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Vice President - Finance Business Partner - Finance

Employer
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Location
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Oct 30, 2024
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Job Function
Accounting/Audit/Tax
Industry Sector
Finance - General
Employment Type
Full Time
Education
Bachelors
Company Introduction:

We're home to Asia's most dynamic and vibrant capital markets.
Connecting capital, ideas, inspiration and innovation for deeper, more diverse and liquid global capital markets; providing greater choice and opportunity for our customers, each and every day.

HKEX is a purpose-driven company. Our commitment to the long-term development of our business and our markets is articulated in our purpose: "To Connect, Promote and Progress our Markets and the Communities they support for the prosperity of all."

Job Summary:
HKEX is looking for an experienced, meticulous and motivated professional to join the Finance Business Partner Team. The Finance Business Partner is responsible for managing the financial planning, reporting, and analysis for a specific business division within the organization. Key responsibilities include managing the monthly forecast and annual budget process for the business, conducting monthly financial performance review and variance analysis, managing project financial forecasts and pipelines, and supporting the execution of various finance processes.

Job Duties:

The Finance Business Partner reports to the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis and works closely with the Financial Planning & Analysis team.

Responsibilities:
  • Act as a trusted Finance partner to the divisional management in supporting their financial management and strategic decision making.
  • Manage the divisional monthly forecast and annual budget process by working closely with the management team to gather input, align on assumptions and underlying business drivers to provide accurate and reliable projections, and ensure the divisional forecast and budget are prepared in line with the group process and timeline.
  • Conduct monthly variance analysis against budget and forecast, and assess financial performance metrics with reference to underlying business drivers.
  • Effectively communicate financial variances and their implications to divisional senior management, HR, and other stakeholders to facilitate informed decision-making.
  • Understand the division's projects spend profile and pipeline, assist divisional management in projects prioritization based on financial and strategic impact.
  • Review and monitor the divisional projects spend forecast, support project managers in improving the accuracy of their forecasts and conduct variance analysis.
  • Escalate major P&L and projects spend variances to the Corporate FP&A and Project Control teams, and follow up on any required divisional actions.
  • Support divisional management in the execution of key financial processes, such as Quarterly Business Reviews, funding requests, expense approval etc.
  • Ensure the financial systems are maintained to accurately reflect the divisional financial hierarchy


Qualifications
  • Strong business acumen and at least 10 years of experience in financial planning & analysis or related finance function, preferably within the financial services industry.
  • Experience in supporting IT division with large-scale, multi-year IT projects is required; or experience working in capital markets with sound knowledge of financial markets and products is required.
  • Strong understanding of financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, as well as project financial management.
  • Ability to interpret financial data and communicate insights effectively to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
  • Strong problem solving skills; highly organized, numerical, analytical, meticulous and detail-oriented
  • Proficient in the use of financial reporting and analysis tools, such as Excel, Hyperion, PowerPoint and other relevant financial systems.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across different departments and levels of the organization.
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; a professional accounting qualification (e.g., CPA, ACCA) is preferred.
  • Excellent oral and written English, and ideally Cantonese and/or Putonghua.
HKEX is committed as an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity is one of our core values and we look to support, respect diverse perspectives, abilities, culture and experiences within our workplace.

Location:
HKEX - Exchange Square

Shift:
Standard - 40 Hours (Hong Kong SAR)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Worker Type:
Permanent

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