Finance Business Partner (Retail)
Decathlon Singapore, Singapore

Target Profile:

• Sports-Lover
• gt; 3 years of experience as a auditor / FPamp;A / accounting role
• Passionate about eCommerce and the convergence of Online - Offline channels

Job Description:

• As a Finance Business Partner, to optimize the management duties and assist in making decisions which contribute to lasting profitability;
• Act as a counter-power, alerting as needed and proposing corrective actions;
• Prepares and ensure that all accounting records reflect precisely the business reality and adhere to both company standards and local tax and accounting regulations;
• Communicate accounting figures simply and effectively to operational contacts;
• Challenge current practices, if needed and propose new approaches;
• Be a reference in terms of business amp; analysis

Requirements

Business partner: Contribute to the Store(s) decision making

• Have a deep understanding of the retail business activity, its constraints, rhythm and risks related to its business activity (Online and Offline)
• Generate an overall Profit and Loss report each month that triggers speedy decisions
• Know the key indicators of the retail scope of operations and create action plans, together with the store leaders / operations leader, to improve them.
• Participate regularly in operational meetings; the quality and relevance of your meeting contributions make them sought after by the store team
• Work closely with the finance partners in supply and logistics team to share insights and drive actions for value-chain synergy

Management Accounting: Ensure financial forecasts are reliable and optimize management processes within your scope of responsibility.

• Help the store team to ensure the reliability of forecasts (Sales, Margins, Stock, Expenses, Investment planning)
• Together with Store leaders, monitor KPIs to keep track of the retail activity and drive performance
• Regularly go over the 12-months rolling piloting and 5 year trajectory planned in order to facilitate the budgeting process and evaluate current performance.
• Alert if needed on stock and flow indicators (Stock levels, rotations of stock, etc.)

Financial Accounting: Ensure reliable financial information

• Ensure that the Profit and Loss accounts accurately reflect monthly income and expenses, and comply with company’s standards (EA) and local standards (AA);
• Gather and identify business activity risks and reflect them in the financial books;
• Ensure the completeness, existence and accuracy of assets (Inventory, Fixed assets) with the help of operations managers.
• Booking of invoices, fixed asset management, journals as part of the tasks of an accountant.

Benefits

• Salary will commensurate with experience and capabilities
• Variable monthly bonus (capped at 10%) based on Omnichannel’s performance
• Generous Staff discount on Decathlon’s products
• Comprehensive medical and insurance benefits
• Be a shareholder, with exclusive annual option to invest in Decathlon’s Shares
• Wide range of career opportunities locally and globally
• Practice your passion sport with your team/users/customers

Job Rewards and Benefits