Finance Manager, China | 财务经理, 中国

该职位来源于猎聘 Company Overview At Jamieson Wellness, we’re dedicated to improving the world's health and wellness with our portfolio of innovative natural health brands. Established in 1922, Jamieson Vitamins is our heritage brand, available in over 40 countries and recognized as Canada's #1 consumer health brand. We manufacture and market sports nutrition products and specialty supplements under our Progressive, Precision and Iron Vegan brands, and market products by Lorna Vanderhaeghe Health Solutions (LVHS), the #1 women's natural health focused brand in Canada. In 2017, Jamieson Wellness was named one of the top ten most reputable companies in Canada.

Internationally, the Jamieson brand is growing rapidly in more than 45 countries. As one of our top performing global markets, we are expanding our focus, team, and business in China. For more information, please visit ********************.

Overall Responsibilities

Reporting to the China Finance Director, the Finance Manager, China will lead the accounting and controlling functions for our China operations. This role serves as the primary control and finance lead, ensuring rigorous compliance with both Canadian headquarters and local PRC statutory requirements. It also requires a strong focus on working capital and cash flow control, expense monitoring, and cross-border accounting compliance.

In addition, a key to the role will be the facilitation of communication between a broad set of stakeholders, including but not limited to accounting / tax consultants in China, outside legal counsel in China, and our Finance, Sales, and Marketing teams in China and Canada. The role will also interact routinely with customers, including our local distribution partner and a key retail partner. Responsibilities are expected to expand as the business grows, providing the opportunity for professional development and career growth.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Financial Reporting and compliance

Manage a team of 5 accounting staff, ensuring the accuracy, timeliness, and compliance of financial reporting for 5 entities in accordance with PRC(Mainland) / Hong Kong financial standards, IFRS, and Group policies.

Lead the preparation of the monthly Reporting Package and collaborate with the FP&A team to consolidate data for internal management reporting and external statutory reporting.

Organize successful annual audits, including financial, internal control, and ITGC audits, while overseeing key physical counts for inventory and fixed assets to minimize enterprise risk.

Tax & Regulatory Compliance: Oversee tax filings and government statutory reporting to ensure full compliance. Serve as the primary liaison between the Canada Finance Team, local tax consultants, and legal advisors to ensure alignment with Group requirements and Chinese regulatory systems.

Support strategic initiatives such as tax planning, entity restructuring, and banking optimization to minimize enterprise risk and maximize operational benefits.

Support the global insurance renewal process to ensure adequate coverage for the China entities; implement and improve internal control policies aligned with Group requirements to mitigate risks.

Stay current on evolving accounting standards, tax legislation, and reporting topics, assessing their implications to ensure the China BU remains compliant and proactive.

• Controlling & Performance Management

Act as a primary business partner by maintaining robust internal controls over financial reporting and operational processes to identify and mitigate company risks, safeguard assets and ensure data integrity.

Identify gaps and control improvement opportunities within existing processes; lead the development and implementation of enhanced accounting policies and SOPs to drive efficiency and compliance.

Oversee inventory management and cost accounting functions. Along with supply chain team, lead regular cycle counts, analyze inventory reserves (including obsolescence risks), and ensure accurate product costing to maintain margin integrity.

Leverage understanding of actual results to provide insightful variance analysis (vs. Budget and Prior Year), identifying root causes and forward-looking business implications. Collaborate with the FP&A group to translate financial insights into actionable forward-looking measurements.

Drive accountability for financial results across functions. Act as a business partner by providing meaningful financial information, professional judgment, and actionable insights to support the company’s operational activities.

Monitor OPEX and CAPEX spending rigorously to ensure alignment with budgeted allocations and corporate policies.

• Operational Support

Lead the team to perform daily finance work, helping to solve any relevant problems resulting from finance, taxes and inventory management.

Perform review of contracts and insurance that will support the commercial and operation activities

On ad hoc basis, support China operation team in relevant works including deep dive of financial results, quantifying the financial impact and implication, recommending viable options etc. as required

• Working Capital and Cash Management

Monitor the efficient use of company resources to maintain a healthy working capital position in China. Lead the team in executing daily operations, including cash flow forecasting, inventory risk assessment, and the implementation of mitigation strategies.

Ensure alignment with Group requirements regarding working capital levels and reporting, with a specific focus on optimizing cash management and inventory turnover.

Manage and maintain strong relationships with banking partners to facilitate smooth operations and access to financial services.

• Strategic

Lead the accounting team through day-to-day problem-solving while fostering a proactive, self-developing culture; mentor staff to maximize their potential and ensure the team evolves to meet changing company requirements.

Facilitate communication with other functional leads and Canada HQ leadership team to support the business performance, result tracking, and culture establishment of the China BU

Develop expertise in the ERP and financial systems; collaborate with service providers to drive system enhancements, automation, and feature improvements that support business growth.

Proactively identify opportunities to streamline operations, including upgrading processes, templates, and technologies to accelerate the financial close, mitigate entity risks, and enhance accuracy.

Assist in identifying opportunities of tax-saving and cost-saving initiatives.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Requirements Professional Accounting Designation, big 4 experience preferred

8+ years of progressive accounting (under IFRS and China GAAP), experience within a multi-national corporation preferred

2+ years of cross border e-commerce finance experience of consumer products

Strong English and Mandarin communication skills, both verbal and written and experienced with effective communication to senior leadership and external stakeholders

Exceptional analytic and financial analysis skills, ability to dig into detail without losing sight of the big picture

Highly effective project management, prioritization, multi-tasking, and time management skills

Strong formal and informal leadership skills, comfortable managing expectations across functions and regions within a matrix organization

Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, and experience with SAP a plus