Responsibility

1. Leverage ongoing analysis and perform in-depth analysis to identify key causes for performance measurement to ensure that the operating performance meets its financial goals, and the business partner is fully aware of financial results and trends
2. Analyze actual performance against budget/ forecast and prior year and provide solid recommendations to business partner in order to improve financial performance
3. Originate and develop various analyses to help executives and business partners to better understand financial performance, trends, and financial opportunities (e.g., cost savings, business development, etc.)
4. Manage the business function’s annual budget, building process, developing key assumptions, and working closely with business partners to deliver budgets which achieve desired financial results
5. Responsible for weekly forecasting process relating to operational performance, outlining potential risks, and opportunities proactively highlighting to management. Maintain accuracy level for forecasting figure vs Actuals
6. Automate, refine and enhance financial reporting and KPIs to ensure clear, consistent and impactful reporting
7. Build and update financial models/analysis/budgets and perform ad hoc data inquiries as needed
8. Build compelling, clear and easy to understand models drawing on source data, with a focus on flexibility to change assumptions and scalability of model outputs and improve visibility
9. Develop continuous process excellence improvements and incorporate feedback into deliverables. Evaluate current processes, identify best practices, develop plans to reach goals and implement improvements
10. Stay current on retail industry trends and developments; stay current with the latest analytics trends and developments. Discuss trends with relevant team and make recommendations as appropriate
11. Provide supervision, coaching and developing the team member

Qualification

· Bachelor or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business, CPA or CFA is a plus

· 5+ year in finance experience in FP&A, corporate finance, management account, business analysis in complex trading or financial analysis area (preferably in retail or FCMG companies)

· 3 years at supervisory level with planning, budgeting and forecasting, navigating and managing a financial P&L, delivering insight-driven analysis

· Must be an analytical, strategic thinker with the ability to effectively collaborate with various business units

· Ability to manage high pressure competing deadlines, balance multiple priorities while delivering high quality work

· Ability to work cross-functionally, providing financial expertise as a service to different departments

· Good understanding of financial concepts and experience in financial modeling

· Ability to work with massive amounts of data, use historical trends, summarize data, and convey findings into dynamic dashboard

· Ability to present complex financial issues simply and effectively

· Strong interpersonal and leadership skills backed by strong analytical skills and conceptual modelling.

· Experience in relationship management and driving improvements in process and new ways of working

· Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills and proficiency in working with different systems to retrieve and analyze data