Assistant Business Parterner

Philips is hiring an Assistant Business Parterner in Shanghai, China. Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.

AI in this role

Assistant business partner provides financial reporting, month-end close support, and business analysis with exposure to AI and ERP systems.

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Job Title

Assistant Business Parterner

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Reporting and month-end close Prepare recurring management reports covering OIT, sales, margin, and sellex. Support month-end close activities including accrual preparation, cost allocation checks, and variance investigation, and follow up on open items with the relevant business owners.

Planning and forecasting Support the monthly outlook and annual operating plan cycles by collecting inputs, consolidating templates, checking data consistency across submissions, and preparing the bridges that explain movements versus prior forecast and prior year.

Business analysis Build and maintain analyses on topics such as market and share development, product mix, warranty and service cost trends, and investment spend. Translate the results into clear, concise commentary that a non-finance reader can act on.

Business partnering support Answer routine data requests from key stakeholders, prepare materials for business review meetings.

Controls and data quality Apply company financial policies and internal controls in daily work, flag data inconsistencies early, and contribute to improving the accuracy and efficiency of recurring reporting processes.

Qualifications

Required

Bachelor degree or above, major in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline
Zero to three years of experience in financial analysis, accounting, audit, or a related field; strong graduates and finance trainees are encouraged to apply
Strong communication, presentation skills,
Strong analytic and Microsoft office skills
Hands on, pro-active, solution driven.
Ambitious (willing to grow within organization) and flexible
Profound understanding of accounting principles including Finance compliance requirements

Preferred

Experience with SAP or a comparable ERP system, and with a planning or consolidation tool
Exposure to AI
Progress toward CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or an equivalent qualification
Experience in a multinational or matrixed organization
About Philips
Are you ready to do the work of your life to help the lives of others? Learn more about our business, discover our rich and exciting history and learn more about our purpose.
If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care.

How we rate this

Assistant Business Parterner at Philips rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Open the description and count.

Key facts

Assistant Business Parterner is an open job at Philips.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Shanghai.
The job was posted on October 8, 2026.
Seniority: junior.
Applications are handled by Philips. Apply on Philips

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Financial AnalysisMonth End CloseForecastingBudgetingBusiness PartneringSapMicrosoft Office

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Tell me about a project where financial analysis was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where month end close was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where forecasting was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where budgeting was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where business partnering was part of your work. What did you do?

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