This Planning & Forecast Analyst role is to provide planning & forecasting support to either the Planning & Forecasting Lead or in-market FD. This includes managing the preparation of in-market annual and monthly forecasts. Alongside, preparing monthly management reports for the in-market FD to evaluate performance.
Role Responsibilities
- Provide support to market with the preparation of the 3+1 plan to the Leadership Team.
- Responsible for the preparation of the monthly Opex, A&P and cash flow forecast
- Accountable for creating, updating and maintaining financial models to provide detailed monthly and quarterly forecasts for the market (CCC process).
- Performs variance analysis to explain differences in performance and make improvements going forward.
- Providing commentaries on variances for sales and P&L lines.
- Submission of Plan, CMF into BISON and owner of annual cost Flip process.
Why you
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree) in Finance, Accountancy, Business, Economics, IT
- Relevant experience (3-5 years) preferably within a similar operating model, similar sector and experienced in E-commerce model.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in Financial Planning/Budgeting/FP&A/ FBP, preferably in FMCG
- Strong commercial sense and business knowledge.
- Expertise in creating or extracting information from /to excel and use of advanced formulas.
- Proficient financial knowledge of analysis, evaluation, modelling and forecasting with strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Experience in Financial Planning/Budgeting/FP&A/ FBP, preferably in FMCG
- Strong commercial sense and business knowledge.
- Expertise in creating or extracting information from /to excel and use of advanced formulas.
- Proficient financial knowledge of analysis, evaluation, modelling and forecasting with strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Strong relationship management skills
- Experience working across a matrix environment.
- Strong focus on customer service
- Advanced listening skills. Able to interpret the stakeholder needs and views and manage them by providing suitable support and solutions.
- Personal integrity and professionalism; open and straight forward style
- Strong report writing skills.
- Coordination, planning and organization skills - demonstrated ability to priorities workload in order to meet critical deadlines.
Location this role is based in: Petaling Jaya
This position is a grade: 9
