About this role
### Job Responsibilities:
We are seeking a hands-on and commercially minded Finance Manager to lead the financial accounting operations for a well-established F&B business. This role offers broad exposure across treasury, sales accounting, budgeting, forecasting, audit, tax, and business partnering with Operations and cross-functional teams.
- Lead and oversee treasury, sales accounting, and general accounting activities to ensure compliance with group policies and accounting standards.
- Manage month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring accurate and timely preparation of management reports and financial statements within tight reporting timelines.
- Review and monitor accounting operations managed by the shared service / outsourced accounting team and drive continuous process improvements.
- Partner closely with Operations, DTS, and other business stakeholders to ensure smooth integration between POS systems and accounting processes.
- Support annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, and variance analysis. Analyse financial results and identify key variances.
- Act as the finance representative in business and system enhancement projects, ensuring appropriate controls and governance are maintained.
- Liaise with external auditors, tax advisors, and internal stakeholders on statutory audits, tax compliance, and regulatory reporting.
- Lead, coach, and develop a finance team comprising accounting professionals, supporting capability building and succession planning.
- Handle other ad-hoc assignments and projects as requested
Requirements:
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
- CPA, ACCA, HKICPA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
- At least 6 years of accounting and finance experience, preferably gained from retail, FMCG, hospitality, or F&B environments.
- Audit experience from a Big 4 or reputable second-tier accounting firm is highly preferred.
- Solid knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, audit, and tax compliance.
- Experience managing accounting operations and leading small teams.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) would be an advantage.
- Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
- Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.