The key responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Reporting and Analysis
- Monitor the commercial KPI closely and identify the potential risk/opportunity on topline by each channel.
- Prepare financial summary on key financial indicators and PnL performance, volume and price evolution, gross margin analysis,
- Analyze the development spending together with retail colleagues, especially focusing on the BA investment, like productivity, staff cost, etc.
- Collect and evaluate Profit and Loss by channel and have an insight into the channel analysis.
- Maintain, delivery and own financial forecast of the brand that provides an accurate forecast/budget of the business and the monthly closing process in conjunction with the brand team.
- Continuously drives process improvement initiatives and leverages investment to minimize waste, maximize efficiency/accuracy and create capacity for analytics and insights that support growth objectives.
- Business Planning
- Willing to experience the challenge from the new business model and do the simulation together with brand team
- Provide effective and timely financial information, thoughtful business insights/analytics and business performance evaluation to ensure management are effective in creating and executing the business’s strategy and operation plan
- Collaborate with finance peers and line manager in developing actionable, accountable and resilient business strategic and marketing plans
- Develop a defined point of view about the business and help communicate the results and strategy of the business to internal and external stakeholders.
- Act as a business partner to the brand in support of investment opportunities, strategic growth objectives and other functional initiatives.
Required Experience and Skills
- Finance/Accounting degree from well-recognized university
- 6 years above work experience in planning & analysis / controllership level with solid working experience in well-established company
- MNC is preferred. Previous FMCG experience will be a plus.
- Be willing to learn and use new financial EPR system, such as Compass, SAP
- Can demonstrate strategic perspective and tactical execution; fluent in written and spoken English with excellent communication skills.
- Comfortable in high pressure of working environment.