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Job Purpose:
- To ensure accurate period closure and reporting of financial results
- To manage the planning, budgeting, forecasting & reporting processes at business unit level
- To report and track Business Performance for the assigned Business Units/s (BU), providing financial decision support to management and BU heads with Commercial financial insights to assist with enhancing sales and profit performance and investment decisions
- To support compliance to internal controls and policies, tax and other relevant statutory requirements
- (Interface) Internal - Management, Business Unit Heads, other SMRI support functions and SMIC Legal/Taxes; External – BIR, Audit and Accounting Firms, Consultants
Responsibilities
Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
- Ensure that budget targets and guidelines are cascaded to the assigned Business Unit/s (BU)
- Work with (BU) leadership teams in the preparation of plans/budgets/forecasts and ensure alignment with management expectations; finalize the presentation packs by providing additional business insights and commentary
- Identify & review funding requirements for endorsement to RA Cluster Controller and BU heads
Business Performance Measurement and Decision Support
- Track business performance vs plans/budgets/forecasts (including working capital management), analyze and draw insights from reports and market related benchmark data
- Drive cost controllership, bringing deep understanding of cost drivers to monitor & optimize spend effectiveness
- Support BU to make timely, strategically aligned and value maximizing decisions through multi-dimensional analysis within relevant financial and operational business scenarios (opening/closing of stores, capex, new channels/products, and others)
Reporting, Governance & Control
- Sign-off statutory, regulatory reporting and group reporting
- Work with Tax teams to ensure tax position for revenue and spend is optimized, and risks minimized.
- Facilitate communication of and monitor compliance to Finance and Accounting policies and procedures across the BU/s
- Ensure adequate management of financial risk in line with company and group policies
- Manage internal and external financial and tax audits
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy or any business-related course, CPA, CFA, CMA, CIMA an advantage
- With at least 5 years working experience in retail or related field
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