FINANCE MANAGER - FOOD & BEVERAGE INDUSTRY

Recruitment Intelligence Consultants Ltd; Hong Kong; Sur place; HKD 1 000 000 - 1 500 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Award-winning, Michelin-recognised dining brand in Hong Kong seeks a senior finance professional to join a lean market finance team. You will support the full financial management cycle, from month-end close and variance reporting to budgeting, compliance, and business partnering.

Key responsibilities include partnering with Market GMs, providing store-level insights, cost management, FP&A modelling, and leading month-end close with IFRS/compliance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of finance experience in a dual FP&A and financial reporting or multi-hat finance role
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, HKIRD, IRAS, and transfer pricing requirements
• Experience in F&B, retail, or consumer multi-unit business is preferred
• Bilingual English and Mandarin/Cantonese advantageous

Responsabilités

• Act as on-ground finance partner for Market GMs and operations teams
• Provide store-level insights: pricing, cost management, store performance analysis
• Liaise with procurement and operations on product costing; ensure data accuracy
• Lead monthly close, journal entries, reconciliations, and inventory counts; produce management reports
• Maintain market-level KPI dashboards and support budgeting and forecasting; track variances
• Ensure compliance with financial control standards; manage AP/AR and intercompany transactions
• Support systems implementation and act as liaison with auditors and operations

Connaissances

Commercial partnering

Bilingual English/ Mandarin or Canton

Formation

Bachelor Degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Outils

NetSuite

Excel

Power BI

Anaplan

Description du poste

A n award-winning, Michelin-recognised dining brand

A critical execution role within a lean market finance team. You will support the full financial management cycle in your assigned market, from month-end close and variance reporting to budgeting, compliance, and business partnering. Ideal for a driven finance professional ready to step into a high-accountability, commercially meaningful role within a rapidly growing global brand.

Responsibilities

1. Business Partnering

• Serve as the on-ground finance partner for Market GMs and operations teams
• Provide store-level insights: pricing, cost management, store performance analysis
• Partner with procurement and operations on product costing
• Liaise with POS/ERP teams to ensure data accuracy

2. Financial Reporting & Month-End Close

• Leverage on shared service team to ensure timely and accurate monthly close: journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, inventory counts
• Produce management reports including Sales report, P&L, variance analysis, and commentary
• Ensure data integrity across NetSuite / ERP and maintain audit-ready records
• Prepare and update market-level KPI dashboards (traffic, basket size, labour %, COGS %)

3. Budgeting & Forecasting Support

• Assist in annual budget and monthly re-forecast for the market
• Maintain and update FP&A models and templates
• Track actuals vs. budget and prepare monthly variance commentary
• Support GMs with budget inputs and financial simulations

4. Controllership & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with financial control standards
• Manage AP/AR, intercompany transactions, and vendor reconciliations
• Assist with statutory filings: tax returns, GST/VAT, audit schedules

  5. Systems & Data Integrity

  • Support implementation of new tools and reporting standards
  • Act as primary liaison with local operations and external auditors

  Requirements

  • Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Finance, Accounting or Business; CPA / CA/ ACCA preferred
  • 7+ years of finance experience; minimum 3-4 years in a dual FP&A + financial reporting or multi-hat finance role
  • Strong knowledge of IFRS, HKIRD, IRAS, and transfer pricing requirements
  • Proven track record as a commercially oriented business partner
  • F&B, retail, or consumer multi-unit business experience preferred
  • Proficiency in NetSuite, Excel, Power BI; Anaplan is a plus
  • Bilingual English and Mandarin/Cantonese advantageous