Assistant Director, Finance and Administration

Mother's Choice Limited • Full Time • Central And Western District, Hong Kong, HK • 2d ago

CHANGE YOUR FUTURE AND THE FUTURE FOR CHILDREN IN HONG KONG. JOIN OUR TEAM.

Our staff are creative, collaborative, and willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done. They embody our core values and believe in our vision and mission. If you enjoy a work environment that is challenging, rewarding and making an impact, we invite you to consider a career with Mother’s Choice.

Position Description

The Assistant Director, Finance and Administration provides integrated leadership across finance, facilities and administrative functions, bringing together operational capabilities to drive efficiency, standardization and operational excellence. The role is accountable for ensuring financial sustainability, robust governance, and seamless service delivery in support of Mother’s Choice mission and long-term impact.

This role combines strategic financial stewardship with enterprise-wide operational leadership. It leads financial planning, performance management and business partnering to support sustainable growth, while transforming finance into a low-touch, process-driven function enabled by automation, strong internal control and continuous improvement.

In parallel, the role provides strategic leadership over facilities and administrative functions to advance operational effectiveness and service excellence. It sets the direction for the stewardship of the organization’s physical assets, ensuring buildings are safe, fit-for-purpose and enable the delivery of high-quality services. The role also leads the planning and execution of major capital initiatives, including heritage asset preservation and the development of new facilities, to support the organization’s long-term growth and impact.

Job Responsibilities

Strategic Financial Leadership and Sustainability

Lead financial strategy, budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning to ensure sustainable financial performance
Provide strategic insights and financial analysis to support organizational goals and decision-making
Monitor financial performance and recommend corrective actions to optimize resources

Business Partnership and Stakeholder Engagement

Act as a trusted business partner to operational leaders on financial management and decision-making
Support fund applications, investment decisions and new initiatives with robust financial analysis and insights
Drive financial discipline and accountability across departments
Engage with senior management, auditors, regulators and external stakeholders
Communicate financial information clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders

Governance, Risk and Compliance

Establish and maintain appropriate financial policies, ensuring strong internal controls, regulatory compliance and adherence to organizational requirements.
Oversee statutory audit and other audits required by funding parties and ensure timely resolution of audit findings
Ensure compliance with financial regulations, accounting standards and statutory obligations
Serve as Secretary to the Finance Committee, ensuring effective governance processes, high-quality reporting and appropriate follow-up actions

Process Excellence and Operations Transformation

Drive end-to-end process excellence across finance and administrative functions by streamlining workflows, reducing cycle times and enhancing accuracy, efficiency and service quality through standardization, automation and digitalization
Oversee monthly and year-end finance closing processes to ensure timely, accurate and high-quality financial reporting and management insights
Establish and monitor KPIs to strengthen and continuously improve service delivery

Facilities and Administration

Provide strategic oversight of facilities and administrative functions, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and service needs
Steer asset stewardship to ensure facilities are safe, compliant and fit-for-purpose
Govern renovation and capital projects, including new facilities, ensuring delivery within scope, timeline and budget
Monitor KPIs and provide regular updates to the Building Committee on the status of heritage buildings and new facilities

People Leadership and Talent Development

Build and lead teams by providing clear direction, coaching, support and ongoing development to maximize individual and team potential
Manage, coach and develop employees to meet current and future organizational needs, including succession planning and capacity building

Job Requirement

Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related discipline; a Master’s degree is an advantage
Professional accounting qualification such as CPA, HKICPA, ACCA, or equivalent is required
Minimum 15 years’ relevant experience in Finance, including leadership role overseeing financial planning, reporting and control
Proven experience in driving process improvement and operational transformation
Demonstrated exposure to workplace operations, facilities management and capital projects, with the ability to integrate operational and financial considerations
Hands-on experience in leading change and project management
Strong track record in business partnering and stakeholder management at senior levels
Strategic yet hands-on leader with strong financial acumen and the ability to connect finance with operations and service delivery
High level of integrity and commitment to governance, compliance, and accountability
Result-driven, with a focus on operational excellence, continuous improvement & impact
Agile and adaptable, with a strong learning mindset and openness to new ideas, technologies, and ways of working
Purpose-driven and aligned with the mission and values of Mother’s Choice
Must share Mother’s Choice’s commitment to upholding the safety and protection of children as paramount

To Apply

Interested candidates please send a full resume, expected salary, and available date to Assistant Director, Human Resources, Mother’s Choice Limited, 10 Borrett Road, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong; or email to [via CTgoodjobs Apply Now]

Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only. Applicants who do not hear from us within two months may consider their application unsuccessful. Mother’s Choice is committed to diversity and inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer.

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