FP&A Manager (Contract)

The Body Shop

When Anita Roddick founded The Body Shop in 1976, she had a vision. Business as a force for good – that’s us. Over 40 years later, we’re proud to be pioneering cruelty-free beauty every step of the way. We’re the original ethical beauty brand. We’ve got a thing for empowering people and enriching our planet. We’re all about keeping it real, in every way possible. Our activist roots remain a huge part of everything we do, from our iconic window posters to our vegetarian products to our infamous campaigns. We’re never afraid to stand up and speak the truth. We like to do things a little differently around here. 

The Body Shop is committed to generating positive economic, social and environmental impact. We’re fighting for what we believe in now more than ever. No holding back. Breaking the mould has always come naturally to us, and we need someone who’s not afraid to mix things up. 

Your role in a nutshell

This is a 6 months contract role for maternity cover.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, this position is responsible for leading the financial planning process and provide valuable analysis and suggestions to support the achievement of market profitability plans and business objectives.

More about the role

Budgeting and Financial Trend (FT)

• Responsible for annual budgeting / FT process of the market, from timeline to financial tools for bottom up submission and system loading.
• Lead the preparation of Budget / FT reporting and presentation to APAC and Global submission.
• Provide financial analysis and commercial planning (e.g. KPI, Category SOB) output in collaboration with retail operations and commercial team.
• Responsible for preparation and submission of high level P&L re-forecast with supporting assumptions.

Financial Closing

• Responsible for the review of P&L variance prior to WD3 closing timeline, highlight and query unusual trend to ensure accuracy of month end close.
• Timely turn-around of month-end reporting for the market and Global.
• Lead the preparation of Monthly Business Review presentation.
• Drive efficiency of month end reporting and provide value added commentaries in conjunction with in market month end reports.

Sales Reporting

• Responsible for update and circulation of weekly sales reporting to all business stakeholders.
• Maintenance of sales report and updating of daily sales with close collaboration with Head of Retail Operations.
• Loading of monthly turnover forecast to APAC and Global.
• Responsible for the upload and maintenance of ecommerce retail sales data.

Analysis

• Provide financial analysis that will improve business performance and spur profitability growth.
• Highlight risk and opportunities, specifically in areas of sales productivity, profitability of stores, discount and margin analysis.
• Support Head of Finance on ad-hoc analysis as and when required.

Store Development

• Manage the property appraisal and investment decision making process.
• Drive efficiency of business case (BC) preparation process with global template.
• Provide advice and guidance on simulation output for each BC.

Business Partnering

• Support the achievement of market objectives through the lens of financial analytics.
• Provide support on the tracking of Marketing spend commitments through actualised expense and POs.
• Recommend and implement good control practices within the business.

What we look for

Experience

• Ideally 8 years experience of working within a finance department
• Preferably from Retail / FMCG industry

Qualifications

• Local accounting qualification, CA preferred
• Good knowledge of Microsoft core programs - excel, word, power point including pivot tables and databases

Technical & Professional Competencies required

• Efficient Use of Reporting and Consolidation

1. Defines and produces financial reporting across all businesses.
2. Drives and educates processes to benchmark, reporting and establishes best practices

• Maximise Financial Systems

1. Leverages knowledge and intuition around systems/data to provide insight into critical issues (SAP, BW, Power BI etc.)
2. Understanding of international accounting practices and standards

Competencies required

• Plan & Analyse Business Performance

1. Calculates and interprets financial results
2. Anticipates and identifies opportunities, risks and solutions to close the gap
3. Meticulous to details

• Proactive Business Partner

1. Financial expertise to understand, improve and challenge overall effectiveness of the business
2. Provide strategic recommendations contributing to the overall effectiveness

• Effective communicator

1. Ability to build relationships across functions to ensure engagement is successful with key stakeholders
2. Coaching of financial knowledge to non financial team members

• Self motivated and able to work independently and takes initiative to go above and beyond requirements
• Works well under pressure with ability to multi task to work under shifting priorities and timelines in a fast paced environment