Key Responsibilities

1. Management Reporting & Performance Analysis

• Prepare monthly and daily management reports, including regional allocations, regional flash reports, and month-on-month variance commentary.

• Oversee multi-entity management reporting across Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, and key regional hubs.

• Deliver business line reporting covering FICC and Investment Banking divisions.

• Serve as a functional backup for daily P&L reporting and monthly product control / P&L (PCPL) reporting.

2. Budgeting, Forecasting & Variance Analysis

• Support quarterly and ad-hoc earnings forecasting and the annual regional budgeting process (including MBO cost breakdowns and working files).

• Maintain consolidated regional budget files and monitor financial performance across countries.

• Conduct detailed variance analysis on revenue, expenses, headcount, and cost categories, producing concise executive commentary.

• Investigate and resolve cross-border reporting differences across systems and dashboards (e.g., FX impact, lease accounting, cost classification, and department mapping).

3. Reporting Infrastructure & Regional Coordination

• Partner with regional Finance colleagues and front-office business stakeholders to gather business drivers and supporting data.

• Assist in data mapping and reporting enhancements for enterprise system rollouts (Oracle Fusion, regional Chart of Accounts, and Finance reporting architecture).

• Drive process improvement, standardization, documentation, and automation across regional FP&A workflows.

• Support ad-hoc financial analysis and strategic projects assigned by the Head of Finance.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

• Professional Qualification: CPA, HKICPA, ACCA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification preferred.

• Experience: 3-5 years of relevant experience in FP&A, management reporting, or product control within investment banking, securities, or financial services. Prior exposure to multi-entity Asia regional coverage is highly desirable.

• Technical & System Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; hands-on experience with Power BI, VBA, and financial systems (e.g., Oracle Fusion, Hyperion, or Sun Accounting).

• Competencies: Strong financial and management accounting fundamentals; comfortable working under strict monthly reporting deadlines; adaptable in a dynamic capital markets environment.

• Languages & Communication: Excellent communication and presentation skills in English and Cantonese.