Senior FP&A Analyst | シニアFP&Aアナリスト

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Job details

Company overview

The client is a well-known American alcoholic beverages manufacturer with a rich history. While its flagship product is whiskey, the company also boasts a portfolio of beloved brands encompassing vodka, tequila, rum, gin, and wine. In its commitment to sustainability, they take proactive steps to preserve essential resources such as water and grapes used in their production processes, ensuring environmentally-friendly and sustainable operations.

Responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

• Perform monthly variance analysis (vs PY and Plan) of the each P&L line items, identifying key drivers with clear and concise communication, highlighting potential risks and opportunities
• Prepare monthly business reviews’ presentations providing insightful analysis to key stakeholders inside Japan, as well as for the regional reporting
• Coordinate with internal teams for report automation, reporting and analytics
• Maintain knowledge of external industry trends, utilizing data sources such IWSR for competitive reviews
• Be a subject matter expert for financial reporting systems (BW, Newton, Tableau) to maintain the financial accuracy, seek for the process improvement and train users
• Be accountable for all price/cost information to ensure latest assumptions are captured in the forecast and maintained in the database
• Support development of long-term strategic plan and multi-year investment case proposal and preparation of presentations, analyses and documents relating to forecasts and long-term planning
• Engage in projects based or ad-hoc analysis to better understand the business and make informed decisions
• Communicate analytical results with cross functional partners
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with business partners and cross-functional teams at all levels of the organization

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Bachelors or equivalent in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration
• 8+ years experience in similar positions
• Japanese level: Fluent
• English level: Fluent
• Experience with SAP and BW
• Excellent analytical skills
• Highly motivated individual with a passion for all things FP&A
• FMCG experience - ideally alcohol
• Great written and verbal communication in Japanese and English

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in alcohol beverage or branded consumer products of a multinational organization

Salary

6.5 - 8 million yen

Location

Tokyo