Finance Operations Manager

Basic Information

• Job Title: Finance Operation Manager

• Report to: China Finance Director

• Team Management: No direct people management responsibility. This role is an individual contributor manager level, focusing on end-to-end financial operation governance, process ownership, control enhancement and cross-functional driving.

• Business Coverage: Dual China legal entities: OIT (after-sales & spare parts service business) + Waigaoqiao FTZ (whole system trading company).

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Operation & Process optimization

• Take charge of full-cycle O2C / P2P / R2R financial operations for two Chinese legal entities

• Continuously standardize, simplify and optimize cross-entity financial workflows

• Formulate dedicated SOPs for after-sales service business and FTZ trading business

• Guarantee stable, high-standard financial operation output

2. Internal Control & Audit

• Develop and roll out internal control frameworks and key control points aligned with group standards for China business

• Carry out regular internal control testing, identify control loopholes and push forward rectification actions

• Act as the main liaison for internal audit and external audit activities

• Ensure all audit issues are fully closed and continuously improve internal control system

3. Multi-entity Intercompany Transaction Management

• Take full ownership of whole-process governance for all intercompany transactions

• Manage domestic intercompany service charge settlement between the two local entities

• Administer cross-border related-party transactions with overseas affiliates

• Implement intercompany pricing policies and complete monthly intercompany reconciliations

• Finish statutory intercompany filings and maintain transfer pricing contemporaneous documentation

• Ensure full compliance of all intercompany businesses

4. Local Tax Compliance Management

• Be fully responsible for compliance work of Waigaoqiao FTZ business

• Manage bonded inventory, import & export procedures and export VAT refund work

• Promote the application and implementation of FTZ preferential tax policies

• Organize regular nationwide tax risk assessment and tax compliance review

• Support annual tax declaration and cooperate with external tax consultants

5. Working Capital & Cash Flow Governance

• Independently promote the optimization of China’s working capital indicators (DSO, DIO, DPO, CCC)

• Collaborate with sales, service and supply chain teams across departments

• Speed up customer collection, optimize inventory volume and negotiate favorable supplier payment terms

• Assist in preparing short-term cash flow forecasts and meet the data demands of group treasury team

6. ERP System & Data Governance

• Be responsible for unified financial master data governance of dual entities

• Put forward ERP process optimization demands and manage system access permissions

• Improve overall operational data quality

• Propose financial digital transformation, process automation and RPA upgrade projects

• Cut manual workload and raise financial data accuracy

7. FTZ New Company Establishment Support

• Provide comprehensive financial support throughout the whole establishment process of the new Waigaoqiao FTZ company

• Assist in financial-related registration, filing, policy confirmation and preliminary financial process setup for the new entity

• Support pre-operation financial preparation to ensure compliant and smooth launch of FTZ trading business

Job Requirements

• Bachelor degree or above in Finance, Accounting or related disciplines; CPA/ACCA/CIMA holder is preferred.

• Over 7 years financial operation experience in multinational manufacturing / industrial equipment industry, proficient in full financial processes, internal control, tax compliance and working capital management.

• Practical experience in operating dual legal entities, managing intercompany transactions and transfer pricing compliance.

• Familiar with Shanghai FTZ trading, bonded inventory, import & export procedures and export VAT refund mechanism.

• Practical experience in ERP management, financial process optimization and automation project rollout.

• Strong risk awareness, logical thinking and cross-departmental project promotion ability.

• Fluent oral and written English for independent communication with global counterparts.

• Solid business insight, rigorous working style, capable of handling complex multi-entity financial scenarios.

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