Position Summary:
TCL North America is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst / Finance Supervisor to serve as a key Finance Business Partner (FBP) supporting assigned client accounts. This role sits at the intersection of Finance, Sales, and Operations, providing end-to-end financial oversight across the Order-to-Cash (OTC) cycle while driving accuracy, efficiency, and business performance.
The ideal candidate brings strong analytical capabilities, hands-on experience managing accounts receivable and trade spend, and the ability to translate financial data into actionable insights. This individual will play a critical role in supporting commercial decision-making, optimizing financial processes, and ensuring operational discipline across client accounts.
Duties may include but are not limited to:
- Serve as the primary finance partner for assigned client accounts, providing ongoing financial guidance and support across the full business lifecycle
- Partner closely with Sales and cross-functional teams to evaluate business terms, pricing structures, and promotional strategies
- Develop simulated P&L models to assess financial impact of business decisions and support pre-sales and post-sales activities
- Own accounts receivable (AR) management across all product categories for assigned clients, ensuring timely and accurate invoicing, booking, and clearing
- Conduct price audits, validate EDI transmissions, and perform pre-voucher audits to ensure billing accuracy
- Monitor AR aging and proactively drive resolution of outstanding balances
- Manage the full lifecycle of customer-related expenses, including policy development, accruals, tracking, and performance evaluation
- Ensure alignment between trade spend investments and commercial objectives, with a focus on ROI and financial control
- Oversee the end-to-end process for managing customer deductions, including investigation, validation, and resolution of discrepancies
- Establish closed-loop processes to minimize recurring issues and improve deduction recovery rates
- Conduct regular operational and financial analysis, including monthly variance analysis (actual vs. forecast/target)
- Monitor and evaluate key performance indicators (KPIs) for assigned accounts, identifying risks and opportunities
- Provide clear, data-driven insights to support business decision-making
- Identify opportunities to streamline and improve OTC processes, enhancing efficiency and accuracy
- Participate in finance digitalization initiatives, including system enhancements and automation projects
- Support continuous improvement efforts across finance operations
- Provide additional financial analysis and support for client-related initiatives as needed
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or above in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in a Finance Business Partner (FBP) or similar commercial finance role
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
- Experience with accounts receivable, trade spend management, and financial planning/analysis
- Familiarity with retail, distribution, or channel-driven business models preferred
- Experience supporting overseas or international AR processes is a strong plus
- Highly reliable, accountable, and detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership
- Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder management skills
- Comfortable working under pressure and navigating ambiguity
- Fluent in English as a working language
- Mandarin Chinese proficiency is a strong plus
Working Conditions:
- This is an on-site position based in Irvine, CA.
- Occasional travel may be required to support retail meetings, industry research, or internal planning sessions.
- Typical office environment with extended periods of computer-based analytical work.
Cognitive and Physical Demands:
- Daily: Extended periods of sitting, computer work, data analysis, and presentation development.
- Frequent: Application of professional judgment aligned with company policies and strategic priorities; learning and utilizing new data platforms and analytical tools.
Benefits:
- Vacation: Starting at 10 days per year
- Health & Wellness Days: 10 days per year (prorated based on start date)
- Paid Holidays: 12 days per year
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) & Retirement Plan