Description

Coty is one of the world’s largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, skin and body care. Coty is the global leader in fragrance. Coty’s products are sold in over 150 countries around the world. Coty and its brands are committed to a range of social causes as well as seeking to minimize its impact on the environment. For additional information about Coty Inc., Please visit www.coty.com

ROLE AND DEPARTMENT

About the role:

Financial Analyst is a co-pilot role within the Hong-Kong and Taiwan business unit, in an exciting multi-cultural team located in Hong-Kong. The incumbent will get exposure to working across functions in an exciting and fast paced environment. This role will assist with all end-to-end planning, reporting and analysis activities, to deliver a high standard of reporting and analytical support to the business. On top, the incumbent will contribute to strengthen internal controls/SOX together with improving ways of working efficiency. It will cover both Prestige and Consumer Beauty divisions in blooming markets.

THE ROLE
In this role you will be responsible for:

Financial reporting and analysis:
• Help in preparation and analysis of reporting and analysis, with the privilege of covering the whole P&L of the business unit, from Gross Sales to Operating Income.
• Ensure timely, quality, complete and consistent in reporting, in particular for the Monthly Business Update.
• Work with BU team in interrogating results versus plan, forecasts, and latest outlook, establishing Risk and Opportunities, to ensure financial commitments are delivered.

Budgeting and forecasting:
• Run end to end planning drumbeats.
• Prepare and provide meaningful financial management information and reports, including Weekly sales update, Monthly Outlook review, AOP/ Forecast review and Sign-Off.
• Provide advanced modelling and analysis of data and reports as required by key stakeholders across the business. Maintain and update routine templates, look into areas for process improvement and streamline.

Finance Business partnering:
• Liaise with Marketing and Supply Chain team on a regular basis for reporting and analysis matters, including Sales & Operating Planning cycle.
• Animate month-end close with the rest of the Finance team, and with direct ownership of below C2 items (fixed costs, FX impacts, Bad Debt, Warehousing).
• Develop good rapport and working relationship with other functions and markets. Gain sound understanding on Marketing / Supply Chain to better add value in the role.

Internal Controls & Finance Routine
• Assist in close Journal Entries preparation (Topline cut-off, Trade Fund Management, A&CP, CfC, bad debt).
• Prepare SoX filling documents, US GAAP Financial Reporting Pack for Corporate Accounting and contribute to strengthening internal control process.
• Maintain RSP – Retail Selling Prices and customer trade Margin.

Ad-hoc:
• Assist in presentation for monthly/ quarterly management presentations, AOP, Forecast, Strat Plan, Outlook presentation, and ad-hoc presentation.
• Lead and/or participate in ad-hoc projects as required (eg profitability analysis by SKU or reporting tool improvement or PowerBI automation or go-to-market analysis)
• Take initiative to improve status-quo

WHAT YOU’LL BRING
We’d love to see candidates who have:
• Bachelor's degree or above with a minimum of 3 years in FP&A in a multinational company or Big 4 External Auditor
• Fluent in English
• Self-Motivated, driven, quick learner. Meticulous and well organized. Strong desire to learn along, to bloom in Coty, with a strong sense of ownership.
• Able to thrive despite challenges while adopting a positive attitude under pressure.
• Passionate, enthusiastic, team player
• Intermediate to advance skills in Excel (pivot tables, advance formulars, charts, etc.) and Powerpoint. Experience in Power BI and SAP is a plus.
• Possesses cross-cultural awareness and high emotional intelligence.
• Persuasive, resilient and flexible, able to easily adapt to new challenges.
• Presentation skills – ability to present and communicate with confidence.