Senior Manager, FP&A

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

Job summary

A leading sports brand company in Malaysia seeks a qualified finance professional to provide performance analysis and reporting. The role requires strong commercial acumen, 10+ years of finance experience, and advanced skills in Microsoft Office, SAP, and PowerBI. The candidate will work closely with various teams to enhance profitability and support strategic financial decisions. If you have a robust finance background and ability to manage complex data, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of broad-based finance experience with progressive responsibility in industry leading companies (Retail/FMCG).

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial performance analysis for Finance Director and channel heads.
• Analyze DTC performance and provide insights for profitability.
• Manage regular channel reporting and analysis.
• Collaborate on profitability tracking with SEA eCom.

Skills

Commercial and business acumen

Analytical and critical thinking

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Knowledge of accounting principles

Advanced Microsoft Office skills

Experience with SAP, PowerBI, MicroStrategy

Education

University degree or above

Member of an internationally recognized professional accounting body

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

SAP

PowerBI

MicroStrategy

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide Finance Director and channel heads commercial performance and analysis in a practical and timely manner.
• Analyze DTC performance to provide actionable insights on sub-channel (CS/FO, Inline/platform; up to store level) to support discussions on profitability improvements.
• In charge of regular channel reporting and analysis including BOH review, retail PEX reporting, CAPEX tracking, and other reports related to channels.
• Collaborate with SEA eCom on performance tracking and analysis of profitability
• Understand B2B performance through sell-in vs sell-out analysis, PVM mix, etc. to identify R&O and impact on margins.
• Standard margin analysis with close collaboration with FP&A Manager – Brand (on GIM).
• Partner with Commercial team to ensure efficiency in trade terms.
• Support assessment on commercial effectiveness of SWB investments and customer mix.
• Develop visually engaging tools and enhance reporting capabilities on commercial KPIs for performance tracking and decision support.
• Liaise with Finance Manager - Brand on IBP and inventory.
• Plans and controls the channels’ operating overheads.
• Support ad-hoc reporting and analysis per business needs.

FP&A Responsibilities

• Responsible for regular FP&A channel reporting (e.g. 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.
• Support in developing tier 1 & 2 reports / dashboards for ongoing performance tracking and decision making.
• PMO support key projects and initiatives (e.g. CFIN).

Key Relationships

• 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 10 years of broad-based finance experience with progressive responsibility in industry leading companies (Retail/FMCG).