Main Responsibilities
- BENEFIT management and subsidiaries (6 markets) key contact for SEA local markets business activities :
- Guide and support the regional and local teams in business analysis and decision-making (local report, specific HQ report…).
- Share actual and budget activities with BENEFIT HQ, APAC/SEA/L Beauty/Asia region, and local teams
- Refine appropriate analysis to be set up for SEA, in coordination with business needs, existing JV frame, and HQ requirements.
- Actuals
- Work closely with local (GMs and finance), regional, JV, and HQ teams and develop excellent knowledge of BENEFIT SEA markets operating environment.
- Analyze the overall delivery of company financial targets regularly and make recommendations to the business as necessary, including P&Ls and Cash flow drivers (Stocks, Capex…)
- Evaluate the profitability of the brand by market and for the total region
- Analyze the business risk and prepare backup plan for business target achievement
- Prepare monthly analysis of the main Key Performance Indicators (on Net Sales, Retail Sales, Exp./OP, DOI, Stock in Trade, Capex…), monthly Scorecard, and profitability by market/channel/door/… following brand management needs
- Maintain cost control responsibility; provide relevant reports and rationale, with recommended action plans to the business for tight budget control
- Forecasts (Budget, Revision, Landing, …)
- Prepare and drive budget & revisions by parent company requirements & timetable, working with Benefit HQ, Sales & Marketing, and Finance teams across the region to gather information in a timely & accurate way.
- Maintain cost control responsibility; provide relevant reports and rationale, with recommended action plans to the business for tight budget control.
- Prepare and drive three years long-term strategy plan.
- Ad hoc Analyses & Projects
- Prepare/review the investment requests.
- Participate in new business opportunities preparation, simulations, and operations
- Continually seek to improve processing efficiency and controlling capabilities of the company.
- Provide analytical support to cross-function initiatives and ad hoc projects or analysis for the Region.
- Be involved and assist in the auditing process (internal mainly) & continuously reinforce internal control requirements
- Be a key contact person with Countries/L Beauty/Luxasia and the LFCS audit team to drive the retail audits process
- Support with financial reports and analysis for JV/regional/global meetings
