Senior Financial Analyst (Sporting Goods Retail)
Our client is a leading player in their field and is looking for a commercially minded finance professional to support regional operations across APAC.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive financial planning and analysis activities, including variance analysis, trend identification, and scenario modelling to support decision-making.
- Provide actionable insights to senior management on revenue, cost, and margin drivers. Partner with business units to evaluate financial impacts of strategic and operational initiatives.
- Lead regional budget and forecast consolidation, and prepare leadership ready decks. Support implementation of group-wide planning frameworks.
- Monitor financial performance against plans, flag key deviations early, and ensure timely follow-up actions at the country level.
- Streamline reporting workflows and templates for consistency. Support local teams with reporting systems, troubleshoot issues, and drive process improvements.
- Run cross-market finance initiatives, reinforce internal controls, and act as the regional point of contact for global finance counterparts.
- Coordinate monthly close across markets, compile regional performance results, and deliver clear, insight driven analysis to senior stakeholders.
- Assist with internal and external audit requirements, and maintain documentation for regulatory and statutory compliance across markets.
Key Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline. Professional certifications (e.g. CA, CPA) are a plus.
- Minimum 7+years of relevant experience in financial analysis, budgeting, or business partnering. Exposure to regional or multi country environments is an advantage.
- Comfortable working with ERP systems and financial reporting tools. Proficient in Excel and familiarity with data visualisation tools is a bonus.
- Detail oriented, organised, and able to manage timelines independently. Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work across functions and geographies.