Junior Analyst - Commercial

About Us

As a market leader in Business Process Optimisation and IT services for over 20 years, Canon Business Services Centre Philippines helps organisations optimise, automate, and transform their operations, setting them up for greater growth. We work collaboratively with customers to get the results they want, delivering bespoke solutions designed to meet and exceed their business needs, overcoming challenges, and freeing them up to focus on what sets them apart.

We’re trusted by industry leaders because of our dedicated customer focus, and agile approaches to solving our clients’ key challenges. With a commitment to delivering the best service management experience possible, many clients have partnered with us for more than a decade. The solutions we deliver are reliable, scalable, and cost-effective, helping customers to not just get ahead but stay ahead.

When you join Canon Business Services Centre, you’ll find a rewarding culture that values you. You’ll be empowered to focus on your career progression and turn your goals into reality as an integral part of the group’s success.

About The Role

The role of the Commercial Analyst is to work closely with various stakeholders like marketing, order admin and others in order to drive the profitability and improve costs by reduction in expenses; to provide commercial advice and support to the CBS Sales & Marketing teams; and to ensure accounting transactions are correct and entered into the system on time which accurately reflects the CBS business.

As a Commercial Analyst, you will be assigned the following responsibilities:

• Provide analysis, modelling and insights to support decision making, plan and implement agreed strategic and operational initiatives;
• Involve sound commercial advice to Sales teams in key deals;
• Provide commercial input into various operational activities such as forecasts, campaigns, product / category end to end profitability view and management;
• Identify and resolve gaps in reports;
• Track revenue reports and compare with daily sales report;
• Resolve queries from internal stakeholders around the P&L;
• Liaise with logistics, order admin, sales, product planning & project team to bring together weekly forecast report;
• Review & consolidate forecast reports with commercial analysis;
• Work closely with Product Managers with regard to campaigns and launch of new products;
• Monitor P&L and address unexpected movements through the month;
• Ensure channels demonstrate best process practices within Canon;
• Minimal manual system interaction. All system interfaces to be automated where and whenever possible;
• Identify and/or assist with the rectification of any incidental operating issues to ensure the best possible performance of the division;
• Maintain up to date with developments in management accounting and financial techniques relevant to the division and recommend changes as appropriate;
• Review Monthly & Year To Date P&L against the forecast Budget & Last year:
• Ensure that a full analysis of the result is completed in accordance with F&A timetables and objectives;
• Document the results of this analysis to assist in the presentation of monthly results to the Director and SLT;
• Month end close procedures such as journals, accruals etc to be completed accurately and on time;
• Reconcile key marketing and other expense accounts monthly;
• Liaise with Finance & Accounting to ensure correct coding and timing of all divisional expenses;
• Liaise with business controllers, cost centre managers and relevant staff from other divisions to obtain sufficient information to support the business analysis;
• Continually monitor ways to improve both the context and the presentation of results and analysis, excluding reviewing current and new reporting tools;
• Liaise with the F&A to ensure actual results accurately reflect monthly performance and significant items in the month are identified to ensure appropriate treatment;
• Assist with the development, preparation and implementation of annual, quarterly budgets and forecasting;
• Ensure all budget data to be collected, collated, reported on and entered into the systems correctly and on time;
• Ensure budgets and forecasts are prepared in accordance with agreed guidelines and timeframes;
• Undertake detailed analysis of budget data received from divisions and subsidiaries for reasonableness, obtaining explanations for variances and inconsistencies identified and reporting significant changes with meaningful explanations;
• Ensure treatment in budget preparation is consistent with treatment of actual items.
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years relevant professional experience
• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting/Business studies.
• Qualified/Part qualified CA or CPA
• Proven experience in a time critical analytical role (ability to meet strict deadlines)
• Experience of TM1, Microsoft Access, & Salesforce highly desirable
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Possess commercial financial experience, with an understanding of financial accounting systems, administration and key governance issues.
• Strong management accounting skills, ability to maintain good audit trails, cost accounting, documentation skills and high standards of professionalism with what you do.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent communication skills (assertiveness/confidence)
• Ability to understand to understand the operational processes and evaluate any ongoing impact on P&L
• Good rapport with internal and external customers.
  
  

If this sounds like you, we’d love you to apply!

We believe in the power of an inclusive and diverse workforce. We trust you will bring your authentic self to work, and we will focus on making sure that together, we make a strong contribution to the broader community in which we operate. Where possible, flexible working arrangements are the norm, as we know a better work-life balance can improve your motivation, performance, and productivity.

As an equal opportunity employer, all applicants will be considered. Benefits/perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Canon Group and the country where you work. All applicants must be eligible to work in the country they are applying to at the time of application.

Looking to join this diverse team? Apply online now.

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