Senior Business Analyst- Commercial
About the Company
You are a finance professional responsible for managing the accuracy and timeliness of Sales Reporting, management of Marketing Costs, Inventories and Waste for Lotus's stores, partnering with Commercial Director, Trading Directors and have a wide range of responsibilities which include:
About the Role
You will:
Lead the sales reporting function for all our stores, with strong stakeholder engagement with Commercial Director, Trading Directors and Buying Managers, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in all deliverables
Manage and optimize Marketing Costs, Inventories and Waste and ensuring that we meet these KPIs as per our Budget
Ensuring compliance with Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act
Spearhead improvements/changes in reporting using Power BI as the platform, including management of BIC reporting to Thailand
Support Financial Budgeting, Planning and Forecasting. Develop annual Budget, create and maintain monthly rolling forecasts to project future financial performance. Analyze variances between actual results and budget/forecast, identifying key drivers and trends
Evaluate promotions ROI and effectiveness
Supporting Commercial Team with significant decision to be made ensuring end to end financial analysis
Supervise Business Analysts and providing mentoring, coaching and development
Perform month end closing on matters relating to Sales, Marketing Costs and Waste
Ensure internal controls and corporate governance principles are adhered to
Participate in adhoc business cases and projects
Qualifications
Minimum Degree in Accounting / Finance, preferably with accounting professional qualification (MIA/MICPA/ICAEW/ACCA/CIMA)
At least 5+ years’ experience in Commercial Finance/ related areas
Required Skills
Intermediate/ advanced knowledge in SQL, Power BI and Power Query is preferred
Possess strong planning, organizing, communication and influencing skills
Serious commitment to responsibilities with the ability to work under pressure
Good communication, report writing, mentoring skills and strong analytical skills
Computer literate with advanced excel skills
Self-motivated, good team leader and good team player
Experienced in leading a team of people would be an added advantage
FMCG /MNC/ Retail experience would be an added advantage