Description & Requirements
Finance Business Partner, People & Culture will be the go-to expert for all aspects of overhead labour budgeting, forecasting, and analysis. The successful candidate will provide the financial clarity and insights that underpin key business decisions on headcount and investment.
Is this your next challenge in finance business partnering with People & Culture?
The challenge is to:
- Labour Budgeting & Forecasting: Independently manage end-to-end process for the annual budget and regular forecast updates for all overhead labour costs, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
- Collaborative Planning: Work closely with P&C Business Partners and functional leaders to develop people plans, translating hiring, attrition and compensation strategies into precise financial projections.
- Financial Analysis & Reporting: Track, analyse, and report on variances between actual labour costs and budget/forecast, investigating underlying drivers and trends to provide meaningful explanations for financial performance.
- Stakeholder Communication: Prepare and deliver clear, concise analysis and reports to senior leadership, effectively communicating insights and recommendations.
- Process Improvement: Proactively identify opportunities to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and automation of workforce planning processes and reporting.
Do you have experience in FP&A / workforce planning?
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Workforce Planning or a similar analytical role.
- Proven experience managing budgeting and forecasting cycles.
- Good command of both written and verbal English.
- Expert proficiency in MS Excel.
- Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) is a plus.
- Strong analytical mindset, ability to interpret complex data to drive decision-making.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to collaborate with and influence business leaders.
- Candidates with less experience will be considered to be Assistant Manager.
DFI Retail Group is a leading Asian retailer, driven by its purpose to “Sustainably Serve Asia for Generations with Everyday Moments”.
At 30 Jun 2025, the Group and its associates operated over 7,500 outlets and employed over 83,000 people. The Group had total annual revenue in 2024 exceeding US$24.9 billion.
The Group is dedicated to delivering quality, value and service to Asian consumers through a compelling retail experience, supported by an extensive store network and highly efficient supply chains. The Group, including its associates, operates a portfolio of well-known brands across five key divisions: health and beauty, convenience, food, home furnishings, and restaurants.
The Group’s parent company, DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited, is incorporated in Bermuda and has a primary listing in the equity shares (transition) category of the London Stock Exchange, with secondary listings in Bermuda and Singapore. The Group’s businesses are managed from Hong Kong. DFI Retail Group is a member of the Jardine Matheson Group.
DFI Retail Group is responsible for ensuring that all personal information collected from each Candidate presented to DFI Retail Group is used for recruitment purposes only and the data collection process is in accordance with all applicable laws and compliant with the Code of Practice on Human Resource Management.
To find out more about Our Businesses and Our People, please visit our website https://www.dfiretailgroup.com