Financial Controller APAC

Montaigne Hong Kong Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Montaigne Hong Kong Limited is seeking a Financial Controller to oversee robust financial performance management, governance, and accurate reporting across the APAC market. The role provides strategic financial insights to support business decisions and ensures data integrity and strong control framework.

Responsibilities include leading monthly closes, budgeting/forecasting, and partnering with business functions to drive profitability and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience in monthly/annual close and financial reporting processes.
• Strong understanding of financial governance and internal controls.
• Ability to translate financial results into actionable business insights.
• Familiarity with APAC market reporting and coordination.

Responsibilities

• Prepare timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close and reporting.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and medium-term planning with cross-functional inputs.
• Provide financial guidance and challenge to business partners in APAC markets.
• Drive continuous improvement of finance processes and automation, including SAP projects.

Skills

Financial analysis

Management reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

SAP

Hyperion

BusinessObjects

Job description

The Financial Controller is responsible forensuring robust financial performance management, financial governance, andaccurate reporting across the assigned market. The role provides financialinsights to support business decisions, ensures the integrity of financialinformation, and contributes to the achievement of business objectives throughstrong financial control and performance analysis.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

1. Weekly & Monthly Reporting

• Ensure timelycompletion of monthly, quarterly, and annual closing activities.
  - Respect group andlocal deadlines at all times
• Ensure accuracy,completeness, and integrity of financial reporting.
  - Ensure compliancewith Group policies, accounting standards, and internal control requirements.
  - Ensure financial data are reliable (Hyperion / BusinessObjects / SAP)
• Prepare Clear,accurate management reports & presentations.
  - Financial analysesand performance reviews for management.
• Continuously improvereporting efficiency, quality, and automation.

2. Budgets/Forecasts/MTP

• Ensure the timely andaccurate delivery of budgeting, forecasting, and medium-term planningprocesses.
• Coordinate andconsolidate financial inputs from relevant departments and APAC Markets.
• Review and challengeassumptions to ensure the consistency and robustness of the overall financialmodel, including P&L, capital expenditure, and working capital.
• Ensure financialrisks are identified, monitored, and appropriately mitigated.
• Prepare accurate andinsightful analyses and management presentations.
• Support decision-making through financialmodelling and business performance analysis.
• Consolidate financialdata accurately and within required timelines in Hyperion and other reportingtools.
• Monitor financialperformance and analyze variances against budget, forecast, and prior periods.

3. Business Support

• Monitoring of thebusiness:
  - Monitor expenses& KPIs to ensure company targets are achieved
  - Partner with keybusiness functions to provide financial guidance and challenge.
  - Translate financialresults into clear business insights and recommendations.
• Support commercialand operational initiatives
  - Through financialanalysis and realize ad hoc analysis as required by the management
  - Through investmentbusiness plans (CARs) preparation and analysis before validation by themanagement
• Contribute toprofitability improvement, growth equation and cost optimization initiatives.

4. Process improvement

• Drive continuousimprovement of finance processes, systems, and reporting tools.
• Support financetransformation and automation initiatives.
  - Participate to SAPproject (global project) on APAC Market.
• Promote data quality,standardization, and operational efficiency.