FP&A Manager | ~8.8M + bonus | WFH, flextime

* This is an exempt position with no direct report, may supervise junior staff when necessary.

Responsible for financial statement (P&L and B/S) control.  Support business partners for their decision making.  Act as business partner by providing strong financial analysis & insights and identifying business risk & opportunities to the management team.

Roles & Responsibilities
- Manage financial planning & reporting process (e.g., Budget, Forecast, Long range plan) for P&L and B/S
- Prepare monthly report to HQ and Japan (e.g., MBR deck, R&O and FP&A meeting deck) with high accuracy in timely manner
- Conduct variance analysis against prior forecast and budget on Sales, Gross Margin $ and %,  SG&A, CAPEX, inventory, other balance sheet items and Headcount
- Track inventory KPI’s with S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) team to improve stock efficiency
- Track KPI’s on sales & profitability by channel, by store, by customer, by product etc.
- Support monthly closing by communicating with key stakeholders and accounting team to book correct number
- Support business cases and ROI analysis for new project (e.g., store open/close/renewal, scenario planning, contingency plan etc.)
- Closely monitor business performance and identify business risks and opportunities, and clearly explain them to business partners in a timely manner
- Provide deep financial insights to business partners for their decision making on strategy and investment plans
- Handle ad-hock requests from his/her supervisors and the management

JOB BENEFITS
 

​​​​​​- OVERTIME WORK (​時間外労働): Yes 
- 所定労働時間：9:30-17:45（うち1時間休憩）※フレックス勤務有り - 休日：週休二日制（土・日）、祝日、年末年始、その他会社が休日と定めた日、年間休日平均123日 - 休暇：年次有給休暇（10日～／年）、夏季休暇（6-10月期に5日間）、そのほかに慶弔休暇、結婚休暇等 - 育児・介護支援：育児休業・短時間制度、介護休業・短時間制度、ベビーシッター利用支援 - そのほか： 社員販売制度、退職金制度、団体生命保険、団体長期障害所得補償保険　等

- Lots of positive change recently (currently mid-way through a change process/project).
- New business lines are opening up in Japan.
- Also has products that are unique to the Japan market, or designed in Japan and available globally.
- New stores are continuing to open.
- Sponsor of many sporting teams and athletes- including soccer, athletics, basketball, cricket, cycling, rugby union and tennis.

Qualification & Others

• Minimum 3+ years of FP&A experience working in a multi-national company.
  • Managed full P&L is required
  • B/S is a plus
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to set right priorities
• Strong team player
• “Hands-on” and “Can-do” attitude
• Strong Excel skills
  • Medium level of technical expertise with high level of accuracy and fast speed is required
• Native-level in Japanese and business-level in English
  • Written and oral communication
  • Presentation skills 
• Understand basic principles of USGAAP and /or IFRS
• Experience with FMCG and/or Inventory-selling-industry is preferred