As a Finance business partner, you will be leading the finance team to manage multi-business units and working closely with management, functional heads, Group Finance as well as shared service finance team.
FP&A:
· Prepare strategic plans and business reviews (Quarterly Business Review & Annual Operating Plans), drive budgeting and forecasting process
· Prepare financial projections of new brands’ entry and functional planning e.g. logistic cost, IT cost, capital budgeting investment decisions (e.g. Central Kitchen expansion)
· New store/ renovations CAPEX application and analysis
· Set up and standardized FP&A framework across multiple brands for Singapore markets
o Comparing historical results against budgets and forecasts, and performing variance analysis to explain the gap in sales and PL performances
o Supporting fact-based decision making to drive the business. For example, review macro-economic indicators and market intelligence, marketing promotions, product mix analysis, store closure reviews, operations management review etc
o Closely work with Local/Regional/HK team to implement best practices into local market
Performance measurement:
· Adopt KPIs & performance metrics based on regional guidelines and drive cross functions to deliver the expected results
· Financial target and operations standard setting, drive operations to deliver the expected results
· Design and track sales incentives scheme
Systems and Process improvement
· Participate in system migration, support digitalization & launch of new systems/ processes/ BI tools & analytics through coordination with cross functions including Finance, IT and Operations
· Maintain knowledge management of Finance functions and BI, e.g. documentations of data glossary, charts of accounts, business flows, training materials etc
· Adopt proper accounting treatment and manage shared services team on month-end procedures and transactional processes
· Set up and enforce the internal business workflows and practices are properly in-place.
Requirement:
· Major in Business, Accounting or Finance with at least 8 years of FP&A experience and in a supervisory role. CPA is preferred.
· Experienced in MNC and chains operations. F&B is preferred.
· Fluent in English. Presentable.
· Self-learner & team player. Drives results and seeks alignment & resources in a multi-branding, matrix organizations.
· Enjoy a dynamic environment and fast pace of growth.
· Strong leadership & vision, build Finance (FP&A) function to meet business objectives and drive growth through FP&A
· Proficient in MS Office (MS Excel and PowerPoint). Experienced in BI tools (e.g. Tableau, Power BI), AX / D365 will be an advantage.
Soft skills:
1. Strong leadership & vision to drive growth through FP&A
2. Build finance (FP&A) function to meet business objectives
3. High Influence skills to engage resources in a matrix organization