Business Manager

Description

• Drive brand(s) strategic planning, annual budgeting and monthly estimate process.
• Review and perform productivity, COGS, category mix, A&P analysis, and other key performance metrics to maximize affiliate performance.
• Provide strategic analysis to the Regional management team and recommendations for improvements.
• Consolidate the overall brand results, ensure compliance of financial policies and coordinate amongst the regional Brand/SVIP Finance/APAC office and Affiliate management teams.
• Support the execution of business plans to deliver regional goals (eg, new brand launch, new channel).
• Collaborate closely with marketing, demand planning and supply chain planning functions at regional and affiliate levels, particularly in demand planning process to validate sales assumptions and forecast reconciliations. Provide analysis of saleable and promotional inventory levels at trade and in regional hub.
• Interface with regional brand/SVIP Finance/APAC/Affiliate Management to ensure effective communication and to facilitate the planning and control process.
• Prepare business presentation, whenever necessary.
• Establish good knowledge of the business environment and able to provide an independent evaluation of brands financial forecast, and assessment of financial risk or opportunities.
• Manage relationship with cluster accounting team, SVIP Finance and regional finance team.

In addition to the above, this role will also spend a significant amount of time to take up one or more of the following roles on top of financial planning and analysis activities:

• Lead Projects in one or more of the following areas: improve alignment in region financial discipline, cost saving initiatives, total consolidation/coordination across affiliates, productivity and systems and implementation of management accounting processes.
• Focus on strategic priorities that are critical to the business (E.g. FS stores, Online, Omni⁃channel, Digital, Creative).

Qualifications

• Work Experience: University Degree in Finance/Accounting
• Minimum of 10 years working experience in finance, preferably in sales affiliate or retail industry
• Preferably CPA or CIMA
• Hands⁃on experience in SAP and knowledge of CPM
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Ability to coach and support SAP knowledge to stakeholders
• Strong leadership skills

Attributes:

• Ability to operate well in a fast moving and ambiguous environment.
• Able to work independently and respond well in a dynamic business environment.
• Demonstrate strong business acumen.
• Proven track record in being a finance business partner to Senior Management Team.
• Keen and able to collaborate and communicate cross functionally with sales, marketing, demand planning and supply chain.
• Good understanding of the annual budget and estimate processes.
• Possess excellent analytical skills and accuracy and solution⁃base thinking.
• Strong communication and presentation skills are necessary.
• Strong knowledge SAP, Oracle or OneStream Corporate Performance Management systems (CPM), Microsoft Business Intelligence.