Finance Analyst

Responsibilities: FP&A Scope - Manage the P&L budget, forecasts, and actuals for the Global Product Business Division, identifying key variances and insights. - Conduct financial analysis and prepare detailed financial reports (weekly, monthly, and annually). - Support and deliver financial presentations for management and stakeholders. - Oversee expense management, including invoice verification and revenue share tracking. - Liaise with Finance, Tax, and Business teams to support financial management. - Manage the annual and periodic budget processes for the division. Operations Scope - Update weekly forecasts and monthly actuals by extracting, compiling, and organising large data sets into required templates and formats. - Compute and process monthly revenue for both financial and managerial accounting. - Administer the billing platform system, ensuring tenant data accuracy. - Drive continuous improvement of the billing platform by identifying, scoping, and implementing new features. Other Responsibilities - Drive process improvements, including identifying and implementing automation for current manual operational processes. - Manage contracts (internal and external). - Perform other ad hoc tasks under the Business Planning Section as required. Qualifications - Minimum 2 years of experience in financial planning & analysis, budgeting, and forecasting, including variance analysis, commentary, and expense management. - Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting. MBA, CFA, and/or CPA is a plus. - Strong finance/accounting background with experience in financial closing and general accounting methodologies. - Familiarity with technology finance (e.g. software capitalisation, project cost accounting) and advertisement products or services is a plus. - Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with financial systems/applications such as SAP or Cognos is an advantage. Advanced Excel skills (e.g. pivot tables, VLOOKUP, macros) are highly desirable. - Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and workstreams, work independently, and deliver high-quality outputs with a strong sense of urgency and accountability. - Proven ability to interact and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, including non-finance partners. - Strong oral and written communication skills in English, with the ability to explain complex financial topics clearly. - Transfer pricing experience is a plus. - Ability to converse in Japanese is a plus, as you will be required to work with stakeholders based in Japan.