Financial Analyst

The Financial Analyst effectively provides financial advisory & control services in making sound financial decisions to grow revenues, manage profit, gain efficiencies, enhance processes, create policies and achieve over-all business objectives.

Profit Management

• Prepares regular financial management reports and analysis affecting profit.
• Identifies and recommends opportunities for profit maximization and profit sustainability.
• Implements relevant solutions to business problems
• Analyzes and interprets financial and business reports and provides insights and recommendations to help facilitate strategic decision-making.

Financial Reporting & Control

• Works closely with JWS on all aspects of financial reporting requirements.
• Coordinates with RBU store operations for any JWS financial requirements such as store funds, financial adjustments, scrap sales, late submission of documents, undocumented or unencoded transactions affecting the store P&L
• Ensures that RBU implementations of policy and process are aligned with the SBU
• Oversees spending across RBUs by monitoring and reviewing opex and capex to ensure that these are aligned, within set budget and in accordance with the set policies & guidelines.
• Evaluates & analyzes current opex & capex spending process & recommends necessary improvements.
• Creates & maintains financial information database for the RBU

Financial Advisory Services

• Provides financial advisory services to Finance Head and RBU Head
• Prepares financial analysis for new stores and renovations and ensures that all new stores are within the new store metrics guidelines set by the SBU
• Maintains & regularly updates new store financial matrix & provide enhancements if necessary to facilitate better decision making.
• Prepares store valuation for any transfer of ownership and ensure that all assumptions have been agreed with store operations
• Evaluates viability of projects involving capital spending.
• Conducts financial trainings to enhance financial competency level of operations & other divisions.

Budget Management

• Prepares sales and P&L budget for all stores in the RBU
• Ensures that all sales and P&L budget are concurred by Store Operations and aligned with SBU direction
• Ensures timeliness, completeness & accuracy of the annual budget.
• Provides adequate analytical support for the annual operating plan.
• Assists budget owners in comprehension of financial results and conduct budget orientation for a better understanding & awareness of the budget process.
• Consolidates, reviews & recommends approval of SBU budget.
• Reviews and comments on actual results against budget and provide in-depth analysis to assist top management on decision making.
• Provides monthly monitoring & analysis of the actual results vs budget to all divisions.

Risk Management:

• Ensures that all stores are adhering to the cash control and inventory management policies
• All capex and opex spending of stores are within policy
• All stores are covered by insurance.
• Store closure and Change in Ownership policies and procedures are being followed by our stores
• Actively participates in Corporate Audit projects and requirements

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Education: College graduate, preferably with a course of BS Accountancy or any Finance-related course.

Experience: At least 3 years of working experience in Finance Planning or Budgeting or Controllership

Work set-up: Hybrid (2 days onsite, 3 days work-from-home)

Skills and Essential Traits:

• Proficient in MS Excel and Powerpoint
• Possesses good verbal and written communication skills
• Flexibility in handling a diverse set of clients