Finance Business Partner for Brands

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Job details

Company overview

We are a leading cosmetics manufacturer based in Japan. We develop, manufacture, and sell products related to beauty and health. Our products aim to meet the skincare and beauty needs of our customers by using high-quality and effective ingredients. We focus on scientific research and innovation, incorporating the latest trends and technologies to continually offer new products and services. Additionally, we are committed to pursuing sustainable business practices by considering environmental impact and engaging in social contribution activities. We are beloved by many people worldwide and have established ourselves as a leading company in the field of beauty and health.

Responsibilities

To become the most integral part of the management team to support the creation of value by identifying risk and opportunities, and providing critical information and analysisWe will act as both a strategist and a catalyst, becoming the best business partner

• BP for BH (For Key global brands)
  • Co-own the Brand P&L, including BH cost. Track the progress and provide insights for optimization.
  • Co-own the Brand's growth strategy by activly stepping in into the strategic discussion. Provide critical financial + market insights.
  • Co-lead with finance function in BH building business case for major initiatives. Build financial/simulation model that fits with the business model, and run the PLR to extract learnings for future cases.
• HQ Finance
  • Lead in Designing and steering the overall budgeting/mid-term planning process for BH, collaborating with CSD/RFG/KibanG
  • Lead in compiling financial model/simulation/guidance/etc to optimize the budgeting/planning processes across the brands.
  • Set the proper KPI for business evaluation with fit-for-purpose framework
• Transforming the company
  • Given the business is under big transformation to achieve mid-long term group target,
  • Lead in any cross-brands initiaves that would improve a) overall business process efficiency, b) corporate financials, and c) any others that would be beneficial to multiple functions.
  • Actively involved and/or lead corporate wide initiatives under the umbrella of mid-long term group strategy or other topics.
  • Articulate process and cost optimization opportunities. Initiate projects and drive the transformation.

Main responsibilities:

• As a Finance Business Partner of designated Brand, own the Brands' overall business/financial performance via providing support in 
  • a) fiscal year budget planning
  • b) act/plan gap analysis with insights
  • c) profit improvement initiatives
  • d) brands' growth strategy buliding
  • e) any other strategic discussion (i.e. Project business case, Post Launch Evaluation) to deliver its desired financial shape. Make proposals (i.e. resource re-allocation, optimization, etc...) and/or presentations(incl. facilitation of meetings) to senior management as BP of designated BH.
• Lead profit improvement initiatives / process optimization/improvement as the lead representative from the Group
• Brands' Financials Management
• Monitor and keep track of business progress and provide world class analysis/guidance to stakeholders
• Manage the FY BH cost, identify risks and opportunities areas for FY financials
• Derive improvement action plans and propose to key stakeholders. Co-lead in execution.
• Business Partnering as HQ finance function
• Design and steer the overall budgeting/mid-term planning process for BH, collaborating with CSD/RFG/KibanG.
• Set the proper KPI for business evaluation with fit-for-purpose framework
• Build necessary financial model/simulation to optimize the budgeting/planning processes across the brands.
• Transforming Finance
• Deploy cross-brands initiaves that would improve a) overall business process efficiency, b) corporate financials, and c) any others that would be beneficial to multiple functions. 
• (Brand strategic planning/discussion - aspiration)
• Co-own the Brand's growth strategy by activly stepping in into the strategic discussion. Provide critical financial + market insights.
• Support finance function in BH building business case for major initiatives. Levarage financial/simulation model being available to facilitate the discussion.
• Support finance function in BH running/preparing Post Launch Review. Discuss and extract key learnings to be levaraged for future initiatives.
• Team Development/Self Learning
• Continuously seek for improving opportunities in his/her own area. Make proposals for the new ideas/techniques/technologies to further enhance the capabilities.

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting policies
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills to work cross functionally
• Excellent analytical skills with Business Level English, both in speaking /writing
• 8yrs+ in finance relevant experience
• 5yrs+ in operational FP&A, Strategic Planning, Business Planning at a large organization
• Capability to find/articlulate issues and navigate through the complex challenges
• Proven ability to multi-task, problem-solving, and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• High IT literacy with Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Self-starter with strong leadership ability
• Strong ownership

Preferred qualifications:

• JCPA/USCPA/MBA or other equivalent certificate is a plus

Salary

8 - 10 million yen

Location

Tokyo