#118 Working as a Cross-Border Banker in a Big4 Chinese Bank

Learn how to be a Cross-Border Banker at a Big4 Chinese Bank:

• How does an MBA in China help you?

• How to fit into a Chinese government entity/ bank as a flexpat :

• What are the challenges to work for Chinese or Italian organizations?

• How do Chinese teams relate to an international working and leadership style?

• How can you differentiate from Chinese bankers?

• What kind of flexpats are searched for in China today?

• How can you build trust with both Chinese and Italian customers?

• How can you prepare for a job in your home country?

Matteo Giovannini

Matteo is a China-based finance professional with 15 years of work experience in FP&A and project financing in private and state-owned enterprises.

Since 2015 he has been serving as a Senior Finance Manager at one of China’s Big 4 State-Owned Banks. Prior to that, he spent 7 years in Italy as a Financial Controller working at one of Europe’s largest communication groups and covering business operations in EMEA and LATAM.

He currently serves as an International Committee Member of the Alumni UCSC Far East, as an Advisory Committee Member of the Beijing Global Talent Exchange Association, and as MBA Program Alumni Ambassador at Peking University.

In 2019 he was awarded a Distinguished Foreign Expert by the State Administration of Foreign Experts (SAFEA).

He has been living in China for a decade and he is a frequent contributor to major Chinese media outlets covering economy, finance, and global affairs.

He holds an MBA from the National School of Development (NSD) at Peking University, an M.Sc. in Multimedia Management from IULM University of Milan, and a B.A. in Economics from the Catholic University of Milan (UCSC).

He is a citizen of Italy and a Permanent Resident of China (Greencard).

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