DFI Retail Group (the ‘Group’) is a leading pan-Asian retailer. At 31st December 2021, the Group and its associates and joint ventures operated over 10,200 outlets and employed some 230,000 people. The Group had total annual sales in 2021 exceeding US$27 billion.
The Group provides quality and value to Asian consumers by offering leading brands, a compelling retail experience and great service; all delivered through a strong store network supported by efficient supply chains.
The Group (including associates and joint ventures) operates under a number of well-known brands across food, health and beauty, home furnishings, restaurants and other retailing.
The Group’s parent company, Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited, is incorporated in Bermuda and has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange, with secondary listings in Bermuda and Singapore. The Group's businesses are managed from Hong Kong by Dairy Farm Management Services Limited through its regional offices.
DFI Retail Group is a member of the Jardine Matheson Group.
Senior Finance Manager
Is this your next challenge in financial planning and analysis?
The successful candidate, reporting directly to the Head of Finance of DFI Digital while working closely with business partners and other leadership team members in different formats of health & beauty, food, and convenience.
Your responsibility will focus on digital shadow P&L reporting, financial planning, and analysis, playing a key role to support the digital within DFI group, allowing the organisation to make well-informed commercial decisions in driving business performance conversations through the delivery of appropriate reporting, analysis and commentary which will influence the larger DFI Digital team to improve our business for our customers in Asia.
Your will be required to have strong financial discipline, build a strong business partnership relationship with the team leaders, becoming a trusted and valued member of their teams.
In addition, you will identify and drive opportunities for innovative analysis on different projects to support Commercial Finance & Strategy projects.
The challenge is to:
- Responsible for monthly consolidation on group digital shadow P&L and report across different formats and markets.
- Collaborate closely with different formats finance leaders and business partner leaders on monthly fluctuations compared with last month, last year and budget.
- Monitor business key metrics on a timely basis and identify changes of trends.
- Lead budgeting and forecasting for Group Digital SSC and play a key role to consolidate submission from different formats and markets during budget and forecast cycles.
- Act as the finance partner to product design and technology development, focusing on individual project deliverables (time, cost, return), covering different formats/markets.
- Lead all aspects of accounting operations across functions within Group Digital SSC.
- Lead financial modelling for business projects and involve in decision making and strategic planning of operation dynamic.
- Provide sound financial support and insights to stakeholders to enable sound business decisions making.
- Work closely with partnership team to ensure business initiatives are financially viable.
- Lead and initiate enhancements to reporting and insight generation.
- Perform ad-hoc analysis and additional related duties as assigned.
Do you have experience in digital finance in supermarket, retail or online business, Big4 and strategy consulting?
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Business, Accounting, Commerce or related disciplines.
- A CA/CPA/CIMA/CFA qualification.
- Minimum 10 years of relevant finance experience working with complex organisations, turnaround, fast paced environment, preferably within supermarket, retail or online business, Big4 and strategy consulting.
- Exceptional proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- A good command of both verbal and written English and Asian language; Strong culture awareness in Asia,
- Exceptional interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Exceptional in engaging, collaborating and influencing stakeholders.
- Good business acumen, analytical skills, and an inquisitive mind.
- Self-starter with strong modelling skills, detail-mindedness, and ability to manage multiple projects effectively.
- The ability to review processes to understand impacts on financial outcomes and make recommendations for improvement.
