Senior Manager; Strategic Finance & Business Analytics

Prudential plc; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Prudential plc in Hong Kong is seeking a senior finance leader to independently lead end-to-end strategic assessments for business initiatives, planning, and forecasting, defining evaluation frameworks, challenging assumptions, and formulating recommendations for senior management.

You will act as the finance lead and thought partner to Channels and cross-functional teams, develop independent financial views, validate key business assumptions, and maintain robust analytical models to drive

Qualifications

• University graduate, actuarial background or qualifications.
• 8-10 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to independently structure and lead complex strategic or commercial assessments from problem definition through to recommendation.
• Strong commercial judgement, with the confidence to challenge assumptions, develop an independent point of view, and influence senior stakeholders.
• Ability to operate with limited supervision, manage ambiguity, and exercise sound judgement in determining analytical priorities and approaches.
• Strong leadership ability and executive communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analysis into concise recommendations and decision-oriented management materials.
• Proven ability to engage and align cross-functional stakeholders while maintaining ownership of the overall assessment and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead end-to-end strategic finance assessments for business initiatives, planning, and forecasting activities, including defining the evaluation framework, determining the analytical approach, challenging key assumptions, assessing strategic options and trade-offs, and formulating recommendations for senior management consideration and decision-making.
• Act as the finance lead and strategic thought partner to Channels, Expense Control, and cross-functional teams on selected strategic initiatives. Develop an independent financial and commercial point of view, constructively challenge business proposals, and provide clear, data-driven recommendations that influence initiative design and management decisions.
• Lead the financial assessment and independent validation of key new business assumptions supporting APE/NBP forecasts for local management and Group reporting. Proactively identify emerging risks and opportunities, challenge channel forecasts where appropriate, and recommend potential management actions or alternative scenarios through robust analytical models.
• Own the development and continuous improvement of forecasting and planning tools, models, and analytical frameworks, exercising autonomy in prioritising enhancements that improve the efficiency, scalability, automation, and decision usefulness of BAU activities.

Skills

Strategic finance

Forecasting

Senior stakeholder management

Independent thinking

Education

Actuarial background or qualifications

Tools

Excel advanced

Data analysis tools

Job description

Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

Job Descriptions:

• Independently lead end-to-end strategic finance assessments for business initiatives, planning, and forecasting activities, including defining the evaluation framework, determining the analytical approach, challenging key assumptions, assessing strategic options and trade-offs, and formulating recommendations for senior management consideration and decision-making.
• Act as the finance lead and strategic thought partner to Channels, Expense Control, and cross-functional teams on selected strategic initiatives. Develop an independent financial and commercial point of view, constructively challenge business proposals, and provide clear, data-driven recommendations that influence initiative design and management decisions.
• Lead the financial assessment and independent validation of key new business assumptions supporting APE/NBP forecasts for local management and Group reporting. Proactively identify emerging risks and opportunities, challenge channel forecasts where appropriate, and recommend potential management actions or alternative scenarios through robust analytical models.
• Own the development and continuous improvement of forecasting and planning tools, models, and analytical frameworks, exercising autonomy in prioritising enhancements that improve the efficiency, scalability, automation, and decision usefulness of BAU activities.

Job Requirements:

• University graduate, preferably with actuarial background or qualifications
• 8-10 years of relevant experience
• Strong functional expertise. Ability to independently structure and lead complex strategic or commercial assessments from problem definition through to recommendation
• Strong commercial judgement, with the confidence to challenge assumptions, develop an independent point of view, and influence senior stakeholders
• Ability to operate with limited supervision, manage ambiguity, and exercise sound judgement in determining analytical priorities and approaches
• Strong leadership ability and executive communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analysis into concise recommendations and decision-oriented management materials
• Proven ability to engage and align cross-functional stakeholders while maintaining ownership of the overall assessment and recommendations

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.