Job Description

HK Express is Hong Kong’s first and only low-cost carrier, always offering great value, affordable fares on one of the youngest and most modern aircraft fleets in the world.

Like you, and just like many people across Asia, we love to travel and discover new places across the world’s most diverse and dynamic region; and at HK Express, we’re opening up new travel experiences that inspire and invigorate millions of people across the region we’re proud to call home. Everything we do is focused on encouraging the spirit of adventure. Our routes provide the inspiration and spontaneity to try somewhere new, disrupting monotonous modern life. As we continue to open up new routes, often in secondary and emerging destinations, our passengers will gain access to an incredible range of places, exploring hidden gems and experiencing local cultures.

We have a diverse and vibrant team that embodies the adventurous spirit of our customers, and loves to travel too. Join us in this journey to make your career even more fulfilling and rewarding.

Role Purpose

• Financial Partnership Collaborate with the Director of Maintenance and Engineering, Director of IT & Digital, and Director People and respective Leadership teams to enhance financial awareness among teams, ensuring informed decision-making. Develop a deep understanding of engineering operations, objectives, challenges, and key drivers to inform business performance discussions.
• Financial Reporting Ensure accurate preparation and compliance of financial reports with accounting principles, group policies, and statutory requirements. Ensure timely accrual of the cost and expenses in various business units.
• Process Enhancements Proactively identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency within the team.
• Performance Review Partner with the Director of Maintenance and Engineering/IT & Digital/PPL to set up and coordinate the Department’s Business Performance Review and associated KPIs. Facilitate the Business Units to complete the senior leadership business review meetings.
• Decision support Provide monthly business performance analysis and trends to support management decisions. Provide necessary business insights to the BU leaders to enable the team to make best decisions.
• Business Investment Support Assist in developing business cases for project investments, including IRR/NPV analysis and evaluating financial implications and project risks.
• Budgeting and Forecasting Prepare and manage the annual budget, monthly forecasts, and a 10-year financial plan (including P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow).
• Risk management Take the lead in preparing for interim and annual audits for engineering accounts. Uphold and enhance financial control measures within the Engineering/IT/PPL department.
• Digitalisation Provide support for ad hoc projects as assigned, including digital transformation, resolving accounting and engineering system integration issues, and assessing the financial risks and benefits of engineering initiatives.

Qualifications

• Degree holder preferably in Business/Finance/Economics/Accounting or relevant discipline
• Qualified accountant with CPA/ACCA/CA title or equivalent
• At least 8 years of working experience.
• Deep working knowledge of/experience with key financial tools such as NPV, ROCE, cash flow, activity-based costing, accounting fundamentals, etc.
• Excellent command of both spoken and written English, with strong presentation and influencing skills applicable to all levels within the organization.
• Self-starter, willing to take the initiative and accept responsibility; able to work independently, analyse complex data and summarize in a concise manner, providing meaningful business recommendations.
• Experience with Big Four firms or an aviation engineering background is preferred, though not required.

Your Future Work Life

• Fly anywhere we fly for free with your friends and family to explore the world
• Hybrid working with flexibility in workplace and working hours to foster work-life harmony
• Open office to collaborate, connect and share great ideas
• Energetic and multicultural teammates from up to 50 nationalities!
• Company-organized shuttle buses connecting the workplace with major locations in the HK Island, Kowloon and N.T.