Finance Business Partner, TikTok Live
ByteDance
Responsibilities
Team Introduction: We are the International LIVE Finance BP — a multidisciplinary and engaging group of finance professionals. Our mission is to partner with one of the most rapidly growing internet products, focusing on its dynamic emerging segment: Live Streaming. In this role, you will help shape our evolving products and join a growing business as it achieves new milestones. You will translate this momentum into action, applying your expertise to design and deliver professional financial solutions that directly enable the business to achieve its ambitious goals. Our team is united by a profound curiosity for the business. Each member brings rich financial experience and diverse backgrounds to the table. Despite spanning different time zones and locations, we proactively create opportunities to connect. We believe that our foundation of strong collaboration and genuine, relaxed interaction is key to our success. Join us, and become part of a team that continuously contribute the inspiring of creativity and the enriching of life. Hybrid Work Model: We are back to the office with a hybrid work model, with employees working in the office four days per week. Position Summary: We are looking for a Finance Business Partner with over 5 years of relevant experience to support our live business operations in Latin American countries. LIVE is growing rapidly in LATAM countries, and the new Finance Business Partner will focus on supporting regional growth from a finance perspective. This individual contributor is key within the global Finance Business Partner team and offers great opportunities for professional growth and learning in a dynamic environment. Responsibilities: - Act as the financial point of contact for the regional Live operation team, collaborating with various departments to meet daily financial needs and provide financial insights that support decision-making. - Assist in the preparation of budgets and monitor budget performance, analyzing and explaining significant variances in collaboration with business teams to ensure alignment with financial objectives. - To develop practical and compliant financial solutions for fast-paced business needs, by orchestrating product and finance teams to streamline financial processes from project launch to completion. - Develop a solid understanding of the business structure and key financial metrics from a regional perspective to produce straightforward financial reports and insights for management. - Continuously identify opportunities for cost optimization, efficiency improvement, compliance risk mitigation, and process enhancement to boost operational effectiveness and capital utilization efficiency.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - Minimum 5 years of experience in finance roles (e.g., Finance BP, FP&A, or Finance Strategy). - Possess a strong curiosity for business and a solid understanding of financial principles. Proven ability to identify financial implications. Experienced in recognizing financial impact in business needs decision. Well-versed in key business operations and their integration with financial systems. - Adaptable to multicultural environments and evolving business needs, with the ability to proactively collaborate with cross-functional and international teams to gather insights and align objectives. - Strong technical skills in Excel and financial tools. Proficient in building offline dashboards with Excel to adapt to evolving online business data structures. - High levels of written and oral fluency in Mandarin are required for this role. This is essential as the collaboration with China-based stakeholders is necessary to ensure local financial strategy aligns seamlessly with group objectives, manage core financial systems, and safeguard capital allocation through cross-border contract review. Preferred Qualifications: - Experience as a finance contributor in developing SOPs or optimizing operational systems. - The ability to extract complex data from databases (e.g., MySQL).
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $111467 - $205169 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
About Us
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.
Why Join ByteDance
Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.
As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
Reasonable Accommodation
ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request