner you will lead sustainable financial growth for the Business Unit(s) by owning business-facing finance performance management and commercial insight.
You will partner closely with Business Unit / Country Leaders and the SubRegional leadership team to advise support and challenge decisions that impact profitability cash risk and longterm value creation.
You will act as the primary finance liaison for key internal and external stakeholders driving strong governance improved data quality and continuous process improvement across planning reporting and commercial performance.

Geographic Scope: Hong Kong Macau & Taiwan

Operating Model Context

• Role sits within the Finance Business Partnering function and is accountable for management performance commercial insight and decision support for the assigned geographies.
• Works in a matrix with SubRegional leadership and partners closely with Controllership for statutory technical accounting and close activities.
• Expected to lead through transition across systems and processes helping move toward a single scalable finance operating model.

Key Interfaces

• Primary business stakeholders: Country/BU Leaders Sector/Service Line leads Operations/Delivery leadership Commercial/Contracts HR (headcount & compensation) and Sales/Pipeline owners.
• Finance interfaces: Regional/SubRegional Finance Directors FP&A Controllership (close balance sheet substantiation statutory) and shared services/CoEs (AP/AR billing reporting).
• External: Auditors and advisors where required (support via Controllership).
   

Role Boundaries: FBP vs Controllership (practical split)

• FBP owns: forward-looking insight performance management forecasting/budgeting commercial decision support and driving actions with the business.
• Controllership owns statutory reporting technical accounting policy balance sheet ownership/substantiation close governance and audit management.
• FBP partners with Controllership to ensure clean close inputs disciplined accruals accurate project/billing accounting and strong controlswithout duplicating ownership.

Systems & Data Transition Responsibilities

• Systems: Operate across current platforms (e.g. D365 / PeopleSoft / CRM or pipeline tools) during transition; drive data quality and standard definitions.
• Own data integrity for management reporting inputs: validate pipeline resourcing assumptions project margin drivers and ensure consistent definitions across countries.
• Identify recurring data/definitions gaps and drive resolution through agreed governance (templates timetables owners and escalation paths).
• Champion automation/selfserve reporting (e.g. Power BI) and reduce manual offline tracking over time.

Scope & Coverage

• Service line coverage: Advisory / EVT / Project Management / Cost Management (as applicable per country) align priorities with Country/BU leadership.
• Travel: Regular travel may be required across the assigned geographies for business reviews and stakeholder engagement.
• Influence: Operates in a matrix; expected to influence senior stakeholders and drive decisions without formal authority.

Business Partnership & Decision Support

• Provide forward-looking insight on revenue margin cost cash and pipeline drivers; translate complex financials into clear actions for leaders.
• Build and maintain financial models scenario analysis and whatif assessments to support pricing resourcing investments and growth initiatives.
• Lead regular financial performance reviews with BU / Country leadership; identify risks and opportunities and agree clear interventions.
• Develop and maintain scorecards and KPIs aligned to strategic priorities service lines and cost centres.
• Provide constructive challenges to business cases capex/opex requests investments and transformation initiatives.
• Support M&A / integration activity where applicable (synergy evaluation valuation inputs due diligence data and postdeal tracking).

Planning Forecasting & Management Reporting

• Lead the annual budget rolling forecast and strategic planning processes ensuring a robust bottomup approach consistent assumptions and high-quality submissions.
• Deliver timely accurate management reporting: P&L project profitability variance analysis and commentary (Actual vs Budget/Forecast/Prior).
• Partner with Group/Segment FP&A and Reporting CoE to improve insight standardise templates and drive automation/selfserve reporting.
• Provide adhoc analytics and executive materials required by Regional/SubRegional Finance and Business leadership.

Commercial & Financial Management

• Drive improvements in gross margin utilisation cost recovery and overhead efficiency through disciplined performance management.
• Provide commercial finance oversight of contracts/projects: margin health checks change control costtocomplete and governance of contractual commitments (aligned to global/regional contract management practices).
• Actively manage working capital with operational teams: billing discipline unbilled revenue aged WIP and collections.
• Identify track and help deliver savings and productivity initiatives; ensure benefits realisation is evidenced in results.

