Finance Analyst

Job Mission:

Finance Analyst drives financial planning, analysis, and reporting across Travel Retail, purchasing plans, and local-market SG&A mainly in Fragrance & Beauty division.  Partners with Commercial, Marketing, and Finance teams to improve planning processes, data quality, budget control, and forecasting.  Delivers timely reporting, strategic recommendations, and ad hoc analyses—including profitability, ROI, and scenario modeling—to support decision-making, cost efficiency, and sustainable business growth.

Key Responsibilities:

<Travel Retail Finance Partner>

• Lead end-to-end financial management and performance analysis for the Travel Retail business, covering sales, operating expenses, and overall profitability. Ensure timely identification and communication of key performance drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Partner closely with Travel Retail business stakeholders to provide actionable financial insights and recommendations, supporting informed decision-making and the execution of agreed business actions.

<Purchase Plan/ Inventory Analysis>

• Conduct a comprehensive assessment of the current purchase planning process, identifying gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities, and propose a target operating model aligned with business needs and financial objectives.
• Partner closely with Commercial, Supply Chain, and relevant business stakeholders to ensure purchase plans are realistic, actionable, and aligned with demand forecasts and financial targets.

<Local Market SG&A Expenses>

• Lead the planning, budgeting, forecasting, and actual-versus-budget management of Local Market SG&A expenses, ensuring appropriate cost control and alignment with business priorities.
• Establish and maintain reliable SG&A expense data, including data definitions, reporting structures, and supporting documentation, to improve data accuracy, consistency, and accessibility.

<FBP General Reporting and Analysis>

• Prepare monthly business reports and ad hoc analyses as requested by the CFO, FP&A Director and Manager.
• Conduct ad hoc financial analyses on strategic initiatives, including case studies and scenario-based simulations to support margin negotiations with trade accounts, evaluate ROI for new store investment projects, analyze store-level profitability, and identify associated risks and opportunities.

Key Requirements:

Academic / Professional Qualifications/Language 

• BA degree or above
• Fluent Japanese and English
• CPA qualification a big plus

Work Experience

• More than 3 years of working experience at multinational companies or professional firms
• Wider knowledge and skills in accounting, financial planning, Internal control and project management

Required Competencies

• Self-starter, desire to learn & grow
• Hands on and attention to details
• Solid listening & communication skills
• Strong analytical and software skills (BI, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Demonstrated leadership and capacity to serve as a leader among peers
• Ability to manage relationships and expectations from the key stakeholders
• High degree of responsibility and personal integrity

Key Interactions:

• Local Management members
• FBP and various cross divisional / department members via assigned projects
• Global corporate FP&A