FP A Specialist

【求人No NJB2330071】
・Provide monthly / quarterly financial reports with effective variance analysis.
・Support the process of annual budget and quarterly/monthly/weekly forecast preparation cooperating with business partners throughout the year.
・Submit P L forecast/budget to the systems and reconcile those numbers to approved forecast/budget.
・Liaise with the accounting team in monthly closing and support accurate booking by providing analytical review.
・Play a role in FP A team to provide strong support for business decisions to commercial stakeholders as a strategic business partner.
・Handle and maintain financial data in a manner to ensure the integrity and accuracy of data base and to support regular discussions （i.e. Sales Insights Meeting Monthly / Quarterly Business Review） and ad hoc analysis request of Region management.
・Monitor revenue progress by customer segment and by product/brand then provide analysis for a basis for management decision making on action plans including investment to meet financial targets.
・Report financial disclosures of key customers and/or competitors with relevant analysis.
・Play a key role in special projects in regular or ad hoc basis that support management decision making such as profitability by account return on investment product analysis cost control etc.
・Support FP A Manager for development and enhancement of planning processes data management process and systems and pursue process efficiency.
・Travel：Business travel is occasionally required.

【Qualifications】
Knowledge Skills and Abilities：
・Experience in budgeting forecasting and basic knowledge of accounting and financial controls.
・Strong data management analysis skill. （i e. Extract and clean business data basically using Excel BI Cognos Tableau Essbase ensuring data quality and readiness for analysis. Design the summary/output to convey key financial messages to stakeholders. Improve the process by using SQL Excel Power Query and BI took such as COGNOS/Tableau.）
・Strong Excell skills are a must. Experience using SQL Power Query is advantage （If you are not yet comfortable with these skills you will have the opportunity to gain experience and grow these skills after joining.）.
・Track records of handling business information/data and analysis to support business decision. Strong ability to analyze Actual vs. Plan/Forecast variances and summarize underlying drivers of variances as well as relevance to
operations.
・Advanced Japanese/English proficiency.
・Strong mindset for problem solving and goal oriented mindset with a passion for understanding the business context behind the numbers and the needs of stakeholders.
・Collaboration/teamwork/respect each other mindset in a humble/friendly way for effective business partnering.
・Clear career aspirations always challenging him/herself for self development.
・Strong ethics as a finance professional.

【Experience】
・Minimum Experience: minimum 3 years experiences in FP A or similar functions.
・Experience in tracking and analyzing financial actual vs Budget and forecasts.
・Experience in creating financial presentations for management.
・Experience in developing financial models including sales planning and forecasting. in addition to income statements.
・Experience in foreign affiliated companies with fast paced business is advantage.
・Experience as a consulting professional is advantage.
・Experience in Oracle Essbase/Power Query/SQL/ COGNOS / Business Intelligence as a plus.

【Education】
・ Minimum Education: Bachelor degree. MBA Degree as a plus.
・ Licensure/Certifications: USCPA/JICPA preferred. Any data handling certifications preferred.