Forecast What's Next for Australia's Retail Growth
See beyond the spreadsheet and help shape what comes next. As an FP&A Manager, you'll turn forecasts, financial models, and performance data into strategic direction across Australia's retail and buying group industry. Influence commercial decisions, sharpen your global finance expertise, and take your FP&A career further with Emapta without leaving the Philippines.
Your Career at a Glance
- Employment Type: Full-time
- Shift: Day Shift (Monday to Friday, 6:00 AM-3:00 PM Philippine Time), Weekends Off
- Work Setup: Onsite, SM North EDSA, Quezon City
Exciting Perks Await!
- Day 1 HMO coverage with free dependent
- Competitive Salary Package
- Day Shift Schedule
- Prime office location in Quezon City (Conveniently accessible by PUVs, with nearby restaurants and banks)
- Fixed weekends off
- Salary Advance Program through our banking partner (Eligibility and approval subject to bank assessment. Available to account holders with minimum of 6 months company tenure.)
- Unlimited upskilling through Emapta Academy courses (Want to know more? Visit: https://emapta.com/training-calendar/)
- Free 24/7 access to our office gyms (Ortigas and Makati) with a free physical fitness trainer!
- Exclusive Emapta Lifestyle perks (hotel and restaurant discounts, and more!)
- Unlimited opportunities for employee referral incentives across the organization
- Standard government and Emapta benefits
- Total of 20 annual leaves to be used at your own discretion (including 5 credits convertible to cash)
- Fun engagement activities for employees
- Mentorship and exposure to global leaders and teams
- Career growth opportunities
- Diverse and supportive work environment
The Qualifications We Seek
Essential Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or a related discipline
- More than 5 years of experience in FP&A, commercial finance, management accounting, or business partnering
- Demonstrated experience in preparing budgets, forecasts, management reports, and financial analyses
- Strong financial modelling, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with confidence in working with large data sets
- Ability to communicate financial information clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to meet reporting deadlines
Highly Regarded Qualifications & Experience
- CA, CPA, CIMA, or equivalent professional qualification, or progress toward qualification
- Experience with Power BI, Microsoft Dynamics 365, or Snowflake
- Experience in retail, wholesale, buying groups, multi-site operations, or a similarly complex business environment
- Exposure to reporting automation, process improvement, or finance transformation initiatives
Key Capabilities
- Strong commercial acumen and curiosity
- Strong planning, forecasting, and financial modelling skills
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills
- High level of accuracy, ownership, and delivery discipline
- Strong continuous improvement mindset
- Ability to collaborate effectively across Finance, Data, and Technology teams
Success Measures
- Deliver accurate budgets and forecasts within agreed timelines.
- Improve forecast accuracy and visibility of key financial drivers over time.
- Provide clear, timely, and actionable insights through management reporting.
- Provide business leaders with practical financial support and constructive challenge.
- Maintain reliable and well-documented planning models, assumptions, and reporting outputs.
- Improve the efficiency, consistency, and scalability of FP&A processes.
- Identify and communicate risks and opportunities early and clearly.
Your Daily Tasks
Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning
- Coordinate the annual Group budget process, including timelines, templates, assumptions, and submissions.
- Prepare and maintain regular forecasts for revenue, margin, operating costs, cash flow, and other key financial measures.
- Develop rolling forecast models and scenario analyses to support business planning.
- Consolidate budgets and forecasts across business units and identify key movements, risks, and opportunities.
- Monitor performance against budgets, forecasts, and prior periods and explain significant variances.
- Maintain accurate planning models, assumptions, and supporting documentation.
Financial Analysis & Reporting
- Prepare monthly management reports and performance analyses for the CFO, Executive Leadership Team, and business leaders.
- Analyze revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, profitability, working capital, and cash flow.
- Develop clear commentary on business performance, key drivers, trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Prepare financial models and analyses for business cases, investments, and strategic initiatives.
- Support Board and executive reporting through accurate financial analyses, schedules, and commentary.
- Assist with KPI reporting and improve visibility into financial and operational performance.
Business Partnering
- Partner with business leaders to support budgeting, forecasting, cost management, and performance improvement.
- Challenge assumptions constructively and help stakeholders understand the financial impact of business decisions.
- Translate financial information into clear, practical insights for non-finance stakeholders.
- Collaborate with Finance, Technology, Operations, Marketing, Retail, and other teams across the Group.
- Promote accountability for financial performance and agreed actions.
Process Improvement & Data Quality
- Improve the efficiency, consistency, and accuracy of budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting processes.
- Identify opportunities to simplify and automate recurring FP&A activities.
- Collaborate with the Head of FP&A and BI Transformation, Finance, and Technology teams to improve reporting tools and data quality.
- Maintain consistent finance definitions, assumptions, and reporting standards.
- Support continuous improvement across financial planning and analysis processes.
Systems & Data Environment
- Work across an evolving systems and reporting environment, including Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365), Snowflake Data Warehouse, Power BI and executive dashboards, and finance, CRM, payroll, retail, operational, marketing, customer, supplier, and merchandise data sources.
About the Client
Our client is a leading Australian retail franchisor and buying group supporting independent retailers across the electrical, appliance, furniture, and technology sectors. They operate established retail brands and provide members with group buying power, merchandising, marketing, retail operations, technology, training, finance, and store development support. Through a nationwide network, they help independent businesses strengthen their market position, improve operational performance, access competitive products, and deliver stronger retail experiences to communities across Australia.
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