Finance Business Partner

Job Responsibilities

[Supervisor Level ]

• Commercial Partnering & Pricing: Act as the primary financial liaison for business units, ensuring accurate cost calculations, managing commercial quotes, and actively participating in business negotiations.

• Financial Modeling & Business Analysis: Lead monthly business reviews, define core KPIs, and build dynamic financial analysis models to establish a two-way feedback loop with operations.

• Budgeting & Variance Analysis: Formulate annual budgets, monitor key financial metrics, and perform deep-dive variance analysis between monthly forecasts and actuals to drive corrective actions.

• Process Optimization: Gain a deep understanding of manufacturing and business workflows to continuously streamline operations and provide strategic financial support across departments.

[Specialist Level ]

• Cost & Expense Control: Manage factory manufacturing costs and overheads, independently conducting deep-dive cost analysis to pitch actionable cost-saving recommendations.

• Process Audit & Risk Advisory: Review daily operational expenses and procurement requests to flag financial anomalies and guide business teams on process improvements.

• Month-End Closing & Inventory Control: Oversee factory month-end closing activities, including cost accruals, production order error tracking, and physical inventory stock-takes.

Job Requirements

• Education & Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Tax, or Audit. Professional qualifications such as CMA or ACCA are highly preferred.

• Experience Levels:

o Supervisor: 5+ years of relevant experience, ideally within large multinational corporations (MNCs) with a heavy background in cost accounting.

o Specialist: 2 to 5 years of hands-on corporate finance or factory accounting experience.

• Language Proficiency: Professional working proficiency in both spoken and written English. Basic conversational Mandarin (Chinese) is a strong asset and can offset other criteria.

• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. Hands-on experience as an end-user in SAP is a major advantage.

• Soft Skills: High sense of accountability, strong proactive mindset, and exceptional interpersonal communication skills to bridge finance and operations.