GLG is seeking a Manager on the Finance team to partner with our APAC business leaders to accelerate top and bottom-line growth and drive strategy initiatives across our business units. This position will be an important individual contributor and partner for the APAC Finance team. This individual will be based in Hong Kong and report to the Senior Director, Commercial Operations - Global Incentives.
We are seeking a highly motivated individual who demonstrates a willingness to learn, strong communications skills, and ability to work with stakeholders across different functions; is a strong self-starter with solid analytical and critical thinking capabilities; can exercise discretion in handling compensation and other sensitive information; and has a get-things-done attitude. Career-switchers or candidates with non-finance experiences are welcome to apply.
Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Incentive Plan Management – manage quarterly process to enroll new employees into incentive plans, coordinate with HR and Payroll to ensure timely incentive payment, revise targets where necessary, etc.
- Incentive Compensation Calculation – perform incentive calculations for employees across various incentive plans and business units according to performance against targets.
- Hire Plan Management – manage hire plan and approve requisitions according to budget
- Data Analytics – perform analyses and develop models to monitor business performance and incentives, and address other financial and operational questions. Develop and demonstrate a deep understanding of the key financial and operational metrics across business units.
- Presentations – Assist with the production of periodic financial reporting materials and PowerPoint presentations.
An ideal candidate will have the following:
- Undergraduate degree or higher from a top tier university
- 4-6 years of work experience, ideally in a highly analytical or operational role. Qualified candidates with less experience will be considered for Senior Associate role
- Devotion to accuracy, detail, analytic consistency, and data integrity
- Strong communications and inter-personal skills
- Ability and initiative to handle increasing responsibility over time
- Advanced use of Microsoft Office products including MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
- Experience with SQL preferred, but not required
About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
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Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.