Manager, FP&A - Brand

adidas (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.; Selangor; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sportswear company in Malaysia is seeking an experienced finance professional to provide insights into brand performance and support budget and forecast planning. The ideal candidate possesses at least 7 years of finance experience, with strong analytical and communication skills. This role requires advanced proficiency in Excel and familiarity with SAP and PowerBI, along with a university degree. The position offers an excellent opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to financial decision-making.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of broad-based finance experience in Retail or FMCG.
• Strong analytical skills with capability to leverage data for insights.
• Ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial insights and performance analysis for the brand.
• Collaborate on budget and forecast delivery with the Brand Head.
• Perform ROI analysis on marketing spend for investment decisions.
• Develop and enhance reporting tools for decision making.
• Support FP&A reporting and ensure accuracy in submissions.

Skills

Commercial and business acumen

Analytical and critical thinking

Written and verbal communication

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Knowledge of accounting principles

Microsoft Excel proficiency

Experience with SAP

Experience with PowerBI

Experience with MicroStrategy

Education

University degree or above

Member of a recognized accounting body

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

SAP

PowerBI

MicroStrategy

Job description

• Provide Finance Director and Brand team on brand performance and marketing expense (MaEx) (including key franchises) analysis in a practical and timely manner.
• Provide Brand financial performance insights through scenario and sensitivity analysis per category or article level.
• Go-in margin analysis and modelling with close collaboration with MOPs and Demand planning
• Understand category performance through PVM analysis to identify R&O and impact on margins.
• Partner with the Brand Head to deliver MaEx annual plan, budget, and forecast, and drive rigor on accuracy of marketing spend.
• Collaborate with brand team and SEA FP&A on regular MaEx reporting and analysis (E.g. actuals and forecast)
• Support assessment on commercial effectiveness of SWB investments and impact on markdown and margins.
• Perform ROI analysis on marketing spend for Brand investment decision support.
• Develop engaging reporting tools and enhance reporting capabilities on category management.
• Plans and controls the Brand team OOH incl. but not limited to PEX, T&E, etc
• Collaborate with country team and SEA Demand Planning team in terms of alignment between the monthly IBP and RFC process, ensures consensus between Brand and Sales forecasts
• Liaise with NTP and support the brand team with negotiations for marketing spend.
• Support in ad-hoc brand reporting and analysis per business needs.

FP&A Responsibilities

• Shared responsibility of consolidation of regular FP&A reporting (assumption tracker, OOH breakdown, etc) ensuring accuracy and submission in a timely manner.
• Perform analysis on forecast and actuals to provide insights on FP&A reporting deliverables.
• Shared responsibility for preparation of standard Finance slides.
• Responsible for corporate overheads, on the buildup of details including phasing.

Support in developing tier 1 & 2 reports / dashboards for ongoing performance tracking and decision making.

• Finance Director
• Country SLT
• Commercial Team
• eCom Team
• Cross functional teams
• Finance peers in the country, SEA, EM and Global
• GBS

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong commercial and business acumen with prior omnichannel experience.
• Proven analytical and critical thinking skills with capability to leverage data to unlock insights.
• Great written and verbal communication skills with ability to engage stakeholders across Global, Regional, countries and cross functions.
• Has high attention to detail and accuracy while working with strict reporting deadlines.
• Excellent organizational skills, good time management skills and ability to multitask and prioritize different requests.
• Solid and sound knowledge of accounting and financial principles.
• Advanced Microsoft Office Skills, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Prior experience with SAP, PowerBI and MicroStrategy is a plus.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree or above.
• Member of an internationally recognized professional accounting body preferred.
• At least 7 years of broad-based finance experience with progressive responsibility in industry leading companies (Retail/FMCG).