Financial Analyst/Assistant Manager, FP&A

Job Summary

Reporting to the FP&A Manager, you will assist with:

• Planning process including the annual operating plan and medium term plan
• Monthly reporting and financial analysis that includes P&L and cash flows review, supporting the Executive Committee in the monthly business review and operations reviews
• Supporting the business in the business performance such as revenue growth and profitability through financial analysis and insights
• Acts as controller of trade spends and advertising and promotion expenses

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for the Annual Planning Process
  • Support development and communication of planning calendar for Annual Operating plan (AOP) and Medium term plan (MTP)
  • Coordinate with functions to develop assumptions and establish the P&L and Cash Flows for the business units
  • Prepare the presentation decks, and submit the required documents in the system (SAP, HFM) and to the regional planning team
• Monthly planning and performance
  • Support monthly reporting process with P&L and FCF variance analysis against budget and prior period and ensure timely, high-quality submission of required reports which include Flash, Rolling Forecast, Mid-Month forecast submissions.
  • Prepare monthly financial review, pre-MBR and MBR decks.
  • Coordinate with Sales and other functions to develop the mid month forecast (MMF), rolling forecast and opportunities and risks
• Revenue Growth and Profitability Analysis
  • Maintain record of prices and costs of products for profitability analysis
  • Perform review of prices/rebates and costs (actual/forecast vs bud/prior year) and provide recommendations and insights for increasing revenue and profitability
  • Support the development of new products (NPD) and new business opportunities with P&L simulation
  • Do deep dive analysis with sales team to improve key channel/customer profitability
• Controller of trade spends and advertising and promotion
  • Coordinate with Sales and Marketing team to establish an efficient and effective trade spends and advertising and promotion process, including execution, accrual, claims and closure/evaluation
  • First line of review for the budget/execution of trade spends and advertising and expenses in SAP
  • Ensure that rebate, A&P accruals are proper in amount and timing and that they are properly closed.

Skills and Experience

• Minimum 5 years relevant work experience in financial planning and analysis (FMCG background is advantageous)
• Degree holder in Accountancy or related disciplines, professional accounting qualification is an advantage
• Experience with SAP and HFM
• Intermediate to Advanced skills in MS Office (MS Word, Excel, Access & PowerPoint)
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Self-motivated, creative, attention to details, flexible, independent and at the same team excellent team player
• Capability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Good command in both verbal and written English and Chinese including Mandarin