Job Description: Finance and Corporate Functions Lead

Location: Hong Kong

Role Purpose

We are looking for an exceptional, high-potential and commercially minded professional to work closely with the Board and senior leadership across a broad portfolio of corporate functions and strategic initiatives.

The role will provide oversight and coordination across key corporate areas including Finance, Legal, IT/Digital and other corporate functions, while driving cross-functional strategic, operational and transformation projects.

This is a unique opportunity for an intellectually curious and ambitious individual who wants to learn the business end-to-end, solve complex problems and progressively take on broader enterprise leadership responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Board of Directors and senior leadership on strategic, operational and cross-functional initiatives.
• Coordinate and drive priorities across corporate functions including Finance, Legal,Digital and other enabling functions.
• Lead special projects covering strategy, growth, investment, transformation, governance, operational improvement and organizational effectiveness.
• Translate Board and leadership priorities into structured action plans, clear ownership, milestones and measurable outcomes.
• Prepare high-quality business cases, financial analysis, Board papers, presentations and decision-support materials.
• Track critical initiatives and proactively identify risks, dependencies, decisions and areas requiring management intervention.
• Work with functional leaders to identify opportunities for simplification, digitalisation, automation, AI adoption and productivity improvement.
• Drive selected projects personally from concept and analysis through execution, rather than functioning purely as a coordinator.
• Build effective relationships across businesses and geographies, influencing stakeholders without necessarily having direct authority.
• Undertake ad-hoc strategic and operational assignments for the Board and senior management.
• Travel to Group locations as required and actively invest time in understanding operations, customers, commercial drivers and how the business works on the ground.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Strong academic credentials from a top-tier university, ideally in Finance, Accounting, Law, Economics, Business or a related discipline.
• Professional qualification such as CPA, CFA or a recognised legal qualification would be an added advantage.
• Strong foundation in Finance and/or Legal, complemented by broad commercial and business understanding.
• Proven experience working on complex strategic, corporate, transactional or cross-functional projects.
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities with the ability to understand business models, investments, risks and commercial implications.
• Excellent project and programme management skills, with the ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously and drive them through to completion.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing capability, including confidence working directly with Board members, senior executives and functional leaders.
• Highly tech-savvy, with a strong understanding of AI, data and digital tools and the ability to identify practical opportunities to apply them within the business.
• Excellent written and verbal English, with the ability to communicate complex subjects in a clear, concise and Board-ready manner.
• Strong judgment, discretion and maturity when handling confidential and sensitive business matters.
• Agile, hands-on, intellectually curious and action-oriented, with a strong bias towards execution and delivery.

Equal Opportunity Statement

EPIC Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender, disability, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or age. Women, persons with disabilities and candidates from underrepresented backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. EPIC Group has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (PSEAH), and all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory background and reference checks.