LVMH Watch & Jewelry: BPC Senior Analyst (Business Planning Control)

Japan, Tokyo Accounting / Finance Full-Time

Summary:
We are seeking for a highly analytical, independent minded senior analyst with potential to be a future manager. The senior analyst will be responsible for assisting local top management in the decision-making process and ensure adequate budgeting and control over expenses. The ideal candidate will have strong financial skill set, a solid understanding or accounting principles, and excellent communication abilities.

Requirements
- University degree with a major in business/finance/accounting.
- 3~5+ years of experience as a financial analyst with multinational companies.
- Experience in a complex environment (e.g., multiple legal entities/ multiple reporting lines) preferred.
- Fluent in Japanese and English (oral and written)

Technical and personal skill
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong IT skills (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, SAP) and ability to drive continuous improvement.
- Knowledge in accounting principles and standards (IFRS)
- Good knowledge of Corporate “Standard” for business presentations
- Strong project management skills
- Strong work ethic, flexibility and “can do” & solution minded approach.
- Strong team player and good communication skills
- Ability to work on multiple issues simultaneously, “Sense of urgency”
- Ability to work under pressure
- High level of intellectual honesty
- High level of attention to detail and quality control
- Commercial “common sense” rather than textbook approach
- Highly motivated and self-starter

Main Responsibilities:

Controlling & Reporting
- Validate and analyze Sales and Margin, provide effective analysis to drive business growth.
- Monitor and analyze sales discount & returns and provide alerts to Retail managers to maintain/improve the gross margin.
- Review and validate sales return risk & inventory quality and provide best estimate for provisions (inventory provision, Wholesale/ Travel Retail return provision).
- Ensure the accurate and timely delivery of regular reports (daily/weekly/monthly/Quarterly)
- Flexibly, quickly and accurately respond to the ad-hoc request.
- Support to prepare monthly P&L analysis package to HQ.

Planning & Forecasting Coordination
- Lead the planning process (budgets, best estimates, revised forecasts, landing) in terms of Sales, Gross Margin, Inventory & Purchase.
- Assisting with preparing full P&L and presentation materials

Internal Control
- Lead planning and monitoring quarterly stock take.
- Lead monitoring of retail operation process
- Assist in setting Internal Control processes within sphere of responsibility.
Project Support
- Develop strong relationship with central finance team and provide necessary information /analysis to the HQ on timely manner.
- Develop strong relationship with Retail including Managers and provide financial guidelines, fact -based analysis to enhance business operations agility and support to accelerate growth.

Country / Region

Japan

Prefecture (State)

Tokyo

Location (Address)

東京

Job by

LVMH Japan Group

LVMH is home to 75 distinguished Houses rooted in six different sectors. True to tradition, each of our brands builds on a specialty legacy while keeping an unwavering focus on the exquisite caliber of its products.