Regional Finance Operations Manager

Richemont; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Richemont seeks a seasoned Regional Finance Operations leader to drive governance, roadmaps, and process excellence across APAC. You will bridge Group & Market Finance with APAC and global regions to ensure compliant, efficient finance operations and lead cross-regional projects.

You will also oversee North-East Asia finance activities, act as the main contact for regional inquiries, and champion harmonization of finance policies and processes across HK, Macau, Taiwan, and Hainan.

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance and Accounting; 10+ years in finance operations, accounting process improvement, or finance transformation in a multinational environment.
• Strong leadership to drive results and manage stakeholders across functions and regions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams and senior partners.
• Sharp analytical skills to diagnose processes and implement data-driven solutions.

Responsibilities

• Governance over regional finance operations priorities, roadmaps, and process excellence across APAC.
• Bridge between Group & Market Finance and APAC/global regions for compliant, efficient operations.
• Drive identification, prioritization, and execution of finance process improvements across APAC.
• Animate and manage the sub-regional finance operations community to build capability.
• Lead regional finance projects to ensure delivery and adoption.
• Lead governance on sub-regional priorities across North-East Asia (HK, Macau, Taiwan, Hainan).
• Act as primary contact for NEA finance operations inquiries and support regional stakeholders.
• Document and harmonize standard finance policies, procedures, and process flows.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical

Problem-Solving

Finance Transformation

Change Management

Education

Finance & Accounting degree

Tools

SAP FICO

AI/Automation tools

Job description

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.

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.