Finance Manager

Jardine Restaurant Group (JRG), a member of the Jardine Matheson Group, is one of the leading food and beverage groups in Asia. Headquartered in Hong Kong, JRG employs more than 25,000 people who share the passion for food, bringing simple joys of food with delightful experience to customers. Our passion, agility and innovation have helped us successfully broaden our portfolio and geographical footprint. The Group operates over 1,000 outlets under the KFC, Pizza Hut and PHD brands in Hong Kong, Macao, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Vietnam. We are guided by our three core values agility, customer-centricity, and empathy (ACE), they are the guiding principles that help us navigate through the rapidly changing and hyper competitive market environment: We cultivate an adaptive and resilient spirit, foster empowerment and innovation that creates growth; We strive to bring the joy of food and beverages for people to love, with the best possible customer experience; We endeavour to be people-centric, respect differences while we collaborate, and aim to bring a positive impact to our world, sustainably. Job Summary: 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. Job

Responsibilities:
• 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 Requirement:
• 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. What we need: Apply online with your CV and a cover Letter highlighting your experience, skills, and achievements. Jardine Restaurant Group is responsible for ensuring that all personal information collected from each Candidate presented to Jardine Restaurant Group is used for recruitment purposes only and the data collection process is in accordance with all applicable laws and compliant with the Code of Practice. To find out more about Our Businesses and Our People, please visit our website https://www.jrg.com/