Financial reporting, planning and analysis
- Provide financial business support to the consumer business group business units through comprehensive, timely, and insightful analysis, offering actionable recommendations to drive decision-making.
- Lead the monthly and quarterly forecasting processes, as well as the annual budgeting exercise, by reviewing key financial assumptions and highlighting potential risks and issues.
- Conduct variance analysis comparing actual results against budgets and forecasts, delivering key insights to support business performance discussions.
- Oversee month-end closing activities for consumer business group business units, ensuring accurate recognition of revenue and expenses in compliance with accounting standards, and deliver detailed performance analysis.
- Monitor and review business unit costs to ensure alignment with approved budgets.
- Perform profitability analysis by product and brand to support strategic planning and resource allocation.
- Evaluate business cases and provide financial recommendations to support investment and operational decisions.
- Develop financial models and conduct scenario analyses to assess the viability of new initiatives prior to presenting to senior management.
- Respond to finance-related inquiries from business units and advise on the accounting implications of product decisions, ensuring compliance with relevant financial reporting standards.
- Support additional ad hoc projects and tasks as assigned.
Requirements
- Degree in Accountancy or equivalent with minimum 5 years relevant working experience and at least 2 year of Financial Planning and Analysis experience preferred.
- Meticulous and good analytical skills.
- Good communication with strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.
- Able to handle ambiguity independently and deliver within strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Has tenacity and strong problem-solving skills.
- Experience in ERP systems such as SAP, Workday, MS Excel, Power BI.