Finance Manager

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Hello Welcome to Plaza Premium Group, we're people passionate about "Making Travel Better". We are a global company with team members from all walks of life, together we are #PPGFamily, together we are building a legacy.

You don't need to be from this industry, you do need to be passionate.

Our promise to you:

• We will respect and value your background and perspectives
• We will work together with integrity
• We will share our incredible pride for job, company and industry

What we ask of you:

• Bring passion to all that you do
• Listen, move fast and think innovatively
• Speak up, have ideas and share them
• Believe in customer service, and treating every person with kindness

As industry leaders in innovating global airport hospitality, you will work with colleagues from all parts of the world for a truly global experience. You will help and craft services and facilities in over 200 locations in more than 60 international airports across the world.

Who we are

We were established in HK in 1998 by someone who understood the value of an airport lounge and felt that the experience shouldn't just be limited to a closed-circuit group of travelers. Through the years we have worked incredibly hard to create an experience which is both accessible and quality. Almost 25 years later we now span four core business segments: airport lounges, airport terminal hotels, airport meet & greet services, and a range of airport dining concepts.

In addition to our own brands, PPG provides airport hospitality solutions to leading airlines, alliances and corporates around the world. Here are a few names you might recognize: Cathay Pacific Airways, Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa etc.

With the future of travel always in sight, we created Smart Traveler, a mobile-app rewards program underpinned by in-house technology. We are fast-moving and always evolving to drive our purpose of making travel better.

Join our family today.

"Together, we'll make travel better."

JOB SCOPE:

• Act as the local Finance-in-Charge and local point of contact and 'bridge' between PPG Head Quarter (HQ) Finance & Global Services Centre - Finance (GSC-Finance) to ensure finance and accounting, tax, Global Procurement (GP), and corporate secretarial and local legal entity matters are attended to. Where there is a local person performing this role, the head of that function and the team reports directly to this position.
• Primary responsible for all integrity of the financial records for the country, local accounting, tax and finance related regularity requirement and meeting local reporting due date eg: local audited accounting, annual corporate tax filing etc.
• Finance Business Partner with the country PIC and local management team on financial planning, cost management, budgeting, monthly management P&L and financial performance review and monitoring.
• A key member of the local executive senior management team.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Accounting and Others

• Primary responsible for all integrity of the financial records for the country, local accounting, tax and finance related regularity requirement and meeting local reporting due date eg: local audited accounting, annual corporate tax filing etc.
• Work with HQ-Finance, GSC-Finance and local management to ensure integrity of the financial records.
• Working in direct and close relationship with the Accounting, and Global Procurement team in Head Office and/or Global Services Centre (GSC), direct the work of local finance & accounting and procurement function, appointed external accounting firm (where applicable), local external auditor, and ensuring these work is done and completed timely and to quality.
• Responsible for ensuring all local finance and accounting statutory requirements are met in timely manner eg: local audited accounts, corporate tax filing, etc. Keep updated on the local statutory requirements and accounting standards.
• Monitoring daily financial accounting related matters and working closely with the local team to enhance the process flow.
• Constantly review and guide the local team in coordinating daily routine relating to accounting and procurement matters and coordinating with GSC-Finance and/or HQ Finance on daily task handling.
• Evaluate the Balance Sheets and Notes to the accounts, and raise the abnormalities to the Business partners, and immediate finance leader.
• Raise the AR aging and coordinate with the Credit Controller on the action plan.
• Financial Controls: Constantly review and ensure the entire local business and processes have adequate financial controls in place and where they are not, raise it with respective stakeholders including country PIC to ensure they take action to implement adequate controls. Where material or needed, escalate this matter directly to Internal Audit and CFO.
• Perform cost review to ensure resources of the business are well utilized and cost are well managed in partnership with local PIC and management.
• Liaise with GSC-Finance and HQ Finance and is the local relationship owner for these local relationships: banks, locally appointed external accounting firm, local external auditor, tax authority, legal, and corporate secretarial firm.

Management Accounting and Business Partnering

• As finance business partner, work with the country PIC and management to drive the financial performance of the business.
• Prepare monthly management reports and perform variance analysis and commentary for the presentation to HQ and Regional Finance Team, and monitor the financial performance of the business; anticipate and communicate and influence stakeholders to action
• Consolidate financial data, business KPIs, and review and analyze monthly financial reports for all outlets within the country. Work with HQ-Finance, GSC-Finance and local management to ensure integrity of the financial numbers.
• Work with local management and Country PIC to prepare the annual budget, financial projections, CAPEX analysis, DCF analysis to support business development requirements

Maintain good relationship with local PIC and management team support them in meeting with airport authorities and clients.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Degree, Finance/Accountancy/Banking or equivalent, with a sharp analytical mind
• At least 5 year(s) of working experience in the related field and position is required for this position, preferably in MNC's or international audit firms
• Sound knowledge in financial reporting / statutory requirements
• Mature, articulate, well-organized, responsible, detail-minded and self-motivated
• Leadership, managerial and supervisory, and good interpersonal skills is mandatory
• Able to work under pressure and independently
• This position requires travel to network locations.
• Conversant in English and local language, both written and spoken
• Competent in Excel and other standards office software.