Regional Finance Operations Manager

HK03 Richemont Asia Pacific Ltd; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Richemont Asia Pacific Ltd is inviting a senior finance operations leader to drive governance, roadmaps, and cross-regional harmonization across APAC and North-East Asia. You will bridge Group & Market Finance while delivering process improvements and finance transformation initiatives.

The role requires a university degree in Finance/Accounting, 10+ years in multinational settings, strong leadership, and hands-on SAP FICO / automation expertise.

Qualifications

• University degree holder, preferably in Finance and Accounting.
• At least 10 years of relevant work experience in finance operations, accounting process improvement, or finance transformation within a multinational matrix.
• Proven leadership to drive results with stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills across levels.
• Strong analytical ability to diagnose operational pain points and improve processes.
• Proactive problem-solving with ability to design automated/simplified solutions.
• Hands-on experience with SAP FICO, AI/automation tools, and project management.

Responsibilities

• Maintain governance over regional finance operations priorities, roadmaps, and process excellence.
• Bridge between Group & Market Finance, and APAC to ensure compliant operations.
• Drive identification, prioritization, and realization of finance process improvements across APAC.
• Animate and develop the regional finance operations community to build capability.
• Share best practices and drive cross-regional synergies within APAC.
• Lead and manage regional finance projects to ensure delivery and adoption.
• Lead governance for North-East Asia sub-region finance operations.

Skills

Finance Ops

Leadership

Cross-functional Collaboration

SAP FICO

Process Improvement

Project Management

AI/Automation

Education

Finance Degree

Tools

SAP FICO

AI/Automation tools

Job description

Richemont, one of the world leaders in the luxury sector, has various Houses specializing in jewelry, watches and high-end accessories. Each Maison proudly embodies a tradition of style, quality and craftsmanship and Richemont strives to preserve the heritage and identity specific to each of them. At the same time, we are committed to innovating and designing new products in line with the values of our Houses, through a process of permanent creativity.

In line with our business vision, we are inviting you to craft the future as part of our Regional Finance team. If you have passion and belief you can grow within our team and contribute to yours and our success, don’t hesitate

HOW WILL YOU MAKE AN IMPACT?

Reporting to our Regional Finance Operations Director, you will act as a key driver for accounting process excellence, regional alignment, governance, and finance operations transformation. You will hold a dual-capacity role covering both the broader APAC region across 12 markets and North-East Asia sub-region, encompassing Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and Hainan.

• Regional Finance Operations · Governance & Roadmap: Maintain governance over regional finance operations priorities, strategic roadmaps, and finance process excellence, continuously adapting to evolving business and functional needs.
• Cross-Functional Bridge: Act as a central bridge between Group & Market Finance, Finance & non-finance functions, and APAC & other global regions to ensure consistent, compliant, and efficient finance operations.
• Process Optimization & Realization: Drive the identification, prioritization, and execution of finance process improvement opportunities across the APAC region.
• Community Engagement: Animate and manage the development of the sub-regional finance operations community to build capability and foster engagement.
• Synergy & Best Practice Sharing: Actively participate in cross-regional issue sharing and best practice exchange to bring synergies to the APAC finance organization.
• Regional Project Management: Lead and manage regional finance projects to ensure successful delivery and adoption.

• North-East Asia Finance Operations · Sub-Region Governance: Lead governance on sub-regional finance operations priorities, strategic roadmaps, and process excellence across North-East Asia (HK, Macau, Taiwan, Hainan).
• Single Point of Contact: Serve as the primary point of contact for finance operations enquiries on behalf of the sub-region across local markets, support functions, and Region/Group Finance.
• Localized Improvement & Implementation: Identify finance process improvement opportunities specific to North-East Asia and lead their local implementation.
• Harmonization & Policy Documentation: Support ongoing documentation and updates of standard finance policies, procedures, and process flows while driving harmonization across NEA markets.
• Cross-Market Synergies: Drive active participation in cross-market best practice sharing to create operational synergies within HK, Macau, Taiwan, and Hainan.
• Sub-Region Project Management: Manage local finance projects and process implementation within North-East Asia.

HOW WILL YOU EXPERIENCE SUCCESS WITH US?

• Experience & Education: You shall be a university degree holder, preferably in Finance and Accounting. You shall acquire at least 10 years relevant work experience in finance opérations, accounting process improvement, or finance transformation within a multinational matrix environment
• Leadership: You can demonstrate ability to lead and motivate a group of stakeholders to drive results. Well-organized with ability to multi-task, manage priorities and changing demands. A self-starter with vision and ability to influence others
• Communication & Collaboration: You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, internal partners, and stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Strong Analytical: You can analyze complex financial processes, diagnose operational pain points, identify areas for improvement, and develop data-driven solutions
• Problem-Solving: You have strong problem-solving capabilities to identify root causes, develop innovative automated/simplified solutions, and execute change seamlessly
• Technical Proficiency: You have hands-on experience with standard accounting operational workflows (preferably in retail industry), SAP FICO, AI/automation tools, and strong project management capabilities

WHAT MAKES OUR GROUP DIFFERENT?

Our true power does not lie in our similarities but in the rich diversity of our arts, cultures, and human skills, as well as our specific ability to foster untapped potential.

We value freedom, collegiality, loyalty, and solidarity. We foster empathy, curiosity, courage, humility, and integrity.

We care for the world we live in.

YOUR JOURNEY WITH US

You will be invited to meet with our Talent Acquisition Team for an initial understanding of the role. Then you will meet with the line manager, Regional Finance Operations Director, and functional manager, Finance Director, NEA to learn more about the team structure, culture, the role and manager expectations.

#Richemont #WeCraftTheFuture In our Group, you can start anywhere and go everywhere. Internal mobility is one of the best growth accelerators to develop within Richemont and our Maisons. We encourage our people to be curious, drive their own career, and dream big.