PURPOSE

1. Responsible for overall internal management reports & analysis and budget/forecast processes, and expense budget control
2. Provide strategic analysis/advice to management for business decision making
3. Provide on-time financial analysis and insight to commercial managers/VPs to manage the daily commercial operation, including support for negotiation with existing brands/partners
4. Closely work with business development team to prepare financial analysis for new brand/business development project, and prepare/follow up for overall internal approval processes for the new projects
5. Collaborate with all functions to gather budget information to roll up to total company budget

RESPONSIBILITIES (% Weighting)

1. (40%)
   • Responsible for overall budget/forecast processes including preparation for Group presentation. Will have to closely collaborate with all commercial/non commercial divisions to prepare/submit budget in time to Group
   • Decision support for management by providing financial analysis/projection/presentation for new project, negotiation of existing brands
   • Should provide strategic advice related with budget submission, based on insight on the operation and business trend
   • Monitor actual expense to control the expense within the budget
2.  (40%)
   • Closely collaborate with brand development team to run financial simulation for new projects, to assess feasibility of new business relationship with new brands, and follow up with business development team until final business contract is signed
   • Responsible for regular internal management reporting after closing
   • Thorough analysis of brand/store PnL to provide insight/action plans to improve the status – to management and commercial leaders
   • Support commercial division VPs to run those brands within the division efficiently/effectively by providing productivity analysis, store profitability analysis/simulation, and other various data consolidation support
3.  (20%)
   • Ad-hoc PnL analysis/projection to support the managements’ decision making for new projects, existing businesses and other operations.
   • Take lead of budget process of commercial divisions
   • Go through budget of each brand and suggest revision, if necessary, before presenting to commercial VP, by providing trend analysis, comparison with historical performance, productivity improvement targets, etc

CORE COMPETENCIES

1. Knowledge 
   • GAAP/TAX
   • Budget/reporting/analysis
   • Experience in retail industry
2. Skills 
   • English communication
   • MS Office
   • Interpersonal skillsets to communicate with all internal/external stakeholders
3. Attitude
   • Attention to details
   • Thorough and completeness