Finance BP, Hongkong

Philips; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips seeks a Finance Business Partner in Hong Kong to lead financial planning for assigned business units, including budgeting, forecasting and long-term strategic planning.

You will deliver profitability and ROI analyses, provide strategic financial insights to business leaders, and ensure plans align with corporate objectives while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or above in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline.
• Approximately five to eight years of finance experience with commercial/business partnering exposure.
• Strong command of financial planning, analysis, and management reporting in a commercial environment.
• Knowledge of pricing/margin mechanics and ability to support deal/tender decisions under time pressure.
• Proficiency in English and Cantonese; Mandarin is advantageous for Greater China reporting.

Responsibilities

• Leads financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-term strategic planning for assigned business units.
• Performs profitability, margin, and ROI analyses to support strategic decisions.
• Provides strategic financial insights to business leaders and aligns financial plans with corporate objectives.
• Partners with cross-functional teams to evaluate financial impact of initiatives and ensure compliance with accounting principles.
• Contributes to monthly business reviews by preparing financial materials and identifying actions to hit targets.
• Evaluates investment cases including CAPEX, R&D and marketing initiatives, ensuring sound assumptions and alignment with priorities.
• Monitors KPIs, identifies risks/opportunities, and works with leaders to implement corrective actions.
• Supports internal controls and audits, improving financial processes and systems.

Skills

Financial planning

Budgeting

Forecasting

Management reporting

Business partnering

English Cantonese

Communication

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

Job Title

Finance BP, Hongkong

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Leads the financial planning process for assigned business units, including budgeting, forecasting, and long-term strategic planning, ensuring that all financial plans are aligned with corporate objectives and provide a clear roadmap for achieving financial targets.
• Conducts complex financial analysis, such as profitability analysis, margin analysis, and ROI assessments, to support high-impact business decisions and drive continuous improvement in financial performance.
• Works with limited supervision and broad guidelines, regularly applying independent judgment on matters of significance to drive project success and compliance.
• Acts as a trusted advisor to business leaders by providing strategic financial insights and recommendations, helping to shape business strategies and ensure that financial considerations are fully integrated into decision-making processes.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to evaluate the financial impact of business initiatives, such as product launches, market expansions, and cost-reduction programs, ensuring that financial risks and opportunities are fully understood and with compliance to financial accounting principles.
• Contributes to the monthly business review process by coordinating the preparation of financial materials, leading discussions on financial performance, and identifying actions needed to achieve financial goals.
• Evaluates investment business cases, including capital expenditures, R&D projects, and strategic marketing initiatives, ensuring that all financial assumptions are rigorous and that potential returns are aligned with the company's strategic priorities.
• Monitors the financial health of assigned business units by tracking key performance indicators, identifying emerging risks and opportunities, and working with business leaders to develop and implement corrective actions.
• Ensures compliance with internal controls, corporate policies, and regulatory requirements by supporting financial processes, maintaining accurate records, and supporting internal and external audits as needed.
• Leads or participates in initiatives to improve financial processes and systems, identifying opportunities for increased efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness in financial planning, reporting, and analysis activities.

Minimum required Education

Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting or equivalent.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor degree or above, major in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline
• Approximately five to eight years of progressive finance experience, including demonstrable business partnering with commercial or sales teams
• Strong command of financial planning, analysis, and management reporting in a commercial environment
• Working knowledge of pricing and margin mechanics, and comfort supporting deal and tender decisions under time pressure
• Professional working proficiency in English and Cantonese; Mandarin is a strong advantage given the Greater China reporting line
• Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills, able to build bridges between people
• Hands on, pro-active, solution driven, very accurate but with sense of big picture
• Profound understanding of accounting principles including Finance compliance requirements

Preferred

• CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or an equivalent professional qualification, or an MBA
• Experience in healthcare, medical technology, or another regulated industry
• Familiarity with Hong Kong public tender processes and distributor or dealer commercial models
• Experience with AI
• Prior experience in a matrixed multinational, partnering across a regional and local reporting structure
  

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