About the job
Our client is a leading e-commerce brand with operations in 8 countries in Asia is looking for a talented Senior Business Controller to join the FP&A Team and focus on business partnering and FP&A responsibilities. The Senior Business Controller will act as a key advisor to the business unit leaders on a number of strategic, commercial and financial elements. Leveraging strong business acumen, analytical skills and financial management skills. The candidate will lead in-depth analysis to help strategic decisions.
The role is based in our Singapore office.
Responsibilities
Business Partnering
Provide business intelligence derived from analysis of financial KPI and trends of different business segments; Provide senior management with insightful recommendation, planning and reporting support; as required, drive implementation of relevant recommendations; Drive the strategy with exposure to all aspects of the business to implement cost reduction initiatives
Establish and evaluate profit plan; explore investment opportunities
Coordinate with other members of the finance team to generate and review relevant financial information and forecasts
Build detailed financial models to evaluate performance under various scenarios and to analyse impact of different business options
Act as key business partner to the Operations team, supporting key projects especially related to supply chain, production and payments
Design and review financial models to analyse strategic business options and opportunities
FP&A
Deliver meaningful, accurate and timely reporting & analysis on functional financial performance, thereby supporting functional MT in making fact-based, financially sound decisions. Ensures quality, accuracy and integrity of information stored in our systems, enabling a single source of truth
Support in providing forward looking estimates of key metrics and departmental performance
Pro-actively support execution of financial planning by preparing and supporting performance and strategy meetings of relevant stakeholder
Pro-actively support strategy execution by delivering meaningful, accurate and timely reporting & analysis on business performance
Supports the functional leaders in adhering to their budget by means of monitoring, projecting, reporting and controlling
Analyzes and reports on business performance by means of : Monthly performance, product/market/customer/integral profitability
Identifies risks and opportunities.
Forecasting, Strategic Review, cost control, Target Setting / Remuneration, Pricing/margin analysis, etc
Requirements
Bachelor from a Top tier university is required
6-10 years of experience with exposure to business partnering and analytical roles
Strong financial analysis skills
Deep understanding of financial planning and forecasting
Self-starter with good communication and project management skills
Strong excel modeling skills, advanced IT skills preferred
Ability to structure data in actionable recommendations
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and influence effectively with business partners
Organized, strategically focused, detail-oriented, self-starter and able to deal with ambiguity.
Exhibit Strong work ethic, critical thinking, initiative and resourcefulness
Experience in e-commerce, Logistics, Fashion or other fast-paced consumer-oriented businesses preferred