Business Manager

PRIMARY FUNCTION
• Provide financial advice and expertise to the brands, focusing on being a value added partner to help them achieve their business objectives. This includes advice not just on financial issues, but operational issues affecting the Brand as well. 
 The Business Manager is expected to be innovative and proactive in offering suggestions and advice to all levels of the Brand.

Ensure Customer & Market Growth
• On-going review of monthly retail and net sales and profit and loss performance :
: Highlight over or under spending areas for prompt follow-up 
: Track actuals against budget/ forecast 

Manages Operational Effectiveness
• Monitor expense spending via the PO system and ensure overall appropriate expense accruals at month end. 
• Approve Returns and Destructions(RAF and DIF). Provide manual sales accruals at month end where necessary. 
• Coordinate and review monthly sales & P&L estimates and ensure timely and accurate reporting. 
• Work with brands on the latest estimates (sales P&L) and annual budget/plan process (including Capital Budgeting) submission and loading into Hyperion. 
• Work with Brands to produce and evaluate : 
- Profit & Loss for HPPs/Special Events
- Profit & Loss for new door/account
- Inflight Profit & Loss (done in conjunction with the Pricing Analyst)

• Work on monthly and quarterly financial reporting, for example monthly management reports and retail sales commentaries, quarterly flagship and magic quadrant reports etc. 
• Conduct ad-hoc Profit & Loss and Sales analysis as requested by Brands/Finance, the penetration report
• Coordinate Door and BA information with the brands. 
• Track and monitor spending by brands on counters construction as well as re-billings to customers. 
Improves Business Processes
• Keep track of any long outstanding debts issues and liaise between Regional Directors and Level to resolve disputes.
• Provide finance induction to  field member, including knowledge of the new database systems (eg. TRD front-end system and the JD Edward Purchase Order system).
Leads and Develops People

REQUIREMENT
Education
• CPA with University Degree in Accounting

Work Experience
• 4 years’ working experience in a similar capacity

Required Background Characteristics
• Strong analytical , communication and interpersonal skills
• Independent and able to work under pressure
• Proficient in Excel and Hyperion database