Senior FP&A Specialist

Excellent opportunity as a FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis) Specialist at a well-established premium brand.

The job holder is to be responsible for supporting the budget and forecasting processes of the company’s business, such as to draw up the financial reporting and to provide business/variance analysis aimed to support the periodical business performance review (store sales performance etc.) and operative decision process.

Job descriptions:

• Optimise the use of financial and business information, develop and prepare local management reports to support Business in decision making
• Perform the financial report analysis before monthly closing process finalised by local accounting team
• Analyze monthly/quarterly P&L, Profit Contribution, all kinds of reports and discuss the deviation from budget with relevant business managers; discuss / monitor action plans to overcome negative deviations
• Being the local planning Coordinator and responsible for local internal planning calendar (budget, forecast, mid-term financial plan)
• Support both local/HQ business team during the planning process with tool support, reviewing and questioning planning result
• Frequent communication with business function to drive strategy forward and achieve target planned
• Periodic forecasting and concrete gap analysis compared to actual result to meet bottom line finalized
• Actively communicate with HQ finance team for finance related work
• Support both local/HQ business team with both daily/adhoc request to meet their needs for finance related work
• Addressing Special Issues such as Impairment, Leases, M&A and Provisions
• Ensures J-Sox internal controls are correctly and accurately executed
• Processing invoices and payments to ensure smooth cash flow, and analysing financial data to help manage budgets and suggest ways to reduce costs.
• Support any other tasks that maybe be necessary and requested

Requirements:

• 5+ years’ experience in Finance or Accounting or Planning
• Experience in retail or fashion industry preferred
• Experience in SAP system is preferred
• Analytical and process oriented
• Good collaboration, interpersonal and communication skill
• Proven problem solving and time management skills with an ability to prioritize
• Self-confident to drive the result
• Teamwork and open-minded
• MS-Excel Application
• Proficient in English language (both verbal and written)

Conditions:

• Salary – £55-62,000 per annum, depending on experience