Governance Controls & Process Excellence

• Ensure compliance with company policies delegation of authority and statutory/governance requirements.
• Ensure full substantiation of key balances and accruals (e.g. unbilled revenue cost accruals) in line with policy and timetable.
• Maintain integrity of management information; proactively identify control gaps and partner with Controllership to resolve.
• Champion continuous improvement and system enablement (e.g. D365 PeopleSoft reporting tools) to improve data quality and reduce manual workarounds.

Stakeholder Management & Collaboration

• Build strong partnerships with Country/BU Leaders Operations Commercial/Contracts HR and Controllership/FP&A teams.
• Communicate clearly influence effectively and ensure stakeholders understand key drivers tradeoffs and actions.

Cadence & Core Deliverables

• Monthly: Country/BU performance review (P&L project margin overhead) with clear actions owners and followup.
• Monthly: Forecast refresh (or per regional timetable) validate pipeline resourcing delivery assumptions and risks; submit on time with concise commentary.
• Quarterly: Strategic outlook and scenario planning (growth margin headcount cash) with leadership; refresh key initiatives and business cases.
• Monthly/Quarterly (as needed): Billing/WIP governance touchpoint with Ops/Contracts/AR to drive cash conversion.
• Adhoc: Pricing / investment / resourcing decisions requiring modelling and signoff support.
• Performance pack: standard KPI scorecard and narrative (drivers risks opportunities actions) for each country/BU.
• Forecast package: assumptions log bridge analysis and executive-ready commentary aligned to regional guidance.
• Commercial toolkit: pricing model / margin waterfall / project profitability diagnostics; working capital dashboard.
• Action tracker: risks & opportunities register with quantified impact and accountable owners.

Systems Landscape & Transition Expectations

• Operate effectively in a dualsystem environment during transition (e.g. D365 and legacy platforms such as PeopleSoft).
• Commercial and pipeline tools may include Salesforce and/or interim trackers; ensure pipeline-to-forecast linkage and data completeness.
• Reporting/analytics: Power BI (or equivalent) and standard templates; reduce reliance on offline spreadsheets over time.
• Maintain strong data governance: common definitions clear ownership timetables and escalation paths for late/low-quality inputs.

Governance DoA & Confidentiality (specific reminders)

• Confidential data handling: employee-level compensation and sensitive HR/contract data must be managed in line with policy; share on a needtoknow basis only.
• Delegation of Authority (DoA): ensure approvals commitments and financial decisions comply with DoA and policy; escalate exceptions promptly.
• Controls partnership: align with Controllership on close timetable accrual discipline and balance sheet integrity while keeping clear ownership boundaries.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in finance Accounting Economics or related discipline.
• Typically 10 years of progressive finance experience including commercial finance/business partnering; at least 2 years in a lead or supervisory capacity.
• Experience in professional services / project-based environments preferred (e.g. real estate construction consultancy) with strong understanding of project profitability drivers.
• CPA/CA/ACCA or MBA/graduate degree is advantageous but not mandatory depending on experience.

Core Capabilities & Tools

• Strong commercial acumen and ability to challenge constructively with a solutions mindset.
• Advanced financial modelling analysis and executive storytelling skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a matrix and influence without authority.
• Strong understanding of IFRS concepts and internal control requirements; high integrity and sound judgment.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint; experience with ERP/finance systems (e.g. D365 and/or PeopleSoft). Familiarity with CRM/pipeline tools and Power BI is a plus.
• Fluent English Cantonese and Mandarin is required. 

Behavioral Expectations

• Strong business partnership: supportive pragmatic and able to challenge constructively.
• High ownership and pace: drives outcomes endtoend and follows through on actions.
• Data integrity and governance mindset improves quality at source and simplifies processes.
• Collaboration across cultures and geographies; clear and concise executive communication.

Core Capabilities & Tools

• Languages: Fluent EnglishCantonese and Mandarin
• Comfortable with ambiguity and transition; experience working through ERP/operating model change is a strong advantage.

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Employment Type :

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