Role Purpose
Perform Financial Planning & Analysis activities to support strategic priorities and customer plan of the business. Support business growth through financial analysis, insights and recommendations providing to the business.

Responsibilities

Business Partnering

•    Take role as financial business partner for function heads of Sales (Head of MT, Head of GT and Head of S&CM) to proactively provide guidance and insights related to major financial issues that may impact the business performance in the future.
•    Ensure business decision are made and business activities/operations are executed under full consideration of all financial implications.

Sales Controlling
•    Support business to steer customer plan and guide on forecasting process. Monitor the deviation to ensure the delivery of the results.
•    Responsible for actual performance tracking versus budget, monitor the deviation and raise major risks to management.
•    Prepare analysis and insights related to key financial KPIs of Sales and support business on managing SOI (NS, GM, TTC).
•    Support sales planning by channel, monitor profitability, trade spend and trade stock.
•    Prepare data and analysis supporting pre & post evaluation for relevant promotion activities.
•    Conduct channel MSO (Monthly Sales Outlook) & Operate NSP (Net Selling Price) process, ensure accuracy and timely delivery.
•    Monitor Trade Term Condition (TTC) forecasting. Complete tracking and invoice verification in SAP
•    Release sales order due to price differences
•    Review monthly/quarterly sales incentives (including sales incentive for Beauty Advisors and Merchandisers) ensure it’s in line with the budget.
•    Support all internal and external audit related activities and follow through actions upon recommendations
•    Support business process improvement by identifying areas to improve reporting and forecasting process and share feedback/recommendation to management.
•    Ensure internal control policies are up to date and adequate.

Marketing Budget for Trade Marketing and eCommerce
•    Create transparency in planning process with regards to brand budget including:
o    Customer Marketing Spends
o    eCommerce
•    Use BASE tools for budget steering for S&CM and eCommerce spends.
•    Ensure accuracy and timely accruals for S&CM and eCommerce marketing budget areas
Forecast and budgeting
•    Act as go-to person and instruct Sales function heads on budgeting process and cycles.
•    Support business on budget preparation and manage important budgeting schedules ensuring all input will be submitted OTIF.
•    Assist with the preparation and review the plan of the sales operating and GE budgets.