Senior Financial Analyst

Is this your next challenge in Financial Planning and Reporting?

• Produce and provide accurate and timely financial / management information, with insightful commercial analytics support to business leaders, for making better informed decisions so that we achieve our business goals.
• Gatekeep One version of financial truth for DFI Retail Group.
• Present factual numbers to Management Committee, Board and Shareholders.
• Own planning process of DFI Retail Group, linking Group Strategic Priorities to operating plans of business units.
• Track & review trading performances and independently project sales and profit forecasts.
• Challenge capital allocation versus profitability, cash and returns of business units, with independent view on business unit projection.
• Report to the Senior Finance Manager, support in co-ordination of the planning processes as well as delivery of key management reports and various analystics.
• Compile, provide and analyse data accurately and on time.
• Prepare operational reporting with great clarity for financial performance review of assigned Division / Market.
• Construct statistical reports to support multiple benchmarking analysis which clearly lead to better informed decisions.
• Provide analytical support for strategic planning and forecasting processes.
• Master understanding of data sources for reports and how they are used.
• Organize tasks and ways of working to be able to efficiently respond to change.
• Recommend to managers on opportunities to improve processes.
• Collaborate with Finance Accounting & Controls team and other Finance Specialist teams on Accounting, Corporate Finance, Treasury, Tax and Audit matters.
• Maintenance of management reporting system and budgeting system.
• Embrace high transparency inter & intra team knowledge sharing.

Do you have experience in Financial Planning & Analysis?

• A university degree in Accounting / Finance with a professional accounting qualification
• At least 3 years working experience in retail / commercial industry
• Strong retail planning and analytical skills
• Solid skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint and good command of English and Chinese
• Knowledge in SAP and Hyperion Financial Management application is desirable
• Good business acumen, great passion to excel, initiative and detailed oriented
• A resilient team worker with firm believing of “Doing the Right Thing” and “Treating People How You Like to be Treated”